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Alpha Motoring
Member
Look for a reputable PDR service, and touch it up and call it a day. Not worth the risk of repainting and blending adjacent panels and potentially not matching for whatever reason. I rather have factory paint than a repainted panel over that once the dent is taken out.
Soul Surfer
Cancervivor, tech geek & musician
PDR is great, but it seems as though they also took some paint out. You may need to get it blown/blended in, rather than doing the entire door. Did you have Sentry on, to capture the car that did it?
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First off, sorry. That sucks. Just because you can pay it if under $500 does not mean you should. I know accidents happen and I have had the wind take my door a time or two, but if you damage someone else's property, you take responsibility in my opinion. There is no way someone smacked your door that hard and did not notice. They looked and decided they thought they could get away with it and have 0 respect for you. If I know who it was and they ran off, I'd track them down and present them with the bill, evidence, and an understanding that any arguments can be made to the police. If they left a note and stayed by to explain, I'd let them off most likely. But that is just my opinion and we have an issue with hit and runs in my area including some kids who were hit which pisses me off.
For the repair. 100% on the PDR as suggested above. After you get the dent out you can have the paint touched up most likely. A good person can do it so you would not notice it after. I'm guessing prices have gone up, but I'd expect a few hundred for a good job. I don't think you should need to repaint the whole panel.
For the repair. 100% on the PDR as suggested above. After you get the dent out you can have the paint touched up most likely. A good person can do it so you would not notice it after. I'm guessing prices have gone up, but I'd expect a few hundred for a good job. I don't think you should need to repaint the whole panel.
The problem is that if I claim it under at-fault driver's insurance, it will have an impact on my car's resale value (They report it to Carfax) so it doesn't make sense! If I want to claim it under my own insurance, I need to pay $500 deductible as well! That's why I prefer to get an estimate first and then make a decision! I know that you can claim the diminished value later with their insurance but for a small dent like this I don't think it worth it!