Fcw75 Hypersonic December 14, 2014 Share December 14, 2014 Heartpain sia.... http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/more-singapore-stories/story/seven-luxury-cars-splashed-paint-remover-car-workshop-re#xtor=CS1-10 Seven luxury cars splashed with paint remover at car workshop in Redhill Published on Dec 14, 2014 6:35 AM 2701 312 1 0PRINT EMAIL The paintwork of the cars has corroded because of the attack at the workshop in Redhill. The vehicles were not broken into and nothing was stolen from the workshop. -- ST PHOTO: SEAH KWANG PENG By Lim Yi Han Seven luxury cars were found splashed with paint remover yesterday at a car workshop in the Redhill area, causing an estimated $80,000 in damage. The cars - a Ferrari, a Volvo, two Audis and three Mercs - had been parked at Optima Werkz, a workshop in Kung Chong Road. When The Sunday Times visited the workshop yesterday afternoon, police officers were seen collecting evidence from the cars, whose paintwork had corroded. The vehicles had not been broken into, and nothing was stolen from the workshop, said manager Samuel Sia, 37, who discovered the damaged vehicles when he arrived at work around 7.45am yesterday. He called the police immediately and inspected the area before ringing up the affected customers to break the bad news. "Of course, they were angry, but not at us. They understand that this is an unfortunate incident... We will make sure the cars are restored to brand-new condition," he said. The costs are likely to be covered by insurance. Footage from the 50 surveillance cameras installed in the workshop has been handed over to the police, added Mr Sia, who did not elaborate on what it revealed. Police are investigating the case of criminal trespass and mischief. This is the second time such an incident has happened at the 15,000 sq ft workshop, which specialises in repair and maintenance services for luxury cars and supercars. In June, paint was flung in from outside the compound, but it fell on the ground and none of the cars was affected. No one was arrested. Mr Sia said that the workshop, which has two other branches in Serangoon North and Upper Thomson, will beef up its security, and may hire a full-time guard to patrol the area. The 29-year-old owner of one damaged vehicle said that more preventive measures would boost customers' confidence. The man, who declined to be named, has been using the workshop for two years, and has three other cars serviced there. "Obviously, I'm not happy with what has happened but the workshop has been honest and the way they handled the situation was very professional," he said. "They are willing to take full responsibility. I believe they are doing what they can," he added. ↡ Advertisement 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F355 Turbocharged December 14, 2014 Share December 14, 2014 Damn I wish my 8 yr old car was there ; can get free coat of new paint FOC. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuelsaver Supercharged December 14, 2014 Share December 14, 2014 will it corrode the headlight, windscreen, n wiper, garnish? seemed like lotsa replacement parts. n if seeped into engine bay, may need to replace hose n other resin parts. Damn I wish my 8 yr old car was there ; can get free coat of new paint FOC. free coat is one thing; other parts u can't see unless detailed inspect how? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2BDriver Hypersonic December 14, 2014 Share December 14, 2014 Damn I wish my 8 yr old car was there ; can get free coat of new paint FOC. You can go in to park today, what car number ? I'll splash only your car at 3am Workshop Insurance companies " 吐 口 水 " :angry: 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wt_know Supersonic December 14, 2014 Share December 14, 2014 (edited) wow ... act of enemy or disgruntled employee? loan shark? if this one sibei jialat ... somemore 2nd incident liao ... ouch ... the perpetrator also know what car to splash ... a Ferrari, a Volvo, two Audis and three Mercs Edited December 14, 2014 by Wt_know 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesc Hypersonic December 14, 2014 Share December 14, 2014 (edited) Heartpain sia.... http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/more-singapore-stories/story/seven-luxury-cars-splashed-paint-remover-car-workshop-re#xtor=CS1-10 Seven luxury cars splashed with paint remover at car workshop in Redhill Published on Dec 14, 2014 6:35 AM 2701 312 1 0PRINT EMAIL The vehicles had not been broken into, and nothing was stolen from the workshop, said manager Samuel Sia, 37, who discovered the damaged vehicles when he arrived at work around 7.45am yesterday. He called the police immediately and inspected the area before ringing up the affected customers to break the bad news. "Of course, they were angry, but not at us. They understand that this is an unfortunate incident... We will make sure the cars are restored to brand-new condition," he said. The costs are likely to be covered by insurance. Footage from the 50 surveillance cameras installed in the workshop has been handed over to the police, added Mr Sia, who did not elaborate on what it revealed. Police are investigating the case of criminal trespass and mischief. This is the second time such an incident has happened at the 15,000 sq ft workshop, which specialises in repair and maintenance services for luxury cars and supercars. 