Had this at purchase from used dealer. Not too noticeable from a decent distance.
How can I repair the dent and fix the paint myself? Or is this a body shop job?




Thanks.

 

take it to the shop and have them do paintless dent removel and add some touch up paint on it sand it and buff it out or try the dry ice method

 

No, do all they work by your self bro!
Fixing those dents are e-z just sand the dent,clean it whid clean water, put bondo (body filler) and then sand till its stray, them put tape n but a lil spray can (primer first) and paint just the dent that u use 2 have
dats what i did 2 mine

 

WOW!

Don't do this!

That is asking for failure, silver is one of the harder colors to blend nicely due to the flop, metallic control of it. Spray gan and cleaning with WATER will not help you. You need to massage it out with either a stud gun or a dolly and hammer. Then skim filler over it, feather it, prime, block, prime again, block with 600 wet, then shoot sealer or just base and clear over it. You might want to clear the whole panel instead of blending that one spot.

 

take it to a shop. You really dont have the skill to try and blend this silver thats given you can even get the body straight

 

Lol at the guy saying to put bondo in it. That's a great idea lets pack in 2" of bondo and then spray paint our car. What is this world coming to. I see this on so many cars. Yes bondo is good but not to shove it in a hole, its great for fixing lil dings or smoothing out once you beat out most of the dent.

 

first off for the advice. i have worked in a autobody shop and it doesnt sound like you or acouple of the guys writing in on this post have the skills or patience to do this job right. so take it to a body shop have them do it or live with the dent. it doesnt look that bad at all its near a hinge it looks like in the picture. second off bondo isnt that bad of a idea. take into acount how big the dent is and no its not 2 inchs deep 4gen5thtime take into acount the hinge. yeah what is this world coming to.... stop posting... that dent is a tiny dent compared to half the stuff i have worked on. what you do is pop the dent or pull it. then start molding it. trust me its tiny. but the color code of the car makes it more professional then amateur

so my advice take it to a autobody shop. expect a price around 200 thou. good luck

 

I didnt mean it was quite 2" deep but its to deep to throw in bondo. And the guy said to spray paint the **** ahahah wtf?

 

ding king and touch up paint is what i did... you can get one at meijer autozone walmart maybe advance auto ect.. works good and easy to use PLEASE PLEASE dont use bondo i stress this!!!

 

Dont tell someone not to use bondo. If done correctly it will last the life of the car. What do you think bodyshops do when you have a dent? They get it as straight as possible then use bondo.

 

Ding King and touchup paint is ghetto. Do it right or not at all.

 

You havent seen body filler till you have seen my eclipse lol