Chipped Garage Wall, How to Fix This?

Lselphie on 23/01/2016 - 23:58

Hi guys,

Was rushing to work last weekday and steered my car a bit too early on the way from the garage.
In the pictures here you can see the part of the garage wall that got taken out. A bit of the brick is exposed but otherwise the wall integrity is intact:
http://s24.postimg.org/gbwj06q4l/IMG_20160123_190924.jpg
http://s24.postimg.org/59muo06o5/IMG_20160123_190939.jpg
http://s24.postimg.org/nt5qfefnp/IMG_20160123_191005.jpg

Being very inexperienced but wanting to pick up some handyman skills, can someone tell me what items and tools to get from Bunnings to fix up this mess?
Btw I do have a tub of the grey paint, so won't be needing to buy that.

Would really appreciated any advice on this, thanks guys.

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Comments

  • fantafox on 24/01/2016 - 00:01
    -1

    Car bog it brother

  • fantafox on 24/01/2016 - 00:13

    Kidding. I think bunnings sells render repair kits. Fix the render than touch up the paint. If you have a peice thats broken off they may be able to match the color from that. Its not a big job to fix.

    • selphie on 24/01/2016 - 00:15

      Yeah I would assume its easy to fix, though you meant they can match the render color so I don't have to paint it afterwards?

      • fantafox on 24/01/2016 - 00:18

        Might be worth asking. I doubt the render can be tinted correctly. Even if they did it would still stand out. Render it then roll some paint over the surrounding area to blend it in.

  • kywst on 24/01/2016 - 00:18
    +7

    http://www.bunnings.com.au/trojan-outside-corner-plasterer-s… + http://www.bunnings.com.au/dunlop-4l-premix-render-joint-and… + http://www.bunnings.com.au/trojan-100mm-plasterer-s-filling-….

    Clean hole. Wet the hole by splashing some water in. Fill hole with render so it protrudes about 5mm. Wait for it to begin to dry (15-20 mins). Use a (wooden or plastic) float and small wax-on wax-off motion to push it in and compact it. Add render as required and until flush with existing surface. Again lightly float so completely level. Use external corner tool to shape external corner. Wet a sponge (smooth sponge, not full of holes) and ring it out then place it face down into some sand to coat the sponge surface and absorb a bit more of the wet. Lightly sponge the repair area again using wax-on wax-off method. The final float and sponge over is more about the finish aesthetically.

    It's such a small area I wouldn't bother with a Hawk but a trowel might also help with the initial application but you could probably just use your hands to plug it.

    • selphie on 24/01/2016 - 03:01

      Thank you kywst for the item list and detailed instructions.
      I think I will get both the trowels you mentioned plus the smallest bag of render they have.
      Once I filled it in with the render, should I give it a week before I paint over it?

      • kywst on 24/01/2016 - 03:25

        No worries. A couple of days should be enough. Give it a light rub with some 180 grit sandpaper to remove loose surface particles and try to match texture with existing before painting.

        Also, that's sand and cement render on top of common quick bricks. Acrylic renders may not blend well as they tend to be grittier. Try and find a fine render if you're going premix route.

      • 2Poor4Ozb on 24/01/2016 - 04:37
        +1

        make sure you paint both side of the wall from bot to top corner to corner or else there be indifference in colour even if it is the same colour

  • altomic on 24/01/2016 - 00:23

    just give it a good clean up first before render repair. i.e. scratch around the cracked area with a flat head screw driver in case there is some loose render or paint.

    quick job to fix

    • selphie on 24/01/2016 - 03:01

      Thank you for the useful hint ;)

  • scrimshaw on 24/01/2016 - 00:24

    Video tutorial
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXf6VSOm0GI

    As for what you'll need to buy, you can just head down to Bunnings and most likely buy some Spakfilla Rapid. However you've taken a pretty big chunk of the wall out and that might even require some Dunlop premix render — more expensive but is more suited for the job.

    • fantafox on 24/01/2016 - 00:36
      +1

      Go the premix render unless you want to use spakfiller and repeat the repair process next week

    • selphie on 24/01/2016 - 03:02

      Thank you for the tip!

  • Davo1111 on 24/01/2016 - 02:07

    I'd go for the render repair because the spakfiller will be more smooth and is suited better for smooth brick or wood.

    Fairly sure you can bring a sample into bunnings and they will try to match the paint.

    • selphie on 24/01/2016 - 03:03

      Ok I'll bring a piece in and see how they manage to match the color. I still suspect I might have to paint over it anyway otherwise it will stand out.

      • Davo1111 on 24/01/2016 - 10:47

        whats the worse that can happen? you have to repaint it?

        Ask for the paint code and (if successful) write it in marker on the garage wall. That way if it ever happens again you've got the code

  • coin saver on 24/01/2016 - 10:46

    Wouldn't your car or house insurance cover this (be aware of excess charges thou, if you are claiming repairs to your car this should be covered by the same excess)

  • Froogal on 24/01/2016 - 10:50
    +1

    What was the damage to the car?

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