re dents in door

dharn

is this,( on attached photos) suitable for one of those dent repair guys or how much would it cost to get them repaired the traditional way bmw metallic paint finish

Owen

Paint is cracked and chipped, so the dent guys won't be able to do it. Bodyshop prices are generally 350 a panel or thereabouts, but bear in mind with a door, you may have to pay additionally for blending it in with the left and right panels.

trout

What caused the dents?

dharn

thanks paintdoctor ,but the photos make the dents look worse than they are esp as what looks like a scrape is just dirt streaked across the surface i probably should have washed and polished it first my guess is that the damage was caused by the plastic handle of a shopping trolley so paint surface is not breached but the dent is fairly deep, the cow that did it just fecked off and said nothing no note etc

Owen

First photo (Which is the only one I looked at before) really does look like it's after being badly damaged. If the paint isn't cracked, a PDR guy could do it, but he'd need to be good at what he does. The metal has stretched a lot for such a small space, and will need to be shrunk back.

dharn

PaintDoctor wrote: »

First photo (Which is the only one I looked at before) really does look like it's after being badly damaged. If the paint isn't cracked, a PDR guy could do it, but he'd need to be good at what he does. The metal has stretched a lot for such a small space, and will need to be shrunk back.

ya i was amazed how deep the dents are as the paint was not penetrated thanks doc, how much cheaper are the dent guys than respray and can you recommend one, i know they are probably in competition with you judging by your name but you seem to be a helpful sort of guy !!

Owen

I don't mind recommending people at all. Good people deserve to get work. Where are you located? I can give recommendations for Cork, but for Dublin or anywhere else, you'd have to ask the other motoring peeps here for their recommendations. Generally PDR is about 60 quid upwards per dent, depending of course on the size and complexity of the dent.

dharn

located in midlands near athlone as you can see from coin photo not too big but 3 in a line as shopping trolley used my car as brake