Damaged neighbours car

A proper guy with a paint depth gauge should be able to assess the depth of the paint to see if it can be safely polished out and then carry out the work.
And your car insurance won't cover it because you didn't damage it with your car :p
 
I suppose it depends if the flakes were still hot from cutting when they hit the car if they were then that's why they have stuck and I'd be suprised if they will clay bar/polish off.
 
If it's been heated enough to embed itself in the cleaecoat then I'd be wanting it resprayed too.

Not that I'm saying this has definitely happened here - but as above any dust tends to just blow off with a hose. Personally I'd try a clay bar then accept defeat and have it sprayed
 
I don't see how it has gotten into the clearcoat - if that is the case that must be some cheap rubbish clearcoat. A good wash, clay and a polish - just stump up the cost for a good detailing on it.
 
Doesn't your home insurance offer 3rd party liability? I thought all did.

I guess mostly it's to cover someone tripping over themselves in your house... but this seems plausible to cover & the premiums shouldn't go up that much either... if you report it soon and the polishing etc doesn't cover it, then that'll pay out for a respray and only cost you £100-200 in excess and increased premiums over the next couple of years.
 
snapdragon69 said:
Have seen this damage the glass to in the past. It's basically a crude form of sand-blasting isn't it.
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No. Unless he was cutting the slabs literally right next to the car then it's no different to the likes of Saharan dust fallout when it rains. I can't see why it wouldn't wash straight off. I certainly wouldn't be machine polishing anything.
 
At the end of the day £640 is a cheap way to keep a good relationship with your neighbor. If that's the route hes chosen cough up and move on.

Speak to your home insurance first.
 
Howard said:
No. Unless he was cutting the slabs literally right next to the car then it's no different to the likes of Saharan dust fallout when it rains. I can't see why it wouldn't wash straight off. I certainly wouldn't be machine polishing anything.
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This is my feeling really.

If the neighbours car was 6ft away, fair enough. There might be a case to answer.

But if it was 25 feet away on the other side of a fence (say)

Car paint that cannot withstand a bit of brick dust fall out in an urban area?

Really!?

Thats a manufacturers problem. Go to the dealer! ;)
 
I'd be shocked if a claybar didn't remove it, even if it takes two passes to get it all out fully. Polishing it before this step is a bad idea.
 
Clay bar will work, i did it to my car, used an angle grinder too close and lots of metal fibres/other debris was stuck in the paint. Good clean and clay and it was gone.
 
Good on you for wanting to sort it out with your neighbour in the right way. :)

However I think a respray is excessive. A professional valeter would be able to do it for half of that.
 
Maybe your neighbour will tell the others on your street what a nice chap you are!

In which case one could lightheartedly predict that you'll (figuratively) need lube, claybar or not.
 
DavidS14 said:
I suppose it depends if the flakes were still hot from cutting when they hit the car if they were then that's why they have stuck and I'd be suprised if they will clay bar/polish off.
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Don't see how on earth the dust/flakes/whatever could retain enough heat to melt the clearcoat by the time they got to the car, no matter how hot they were to start with.

Think about the sparks thrown off from something like an angle-grinder, which are basically white-hot metal particles, yet you can basically get showered with these are they're harmless as they cool so quickly due to the large surface area to volume ratio.
 
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