7 cars need a respray and the cost is $80,000? Over $10k each? Alamak the price of insurance will go up again. Edited December 14, 2014 by Jamesc 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLZT 6th Gear December 14, 2014 Share December 14, 2014 7 cars need a respray and the cost is $80,000? Over $10k each? Alamak the price of insurance will go up again. Exotic cars may, plus I think need remove panel for sand blasting. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fcw75 Hypersonic December 14, 2014 Author Share December 14, 2014 7 cars need a respray and the cost is $80,000? Over $10k each? Alamak the price of insurance will go up again. Ferrari paint more expensive...haha. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F355 Turbocharged December 14, 2014 Share December 14, 2014 Affected customers will get courtesy car from optima werkz. Kia optima. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Throttle2 Supersonic December 14, 2014 Share December 14, 2014 Culprit if caught sure kena caning. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vega Turbocharged December 14, 2014 Share December 14, 2014 what chemical did the culprit use? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeobh 4th Gear December 14, 2014 Share December 14, 2014 (edited) what chemical did the culprit use? Brake fluid is very effective in stripping painted surfaces. Edited December 14, 2014 by Yeobh 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super7 Turbocharged December 14, 2014 Share December 14, 2014 Is this one of the workshops PIs use to provide warranties for their parallel imported cars? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TameDriver Twincharged December 14, 2014 Share December 14, 2014 (edited) Empathize with the car owners, but with this slight inconvenience, they'll get new shining cars for CNY. It's the workshop that suffer more; in terms of negative publicity and loss of trust from regulars. Edited December 14, 2014 by TameDriver 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forte3737 5th Gear December 14, 2014 Share December 14, 2014 Respray paint cannot match the quality of original paintwork. This is especially so for ferrari Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vhtfhwlego Supercharged December 14, 2014 Share December 14, 2014 7 cars need a respray and the cost is $80,000? Over $10k each? Alamak the price of insurance will go up again. Paint removal touches headlights and other parts of the car which have to replace.Another example would be, sit without touching $20. But once you touch headlights, price also went up right. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fcw75 Hypersonic December 14, 2014 Author Share December 14, 2014 what chemical did the culprit use? Paint remover lor. Can buy from hardware shop. Paint removal touches headlights and other parts of the car which have to replace. Another example would be, sit without touching $20. But once you touch headlights, price also went up right. Hahaha, good one. Which one? NSH? Respray paint cannot match the quality of original paintwork. This is especially so for ferrari Can la, depends on the type of paint and worksmanship. There's a corner shop at third floor of sin Ming Autocare, I always see Ferrari and lambo doing spray painting there. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckduck Turbocharged December 14, 2014 Share December 14, 2014 "Of course, they were angry, but not at us. They understand that this is an unfortunate incident... We will make sure the cars are restored to brand-new condition," he said. """ This is the second time such an incident has happened at the 15,000 sq ft workshop, which specialises in repair and maintenance services for luxury cars and supercars. In June, paint was flung in from outside the compound, but it fell on the ground and none of the cars was affected. No one was arrested. sounds like the workshop or its owner has disputes w unnamed parties? kena twice already... ↡ Advertisement 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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