'Car dent repair', got scammed.

Hi all,

So, I was at a gas station today, just minding my own business, and a
mexican looking guy comes over to me and says, I will fix the dent on
the front bumper for 100 bucks. I said, no thanks. he started to
bargain with me and kept on reducing the price.
Once the price reached 40 bucks, I thought it may be a good idea to get
it fixed. so, I said, yes.

He started to work on it, popped the dent out in less than a minute,
started to spray some black paint like stuff. once he sprayed around
the dent area, he says, you just need to get a car wash to get this
black thing off, so give me the money now.

I can't believe how stupid of me to fall for that, which I did. so, I
gave him 40 bucks and then he says that it is 340 bucks. I <totally
shocked> started arguing with him. Then his boss (apparently) comes
over to us. Me being a small skinny guy and his boss being a really big
guy, I gotta admit, I was a little scared. I argued and argued and
finally paid them another $40 to settle the whole thing.

Then I went in for the car wash and came out, got down from my car,
only to look at the repaired area in utter disbelief. That ugly looking
black paint is still there in that area, and it just won't go off.
and the people who took my money are nowhere to be seen.

The reason for my heartburn is not that I paid 80 bucks, but my car
looks even more ugly now.
I would really appreciate any help on how to get rid of that black
paint, without repainting the whole car. can we buy spray paint of the
same color as that of the car and just spray on it or is it gonna take
full car re-paint ?

Thanks.

kiran.mothe.RemoveThis@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> So, I was at a gas station today, just minding my own business, and a
> mexican looking guy comes over to me and says, I will fix the dent on
> the front bumper for 100 bucks. I said, no thanks. he started to
> bargain with me and kept on reducing the price.
> Once the price reached 40 bucks, I thought it may be a good idea to get
> it fixed. so, I said, yes.
>
> He started to work on it, popped the dent out in less than a minute,
> started to spray some black paint like stuff. once he sprayed around
> the dent area, he says, you just need to get a car wash to get this
> black thing off, so give me the money now.
>
> I can't believe how stupid of me to fall for that, which I did. so, I
> gave him 40 bucks and then he says that it is 340 bucks. I <totally
> shocked> started arguing with him. Then his boss (apparently) comes
> over to us. Me being a small skinny guy and his boss being a really big
> guy, I gotta admit, I was a little scared. I argued and argued and
> finally paid them another $40 to settle the whole thing.
>
> Then I went in for the car wash and came out, got down from my car,
> only to look at the repaired area in utter disbelief. That ugly looking
> black paint is still there in that area, and it just won't go off.
> and the people who took my money are nowhere to be seen.
>
> The reason for my heartburn is not that I paid 80 bucks, but my car
> looks even more ugly now.
> I would really appreciate any help on how to get rid of that black
> paint, without repainting the whole car. can we buy spray paint of the
> same color as that of the car and just spray on it or is it gonna take
> full car re-paint ?
>
> Thanks.

I got took by one of those dent weasels one time... But this one was
going house to house looking for business. Well, I had a monte carlo
that had two dents on the side. Decided, what the heck, them dents
are ugly... So I let him do it.. Well, first he needs some money for
bondo, etc, etc.. So I gave a enough for that.. He did come back
the first time, pulled the dents with a puller, and slapped some bondo
around.. Then he says he needs to go somewhere else, and that
he would come back to finish it. Well, the next time he comes back,
he says he needs a little more money to get more stuff... So I gave it
to him... The sorry bastard never came back. The dents were slightly
better than when he started, but still looked pretty ugly. Luckily I
didn't give him too much money... I'll never do that again, unless I
really know the guy and his work. If I ever see the guy again, I'll
be tempted to gouge a dent in one of his eyeballs with a phillips
screwdriver. We'll see if he can bondo that up...
MK