Repairing two "dings" in an otherwise beautiful hood
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Repairing two "dings" in an otherwise beautiful hood
I don't know what happened before I bought the car, but it looks like someone took the back of a ball pein hammer and hit the hood in two spots. The paint is otherwise exceptional around the car. I am hoping to find a shop that can repair just those two locations without a huge respray. I don't need it to look perfect, just really good. The two dings are on the outside of the faux hood vents. One on each side.
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Re: Repairing two "dings" in an otherwise beautiful hood
Should be an easy fix from a PDR guy.
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Re: Repairing two "dings" in an otherwise beautiful hood
Do research on PDR in your area.. use someone that works on high end cars and show cars.. they use better techniques and can blend the dings making them invisible.. quick cheap PDR will still show the ding in certain angles..
A Porsche dealer would probably know a good guy.. People buy Porsches to keep..
A BMW would probably use a quickie guy because people get a new one every 2-3 years..
A body shop that does show cars would know someone as well as any high end detailers that work on rare and exotic cars. Some of those places do PDR as well..
A Porsche dealer would probably know a good guy.. People buy Porsches to keep..
A BMW would probably use a quickie guy because people get a new one every 2-3 years..
A body shop that does show cars would know someone as well as any high end detailers that work on rare and exotic cars. Some of those places do PDR as well..
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I can't tell from the pictures if the paint is damaged or if its just dented. If theres no paint damage, what the previous posters said about finding a skilled paintless dent repair guy right. If the paint is messed up you'll have no choice but to respray the whole hood if you want it to look good. Theres really no way to avoid a 'huge respray', its all or nothing when it comes to paint.
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Thanks all. I was encouraged until I read Zs's comment. I will get you all a close up but the paint is definitely gone at each spot and the edges of the surrounding hood paint can easily be seen and felt.
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Re: Repairing two "dings" in an otherwise beautiful hood
You might be able to buff out scratches.. I’ve gotten some out of dents with compound by hand and then after PDR it was invisible.
Sometimes something might look like a scratch or chip but it can be paint, finish or rub off from whatever hit the car and come right out..
If you end up wanting to paint the hood you won’t have to worry about PDR I guess.. hopefully not..
Sometimes something might look like a scratch or chip but it can be paint, finish or rub off from whatever hit the car and come right out..
If you end up wanting to paint the hood you won’t have to worry about PDR I guess.. hopefully not..
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Re: Repairing two "dings" in an otherwise beautiful hood
If it needs paint work, a paint shop can FOR SURE sand the entire hood, repair the dings, and only blend in basecoat (the red) where the repairs are, and then clear the entire hood. Then you won't have an issue of paint not matching. I'm a certified PPG painter, and can EASILY make that hood look like new with only blending color over the repaired areas.....but you won't have a choice about clearing the entire thing
You could give me that job on day one, and have it back on day 2. It'd probably be a $500 fix
You could give me that job on day one, and have it back on day 2. It'd probably be a $500 fix
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Re: Repairing two "dings" in an otherwise beautiful hood
If it needs paint work, a paint shop can FOR SURE sand the entire hood, repair the dings, and only blend in basecoat (the red) where the repairs are, and then clear the entire hood. Then you won't have an issue of paint not matching. I'm a certified PPG painter, and can EASILY make that hood look like new with only blending color over the repaired areas.....but you won't have a choice about clearing the entire thing
You could give me that job on day one, and have it back on day 2. It'd probably be a $500 fix
You could give me that job on day one, and have it back on day 2. It'd probably be a $500 fix
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Re: Repairing two "dings" in an otherwise beautiful hood
If it needs paint work, a paint shop can FOR SURE sand the entire hood, repair the dings, and only blend in basecoat (the red) where the repairs are, and then clear the entire hood. Then you won't have an issue of paint not matching. I'm a certified PPG painter, and can EASILY make that hood look like new with only blending color over the repaired areas.....but you won't have a choice about clearing the entire thing
You could give me that job on day one, and have it back on day 2. It'd probably be a $500 fix
You could give me that job on day one, and have it back on day 2. It'd probably be a $500 fix
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Re: Repairing two "dings" in an otherwise beautiful hood
If the hood needs any pant at all, there's no sense in getting PDR done. The whole point of Paintless Dent Removal is to remove dents without needing paint. If the paint is cracked, body shop it. Deep scratches? Body shop it. Deep dent? The metal is probably stretched and will need a body shop to fix, but get a PDR tech opinion before making that decision on your own.
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Agree, you can never give real body advice with just pics..
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Agree, you can never give real body advice with just pics..
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Re: Repairing two "dings" in an otherwise beautiful hood
If the hood needs any pant at all, there's no sense in getting PDR done. The whole point of Paintless Dent Removal is to remove dents without needing paint. If the paint is cracked, body shop it. Deep scratches? Body shop it. Deep dent? The metal is probably stretched and will need a body shop to fix, but get a PDR tech opinion before making that decision on your own.
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