Geez this sounds like a lot of time and money.

Doc

Have a small dent in hood of car. looks like a baseball was dropped from 30 feet if you can picture that. Shop estimated 10 hours at varying rates plus $25 for masking and taping (um, not part of time for repairs?) for a total of $429.

Really, I can't imagine a professional body repair man taking more than 2 hours to fix it. Sounds like a rip off to me or am I wrong?

JnRockwall

did it crease the metal? I am picturing a dent that could be pooped out but still somewhat visable.

find someone who does paintless dent repair, its a $25-$50 repair that takes 30 min to fix.

SWAT 50

Put a hood scoop on it.

montanajoe

quote:Originally posted by SWAT 50
Put a hood scoop on it.
Perfect,absolutely perfect.[^][^][8D][8D]

guntech59

quote:Originally posted by SWAT 50
Put a hood scoop on it.


I agree....unless the car is an '85 Volare.

dav1965

Doc what about a suction cup i have 3 different kinds. If its not creased it should pull out. Worst thing would be a possibility of paint popping off if its real deep. Worst case try a toilet plunger. You may have to wet it to make it stick. Good luck. David

bigoutside

10 hours is a full day... and then some.

But on the plus side, they are only charging you $40 per hour. And no charge for paint etc. if they pop the dent and a big chunk falls off.

If they can fix it for less than $500 and you don't have to worry about it, its probably not a bad deal.

See if you can pop it. If the paint stays, you got off cheap. If the paint goes, pay the $500 and you probably got off cheap.

But yes, not way should this take 10 hours unless they are removing your hood and driving it across town to a paint booth. And charging you for the time it takes for the paint to dry.

bpost

Why fix it? It is just a car, used now that it has a dent, someday in the junk yard. Take your used care to the parking lot and door ding the crap out of older cars that you park next too......[:D]

JnRockwall

dry ice will pop out a pretty good size dent.

slumlord44

A 3 foot scratch down the side of a quarter pannel was $800 5 years ago. Paint and materials alone to repaint my '57 T-Bird is $2,000. The government says inflation is not a problem but it sure is for me.

remingtonoaks

Try this first

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTARm_Wze3M&feature=related

1911a1-fan

quote:$25 for masking and taping (um, not part of time for repairs?)



why would it not be part of the repair?

COLT

...Sounds right.

10 hours...DRYING times for different coats of primer, solvents involved, paint etc.
Even with Lacquer based paints and dryers, you cannot just zip thru repairs in one motion start to finish.

The cost of quality equipment to DO the type job you expect IN a reasonable time, its not cheap.

Then the one thing that is added in to every one of those prices that no-one ever appreciates...SKILL.

Of course Im sure if you want really cheap, you could locate Paco Rameriz who would do the job for " One Hunert & Feefty" in his backyard.

Or get the paint color off the door jamb tag & hit up your local O'Reillys for a matching can of spray paint and other supplies...then do the work yourself and you'll never again complain about the price a quality Paint & Body Shop charges...[;)]