Pre - Repaired Bullseye...Can it be repaired again?

[DryStar]

As Screenman already posted. Some pre-filled repairs can be redone or improved but many cannot. If I find one where a leg is expanding and flexes open, I'll try to stop it. However, I have never had much luck with refilling botched bulls eyes and will most often pass on them.

And no, I would never drill five areas on damage to cure. That's like signing your business name on somebody's windshield with a dremel! Would you honestly want to be associated with that?

[puka pau]

In my experience, re-repairing previously repaired damage is always a crap-shoot and the best you can hope for is that the re-repair will make the damage look "better". I re-repair if I think the conditions warrant it, but I always provide the customer with a caveat or two. If the situation is explained adequately the customer almost never has a problem with the results - substandard as the results might be.
There are so many variables to consider when attempting to date a repair that it's virtually impossible to accurately predict its age.

Cheers;

Puka Pau

[t4k]

In my experience, re-repairing previously repaired damage is always a crap-shoot and the best you can hope for is that the re-repair will make the damage look "better". I re-repair if I think the conditions warrant it, but I always provide the customer with a caveat or two. If the situation is explained adequately the customer almost never has a problem with the results - substandard as the results might be.
There are so many variables to consider when attempting to date a repair that it's virtually impossible to accurately predict its age.

Cheers;

Puka Pau

Why would you want to predict the age of a previous repair?

[puka pau]

I wouldn't. Glasstime asked the question a few posts back.

Cheers;

Puka Pau

[SeeClearly]

Unfortunately,we see more botched repairs then good out there these days......especially by the big guys out there. But don't let anyone fool you, there are also too many "weekend warriors" out there giving the repair industry a bad name. I always apologize for the bad repairs (even though it was not our company that did it), and try to educate customers on what questions and processes to ask about prior to a repair. I do not touch previous repairs by others since it will end up giving your company a bad name when it doesn't look any better, and/or you then become responsible for the repair. I always encourage them to call the company back that did the repair and find out what they are going to do about it. I also inform them that if it was an insurance repair, call the insurance company and provide them with feedback on the repair. The sad part of it all is that with good processes and equipment, the main component missing for the GOOD repair is for the technician to simply take his time during the repair! Too many people pushing for "repairs done in less than 10 minutes". For those who will say a quality repair can be done is less than ten minutes on specific damages, I would agree. But not as a mainstay for all repairs. Do us all a favor, take the time to do a quality repair the first time!