R G

Hi All,

I'm still debating whether or not to fix this dent on the driver side door (I already did some touched up on it) , question is if I bring this to bodyshop do they need to paint the whole door or the body shop able to repair it only on the dented area ? .

Please advise , you may recommend me a bodyshop place in socal area.

Thank you all in advance

djejglk

If you're talking about the scuffed up part just on the edge, a touch up/buff out situation may be all you need, shouldn't need the whole door paint for that one edge.

C300CA

If the dent is not too close to the edge and not too deep, paintless dent removal is the best way. I have a few times experience with my other cars.

R G

I'm not sure how you called it by "scuffed up", but the paint on the egdes is chipped away and I did some touch up on it but still doesn't look that great (especially under direct sunlight .)

I'm thinking about getting proffesionally done.

dolvio

Before getting an MB, I had an Infinity G35 with exactly what you have. They can't just paint the edge and blend as it creates a "'lip" which will look worse. When a good shop recommended was for them to sand it down a little, prime and brush paint back on. It will never be back to perfect there but will make a huge improvement...

+1 for the paint less dent removal. Wish I thought of that business idea 15 years ago. Brilliant.

J__

PDR wont work on that dent. It's way too close to the edge. You're only option is to live with the dent, or take it to the body shot to have them body filler, sand, repaint that dent. A good body shop won't need to pain the whole door, but they'll need to blend it.

R G

Do you have any recomended PDR guy in socal ? if so please share with me and how much it cost to fix a dent ?

C300CA

I am in North CA. I'd just search Paintless dent removal or such. It was like $85 for a dent. sometime they charge $200 or so for a door no matter how many dents, of cause not like 20 dents...

Glyn M Ruck

PDR guys today usually do spot repairing as well. The Glasurit water based system with nanoclear is designed for spot repairing without a total panel respray. Competently done with an airbrush you will never know it was touched & colour match will be perfect with original paint code.