ByoungWoo

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So, today I was down in Manhattan beach and while my car was parked someone accidentally dropped his beer bottle on top of my car from the 2nd floor. The guy confessed and said that he'll pay and we both agreed to pay for 1/2 the damages. The only reason why I only asked for 1/2 was because he was a friend to my g/f's sister; otherwise, I would have asked him to pay for the repair himself. Anyways, there are 3 good-sized dents on the hood of my car and is definitely noticeable. Can anyone recommend me to a good paint less dent repair place in the San Fernando Valley? How much do you think it will cost to fix.
TIA
-ByoungWoo

smoothLEX

It's hard to say how much this would cost. The last time I had it done on my wife's car, the guy charged $45 per dent. He told me it usually depends on the size of the dent, where its located, and the difficulty to remove it. It's probably best to contact someone local to get a more accurate estimate.

ByoungWoo

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Here is a pic of what it looks like

radicalrev

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wow...thats all for a beer bottle? must be a very light bottle...lol

ByoungWoo

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the dings aren't that big but, they are VERY annoying.

CdeFabio

We just had a good size dent removed from my wife's X5 rear passenger door. The dealer did it for $120, they actually contract out with another company they trust - I think they used Dent Wizzard. It was the size of a quarter and they got about 99%+ of it out, you can still tell if you look from an angle but I am very **** and the paint was also removed from inside the dent from what ever hit it. The lack of paint might be causing me to notice it more.

Armand

last time i had it done was through the dealership and the price was $80 per panel (up to 5-6 dents per panel). when all was said and done dealership cut me a deal and it was $60 a panel. Came out great I must admit

ByoungWoo

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So, I just got back from the body shop and the dent master told me that since the hood is alluminum they can't take out the dent completely. Now, I have 2 options...either repair (bondo) and repaint the hood or buy a new one...great.

1989Lexus

wow.. tough choices i would opt for a new hood cuz it would annoy me with those dents but its your choice... good luck with whichever you decide.

KoSC300

yea, ive heard you shouldnt try to take out dents on the hood because other ones will pop up and so forth. For the cost of repairing it, you might as well get another hood.

radicalrev

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hood is like 500 unpainted??

ByoungWoo

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yup...hood alone is $500 unpainted...plus paint and labor will cost close if not $1,000.00

One HoT

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A competent PDR guy can definitely get that out for you...Here in NYC, the price is about 100-140 per panel at some dealerships...Shop around and look for places with good referrals...Thats the best way to check out if they are good or not...

2007es350

I agree with One Hot...try a different PDR person. I had a dent on my hood (which is aluminum) , and my PDR guy had no problem removing the dent. He charges about $80 per dent.

ByoungWoo

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Thanks guys for your help, I looked and called around different body shops and PDRs and all the PDRs I spoke with didn't want to take the risk of messing up =(. So, i'm going to repair the hood and pray that the paint matches.
BTW, my paint is SGM so, it shouldn't be that hard to match.