Dent on fender worth repairing?
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Dent on fender worth repairing?
I left my car parked at Coachella for 4 days, only to come back to my car with a dent on the fender. I was looking around for some dent mobile repair people and was quoted an average of 300-450 to remove the dent and repaint my fender and front bumper. Not sure how well it will be repaired so just looking to get an idea if he removes the dent will it look good? Haha thanks.
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Ffuuuu, that sucks. Kinda jelly tho, because Coachella, haha. Have you hit up Shane? He does dent removals. I'm assuming you live in So Cal, if so, check out his website. He does some very quality work.
http://www.alloutdent.com/
http://www.alloutdent.com/
#4
You can always get his opinion. I'm no expert, but maybe he has some suggestions.
If it's peeling paint already it's going to need a repaint, pretty sure. What you can maybe do to avoid painting at this time is get the dent fixed and perhaps wet sand with very fine grit. Dunno if that'll help or not. Another option is a new fender, maybe one at a junkyard.
Try out this place for a fender: https://local.yahoo.com/info-2065634...san-sun-valley
I was having a PITA time trying to find an ECU for my 06 sedan with Navi. It was very specific because of that year (bluetooth) and navi and it was only one year they made it. My mechanic couldn't find anything, but this place had one and the price was reasonable. Maybe they have a fender in good condition. Gasoline or some buffing may work on the bumper or other areas that are white.
If it's peeling paint already it's going to need a repaint, pretty sure. What you can maybe do to avoid painting at this time is get the dent fixed and perhaps wet sand with very fine grit. Dunno if that'll help or not. Another option is a new fender, maybe one at a junkyard.
Try out this place for a fender: https://local.yahoo.com/info-2065634...san-sun-valley
I was having a PITA time trying to find an ECU for my 06 sedan with Navi. It was very specific because of that year (bluetooth) and navi and it was only one year they made it. My mechanic couldn't find anything, but this place had one and the price was reasonable. Maybe they have a fender in good condition. Gasoline or some buffing may work on the bumper or other areas that are white.
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Ffuuuu, that sucks. Kinda jelly tho, because Coachella, haha. Have you hit up Shane? He does dent removals. I'm assuming you live in So Cal, if so, check out his website. He does some very quality work.
http://www.alloutdent.com/
http://www.alloutdent.com/
Gary
#9
If you simply remove the dent, it will look better, but I don't know about "good" . The paint that's chipped away obviously can't come back without a repaint, but a good and even dent removal, then some clay bar and polishing will make it look MUCH better, which may save you having to repaint right away. Hope that helps.
Ivan @ DI
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And turns out my idea wasn't so bad after all, even Ivan suggested something similar. I didn't think of the clay bar, that's probably much better than the wet sanding.
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Pdr is for more than golf ball sized dings. YouTube pdr and you will see entire caved in quarter panels repaired to perfect as long as the paint is intact. As far as the repair for the op, no body shop worth it's salt would replace that fender. It's an easy repair for this, but your bumper needs to be repaired as well. I wouldn't trust a mobile service for work like this.
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I'm assuming cost is an issue. I'm not going to assume. Personally I'd replace the fender or take it to a shop, whichever is less expensive, but if cost is an issue, PDR first then paint. It's completely logical IMO.
And turns out my idea wasn't so bad after all, even Ivan suggested something similar. I didn't think of the clay bar, that's probably much better than the wet sanding.
And turns out my idea wasn't so bad after all, even Ivan suggested something similar. I didn't think of the clay bar, that's probably much better than the wet sanding.
Gary
#14
The word "Assume" shouldn't be in your vocabulary! Where did you get the idea that a clay bar is a fix all? Clay removes tiny particles on the painted surface, from the pic there isn't enought paint left! Paintless Dent Removal won't make this fender perfect! If this was my car the fender would be replaced, screw the cost!
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