My dad backed into my Accord, end result is I need a new hood. I can get a hood for $150 shipped to my house and put it on myself. I've taken my car to a few body shops and found that the average price for a hood is ~$200.

The part that I'm looking to save on is painting. All the shops that I have taken it to say that they can't match the color perfectly so they will need to blend in the fenders. Cost for paint and labor is ~$550-$700 depending where I go.

Has anyone had to get a hood or any other body panel painted where they didn't blend it in? Does it look right afterwards? If I can get by with just getting the hood painted I would like to do that so it doesn't cost him so much.