Wanna take a guess?

[glen e]

So somebody has scratched the paint above the door handle somehow and then Done a terrible bonehead touch up job, anybody want to take a guess what a body shop would charge you to repair this to acceptable?

There is absolutely no dent whatsoever they are all surface scratches…it’s a ruby red 16 mustang…..

[vaca22]

I like these games.

Over this past winter the contractors that clear the snow from our lot managed to bump into my front bumper with one of those Bobcats. He must have BARELY bumped into it because the way those things bounce around, if was anything other than a light graze it'd be a full-on smash.

Anyhoo, the damage was very minimal, just a slight indentation and a bit of a scratch that resulted in loss of paint. A bodyshop quoted me (the contractors, actually!) $800 for what essentially amounted to a repainting of the entire bumper.

It wouldn't surprise me if they said you need the entire door repainted. I know positively zero about body work, so I hope I don't sound like a fool, but the way they described it to me was that it would be very hard to match the paint of small section to the rest of the car, so the whole thing would get a once-over.

If that's the case, I'm guessing they quoted you a similar amount.

[FUNX650]

IMO:
Since it’s a Tri-Color…the Bodyshop
is going to encourage a repainting of
the entire door; ie: “Custom paint job”.

•Depending on the area of the Country;
paying cash; using Insurance; etc…
-Guesstimate [at a top-notch Shop in
SW Ohio (such as: ‘Lo-Man’s Rods’)]:
~$600-$800.


Bob

[Bobby B.]

I would try to level the touch up paint first to see if you can make the blobs less visible.

I'm guessing a quality body shop would charge around $1,000.00 - $1,500.00 depending if they blend into other panels.

[glen e]

I know a panel job would be 800 bucks, not what I’m looking for, just got an estimate for 400 to get it smooth using a wheel, the scratches will be darker a bit….good to go. I’d do it myself with my touch up paint and rotary, but it’s my bro’s car 600 miles away….

[FUNX650]

I know a panel job would be 800 bucks,
not what I’m looking for

just got an estimate for 400 to get it
smooth using a wheel, the scratches
will be darker a bit….good to go.

my bro’s car

So…
I take it you’re looking to reinforce the
negative stereotype often associated
with being a Mustang owner?

Did you and your bro have a falling out?


Bob

[glen e]

Stupid comment bob, but what I expected from you.

[FUNX650]

Stupid comment bob, but what
I expected from you.

Don’t forget that I’m older than you;
and I’m even more opinionated than
you’ll ever be.


Bob

[DUBL0WS6]

Because that's a metallic tri coat paint, if a shop attempts to blend it, it will look horrible. Unfortunately, to fix that correctly will require a full respray of the panel and most likely a blend into each adjacent panel.

[LEDetailing]

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