[pjz1082]

Last year my wife backed into it. Last month my 5 yr old scratched 3 X's into the driver door and rear quarter. And just yesterday someone was nice enough to put a giant dent in the front fender and take off. I give up

[KirkH]

That sucks. But dent removal will pull all that out, re-paint the panel and you will never know it happened.

[Captain J]

Sorry for your bad luck. I'd sell it & get another.

Years ago, I had a cursed Buick Century that got rear ended three times in 6 yrs. The 3rd and final time totaled the car.

[pjz1082]

So I got a quote from a traditional repair shop and the price ($700) was a little more than I anticipated. Do you guys think this could be repaired with PDR? I uploaded a new photo as I was able to remove all the paint transfer from the other vehicle. For reference, the dent is about the size of a football. Almost like if you pushed one really hard into the fender.

[Gen6 softtop]

For sure the right person can get that out!

[pjz1082]

Originally Posted by Gen6 softtop

For sure the right person can get that out!

Do you think its possible to do without a repaint? Or as soon as they push or pull will it destroy the paint? I' not too familiar with PDR. I plan on getting it fixed later this year but I was just wondering.

[KirkH]

Originally Posted by pjz1082

Do you think its possible to do without a repaint? Or as soon as they push or pull will it destroy the paint? I' not too familiar with PDR. I plan on getting it fixed later this year but I was just wondering.

The PDR likely won’t cause paint damage. I can’t tell from the pics if there is paint damage.

[Chazzz]

My PDR guy explained to me that sometimes the larger dents can come out easier than the small but deep ones. If the factory paint wasn't compromised at all I really think that can be repaired without any paint or body work. Send some photos to several different PDR guys and you can get different opinions on if they can get it out for you. I was told by one company that I sent photos of my dent to that it couldn't be repaired without paint and body work. I got a second opinion and they had my small but deep dent out in 10 minutes with near perfect results.

[pjz1082]

I was very surprised but once I cleaned off all the paint transfer, there was no visible paint damage. It just looks like a big dent. I will call some PDR guys once I have the money to fix. I am not turning this into my insurance since it was a hit and run and my deductible is $500. If anyone reads this and is local to AZ with some recommendations that would be great. Thanks guys!

[KirkH]

Originally Posted by pjz1082

I was very surprised but once I cleaned off all the paint transfer, there was no visible paint damage. It just looks like a big dent. I will call some PDR guys once I have the money to fix. I am not turning this into my insurance since it was a hit and run and my deductible is $500. If anyone reads this and is local to AZ with some recommendations that would be great. Thanks guys!

Yes plus if you go to trade it you have to report the insurance claim and it dings the trade value.