Will it buff out?

biko

Can this dent be pushed/pulled? Car is painted in pearlescent.

Before the dent:

daRobot

It could be improved of course, but getting it perfect like it was before wouldn't be possible.

The issue there is it being on the body line. Still worth an assessment with a dent doctor type though.

Curran

It looks like the paint is damaged on the door at the panel gap? Nothing can be done with that - treat it or it will rust.
The door, I reckon, should be able to get that back to 95% original shape
The front quater panel, looks damaged too, and might be difficult to fix as the metal is two fold.

Provided the paint work isnt actually cracked a paintless dent removal person should do a decent job on it...certainly take the really obvious, nasty appearance from it!

George Dalton

The only way to properly repair that is to replace the door and the wing. You could repair and repaint them but it wouldn't be 100% Given the value of the car versus the cost of replacing door and wing the repair and repaint option may however be sufficient.

It is beyond anything a paintless dent removal type guy could repair.

dgt

What's the paint code?

Nissan doctor

The bad news about that Alfa pearlescent is that even if its needed, you won;t be able to spray just the wing and door as that colour will never match. The whole side of the car would have to be done otherwise the door and wing would look completely different colours in the sun.

biko

dgt wrote: »

What's the paint code?

I'm fairly sure it's Nuvola Blue

ND, yeah it'll be very hard to get the right.

MercMad

Nissan doctor wrote: »

The bad news about that Alfa pearlescent is that even if its needed, you won;t be able to spray just the wing and door as that colour will never match. The whole side of the car would have to be done otherwise the door and wing would look completely different colours in the sun.

...........dont they always look completely different colours in the sun

eg6 vtec

Nissan doctor wrote: »

The bad news about that Alfa pearlescent is that even if its needed, you won;t be able to spray just the wing and door as that colour will never match. The whole side of the car would have to be done otherwise the door and wing would look completely different colours in the sun.

you are right in what you say but only the rear door will have to be blended into no need to do the whole side

to me it could be fixed but cost labor wise a 2nd hand door and wing would be the best way to go

biko

eg6 vtec wrote: »

to me it could be fixed but cost labor wise a 2nd hand door and wing would be the best way to go

Indeed and for a red, silver or even black car it'd be a breeze as they're common enough. This pearlescent shade, not common at all over here.

eg6 vtec

biko wrote: »

Indeed and for a red, silver or even black car it'd be a breeze as they're common enough. This pearlescent shade, not common at all over here.

More common than you think, I'm a spray painter and I have sprayed my fair share of this colour, but my last comment was suggesting that you get 2nd hand parts and get the car sprayed

Esel

Just out of interest - how did it happen? Wind?

biko

Hit by neighbour parking.
It's not my car btw.