Also, our adjuster called us again Friday and told us the young man that hit us gave him a statement that was recorded that said he just didn't see us when he changed lanes. The adjuster said he also saw a preliminary report of the accident report that said the same thing and that the Georgia State Police officer at the scene cited the man for failure to yield before changing lanes. Kind of sucks when you admit you made a mistake and they still give you a ticket. I didn't know they did that unless it was something more serious. Our adjuster said this is why the mans insurance company gave us a claim number on the next day.
Here are the before buffing pictures. Basically all of the door panels had a streak which looked like a scratch. But when feeling the streak you could feel it was on top of the surface and not a scratch into the surface. So I felt pretty certain I could get it off. I even had some help from others in the camp ground bringing over their "best ever" motorhome cleaner. Well I found what worked the best was a bug and tar remover that I had. I would spray it on and let it sit for a while and then rub off then use a cleaner wax to buff off what was left.
Before buffing
After buffing. The streaks were removed entirely. I will have Newmar go over them to make sure everything including the clear coat is ok but I think the color coat was not damaged on most of the panels.
The remaining damage that could not be buffed off is above the stairs and in front and behind the front wheel and the front wheel itself. Someone told me they thought replacing the front wheel and lug covers that were damaged etc. would cost $1000. We will see when we get home next spring.
We have about 10 baby ducks that come around a couple of times a day looking for a hand out. You hate to feed them since you just encourage them to come back but it's hard not to.
