Help : (

[xShoOtin StarSx]

my friend did this while opening and closing the door.. its just a bent.. wondering how i can fix it.. and how much it should cost.. any idea and help from you guys should be great.. i love all feedback.

[molson.david]

look for dent repair place, check on Craigslist.

[Mosh603]

Ouch! On a curb? I'd just look for a professional shop. Not something I'd tackle myself because you risk making it look awfully worse if you don't know what you're doing.

[bandit]

For something like that, I would probably take a mallet and wack it into place. A body shop would probably do the same thing. If not, they might charge you a couple hundred to fix and probably repaint if the paint is chipped.

[xShoOtin StarSx]

the paint isnt chipped.. its very minor. just sorta bent out of place 1-2 inches off the flush of the door. i tried craigslist.. 3 people quoted me over 150$ to fix it.. which seems kinda excessive. what should i do?

[Punks_Not_Dead5]

rubber mallet and knock it back into place...put a towel or something between the door and mallet though

[xShoOtin StarSx]

im really considering the rubber mallet... 150$ to fix this .. seems like too much for me.. from the picture u can tell that its not alot of work... now i need to find a mallet.

[CamrySExxx]

lol I cant see the rubber mallet idea doing any good. It will prob cause more harm than good ... And i bet your paint will start chipping when you try it

[Donald E. George]

Get the names of several reputable body shops and ask them for a price.

[xShoOtin StarSx]

body shops want between 175-250 for them to fix it. got a couple of estimates yesterday during lunch

[workerant]

Bend it back and some touch up pain should fix this easily.

[xShoOtin StarSx]

anybody has any mechanic friends where u can ask them how they would go about fixing it? what they would use?

[min2patl]

i wouldnt recommend bending it back because most likely you will still see the crease where the bend was. Second which is even worse, you may crack the paint. I did it on my last car towards the top edge of the door and the paint cracked . Learn from my mistake... and respraying the door is much more costly. I would just take it to a body shop and pay the 150. But thats just cause of my past experience

[workerant]

^ no chip or dent on your car at all? U must never get on the highway.

U should use your car like a car buddy. It's not a trophy that you polish and keep behind glass case and never touch. Unless you are a collector like Jay Leno.

There are some other touch up methods too, check out the touch up isle at your local auto stores.

[84Cressida]

$150 doesn't seem bad at all, especially since it's an incredibly easy thing to mess up and could potentially cost you more $$ to fix it afterward, especially if the paint gets cracked which is very possible trying to just bend it back.