Door ding? Paint scratch? Rust blemish? Glass chip? None of these seem like a big deal if they show up on your car. In fact, they're so small that we might not notice them right away. But sooner or later the light might catch it in a certain way or we happen to walk around the passenger side of the vehicle and we see the tiny issue and wonder "when did that get there?"
What you do next could cost you thousands of dollars.
Do you get into your car and continue driving? Or do you pick up the phone and make an appointment at a nearby autobody repair centre?
It can be tempting to just continue on. It's easy to forget about those tiny issues. After all, they're so small and there are other things in life that seem more pressing – the boss wants that report first thing; the kids need braces; the spouse wants a vacation to somewhere tropical; the brother-in-law needs help moving again. You name it; your agenda is filled with things that seem way more important than a tiny door ding or rust blemish.
These door dings, paint scratches, rust blemishes, and glass chips seem so insignificant that you notice them and they disappear from your mind right away. But just because they're gone from your mind doesn't mean that they're gone from your car. And here's something else you should know: These small issues don't remain small. They grow.
Tiny door dings and paint scratches can lead to rust because the protective coat of paint is broken (even if you can't see that it's broken). Tiny rust blemishes can lead to big rust patches. All rust needs to grow is a foothold. And tiny glass chips turn into big glass cracks once water invades, freezes, and expands. So small issues are small issues and easily forgotten. But they turn into big issues before you know it and suddenly your car is no longer the pristine point of pride it once was.
More importantly, a small ding, scratch, blemish, or chip costs very little to repair and it can be done quickly. But large patches of rust and big glass cracks cost comparatively higher amounts and take much longer to repair.
At Boyd Autobody & Glass, we see these situations on a daily basis – vehicle owners who waited too long to bring in their vehicle to repair what was once a small issue and is now a big problem.
Do yourself and your car and your wallet a favour. Take a walk around your car and thoroughly check for small issues – the things you would normally forget about like door dings, paint scratches, rust blemishes, and glass chips. They're there… and probably forgotten. Then come down to one of our collision repair shops for a quote right away. You'll save hundreds or even thousands of dollars, plus you'll save yourself a lot of time.
