Country-lane scratches and hedgerow marks
Werrington sits towards the Staffordshire Moorlands edge, where roads can be narrow and hedges close. Drivers there will recognise the long pale lines along a door left by brambles, or the scrape on a wing from meeting a wide vehicle on a bend. Most of us have done it once or twice, and the question is always whether it can be improved or needs proper repair.
If that is what your car has picked up, DB Autos can assess it at the Stoke-on-Trent garage. We establish whether the marks are in the lacquer, through the colour or down to primer, and we explain what repair would suit. You choose whether to go ahead, and we never add work without asking. You get a straight answer on each.
Hedge scratches often look dramatic but are sometimes surface-level, with lines of sap or green residue that can be cleaned and polished. Others cut deeper, particularly along panel edges. Rural driving also means more contact with verges, gravel and the occasional gatepost, so we regularly see lower door panels and bumpers marked by grit. Our job is to separate cosmetic marks from damage that needs proper repair, then recommend only what the car needs. Colour matching and finishing are done carefully so the repair looks natural on the panel. From Werrington the garage is 5 miles away.
Every vehicle is inspected individually, then the repair is explained before work begins.
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Light ones may, when they only mark the clearcoat. If a fingernail catches in the line, repair and refinishing are likely needed. We examine them and advise what is appropriate. Checking with the fingernail is a decent rough guide to how deep the damage goes.
Usually yes, with preparation, priming and repainting where the paint has chipped. We look at how widespread the chipping is and recommend a sensible repair. Where the chipping is minor, a localised repair may be enough, but we confirm after looking.
We look at the damage, explain what we found and what we would do, and wait for your approval. DB Autos does not carry out extra work without checking with you. That approach is how we handle all work, whether it is a small scuff or a larger repair.
DB Autos is 5 Miles from Werrington, at Units 3 and 4 Salem Street, Stoke-on-Trent.
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DB Autos
Units 3 & 4 Salem Street
Stoke-on-Trent
ST1 5PR
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