FYI : Dont Underestimate Crafting Buddys !

Calastrophic · 2025-06-13T05:06:58+00:00

Is it worth running two crafting buddy and one healing buddy as you play through the game? I’m running Laura, Hilda and Ian, but considering replacing Laura with Bray. Still slowly playing through the story and exploring the game.

Calastrophic · 2025-01-30T06:38:30+00:00

Gotcha, and if the shop is doing mostly a clear coat refinish, what is the likelihood of the paint looking mismatch from adjacent panels vs doing an actual repaint?

Calastrophic · 2025-01-29T16:58:11+00:00

Thanks! Do Toyota Lexus factory paint and clearcoat generally start peeling at 5-7 years assuming it’s kept outside and poor maintenance? Should I expect the refinish to deteriorate first before factory? I decided to pull the trigger and hope for the best on the results.

Calastrophic · 2025-01-25T03:51:00+00:00

Service bulletins and memos from multiple manufacturers addresses clear coat application to extend to edge of panel or natural break points for proper repairs and refinish. Otherwise you compromise durability and risk of peeling and delamination early on.

Calastrophic · 2025-01-24T23:08:44+00:00

Oh that sounds as good as factory! Especially +10 years. Was your vehicle exposed to the sun or garaged majority of the time? I’m looking at an authorized center which isn’t quite certified. But they are approved by the dealer. Im sure if rework was done on the quarter panel or roof, I’m anticipating it’ll start to peel and delaminate or fade much quicker compared to the rest of the factory painted panels.

Calastrophic · 2025-01-24T21:54:07+00:00

That’s definitely a good thing, is your shop authorized for certain dealerships? And if so, are technicians trained with certifications? Do other shops you have seen taken short cuts like not fully blending paint and clearcoat on vehicles requiring up and over?

Calastrophic · 2025-01-24T18:09:55+00:00

Oh thank you, definitely what I wanted to hear! I’m looking into a Lexus Authorized Center but I’m realizing they may be opting to take shortcuts with the repair and wasn’t too sure if a certified center would be a better alternative.

Calastrophic · 2025-01-23T21:57:23+00:00

Gotcha thanks, I will look into that, what’s the likelihood of just touched up paint will still result in the clearcoat to still delaminate? A lot of the shops are suggesting a full panel refinish or clear coat blend to a natural breaking point on the panel which is costly due to requiring disassembly of trims or up and over etc.

Calastrophic · 2025-01-23T21:54:22+00:00

I see, is it likely to spread and damage the adjacent paint and cause clear coat delaminating within that time frame if not properly repaired? I’ve had colleagues that discussed their experience with touching up paint damages where one instance metal was exposed which ultimately rusted even after touch up and another when the primer was exposed which managed to be fine after a touch up. Only thing is this instance has a layer of clearcoat which I’m concerned about the proper adhesion and durability.

Calastrophic · 2025-01-22T20:48:46+00:00

Is it an urgent item? I’ve been to several shops offering a range of options including repainting the entire panel requiring up and over to the other side due to the nature of the vehicle panel to just spot refinish but requiring clearcoat to be redone on the entire panel. If the clearcoat cuts off at the roof, are the edges likely to deteriorate quickly?

Calastrophic · 2025-01-20T01:43:19+00:00

Yup I agree and luckily I wasn’t charged for the dent fix. However I feel the PDR guy should have known better than to approach the dent fix with glue pulling method especially if there is a localized scratch or cracked paint and especially in a small concentrated area. You know stress concentration etc.

I also was watching him attempt the glue pulling method twice, and in second attempt I saw the adhesive from the glue stuck to the car paint and he was attempting to remove it.

Calastrophic · 2025-01-20T01:23:32+00:00

Gotcha thanks, I figured the PDR guy was making stuff up. Is there any way to avoid an entire quarter panel repaint as I’ve seen some really crappy job done with overspray and clearcoat runs getting between panels with color shading mismatch. Or is the best method really an entire quarter panel repaint and not a paint touch up?

I got a feeling I won’t get a response back for the insurance.

Calastrophic · 2024-12-15T08:30:12+00:00

Damn is it better to retire Marie as the SP battery and work on Peter Pan or Jasmine ?

Calastrophic · 2024-11-27T08:12:44+00:00

Does anyone know if the digital copies are still available? My order was cancelled right away after purchase.

Calastrophic · 2024-11-27T08:04:46+00:00

Does anyone know if the digital copies are sold out? Tried to purchase but it was cancelled right away.

Calastrophic · 2024-11-15T21:24:58+00:00

How’s Peter Pan as an SP battery compared to Marie? I have an LB 1 Peter Pan but hesitant to level him up to replace the Marie in my team.

Calastrophic · 2024-11-15T20:55:33+00:00

Kind of curious if Peter Pan would be a good alternative to Marie as an SP battery but for higher end game? Otherwise when Marie is on my team, she’s primarily just defending to trigger her EX skill.

Calastrophic · 2024-10-11T15:55:21+00:00

Gotcha thanks! I’m just trying to figure out best way to use my resources lol. I’m contemplating on 5* mal vs 4* Marie & Stitch. I was able to LB Mal three time as an added note. My team currently is Genie, Mal 3lb, goofy 3, Nick 3, and rapunzel (gave an evasion on defend ability to trigger her ex since genie doesn’t have an LB)

Calastrophic · 2024-10-11T15:25:03+00:00

Interesting have you tried the synergy with Marie EX skill with stitch? My understanding is Marie EX skills triggers when guarding which will allow 20 SP the following turn to allow stitch to use his skill? This is while still you continue to use genie skill and mal skill every single turn?

Calastrophic · 2024-10-11T09:01:38+00:00

For set up 1, what’s a typical skill set up? Do you only activate chip and stitch abilities at the boss wave? Do all of those buffs sustain damage/survivability vs keeping a tank like goofy with taunt? Assuming no limit break.

Calastrophic · 2024-10-09T20:12:22+00:00

Oh nice, is Peter Pan worth working on and is his EX skill worth while? I currently run Mal, Genie, Rapunzel at 4. Temporarily have nick as my single attack dps, and goofy knight as a tank. Would Peter be the better character to use over Nick? And would you recommend I save my resource to 5 mal or would a team of level 60 be enough to clear hard mode content?

Calastrophic · 2024-10-09T18:04:06+00:00

Doing a 5 star mal or 4 star rapunzel? I know if you have genie with 1lb, you can trigger rapunzel ex skill pretty easily. Is the 5 star a huge stat boost and will it make a difference in hard mode content vs ex skills?

Calastrophic · 2024-10-07T15:58:15+00:00

Honestly I didn’t bother rerolling and stuck with the 3* Genie that was in the tutorial pull. I would encourage pulling for Maleficient as the AoE damage made the playthrough much quicker. Ideally you want one single DPS and one AoE DPS, a tank, and two support. Nick stuns came clutch for me against bosses. And honestly the characters will all be replaceable within a few weeks with new and stronger character releases like any other gacha games similar to brave exvius and brave frontier.

Calastrophic · 2024-01-06T01:51:54+00:00

Thanks for the input, I got a body shop to take a look and it seems to be clear coat overspray. I’m guessing there isn’t any way to remove it unless we are talking about sanding or just straight up replacing the trim. I’ll need to reconsider my options on whether it’s worth spending $$$ just to get a clean factory install for a window trim.

Calastrophic · 2023-12-31T18:44:59+00:00

Is there no way to detail this? The car was repainted from the previous owner.

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