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Real Examples - Lease Return Gallery
These photos were taken by a lease company (prices 2005).
These stone are through to the primer leaving the panel prone to rust. This was deemed by the lease Inspector to be unacceptable. These stone chips are are clustered in an area of about 5cm and for this
the customer incured a recharge of £45+vat.
A touch up paint would cost about £6 and it would only take a few moments to paint these in which would be enough to avoid the devaluation recharge.
For instructions on how to repair stone chips yourself, please see our stone chip article, alternatively We could do it for you with our stone chip service.
If you have stone chip damage similar to that shown on this page and you are wondering if and how it can be repaired, and how much it will cost, upload a photo to Ask the Experts and we'll advise you - no obligation.
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