price for dent repair = very high - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

alex · 06-26-2002, 05:19 PM

Well, i went to go get a estimate on getting all the lil dings and scratches fixed on my car, and guess what it came out to be? $1700!!!

he said they have to paint pretty much 3/4 of the car :sad: does this sound like a resonable thing, even though you don't know exactly what needs to be done?

Camry92LE · 06-26-2002, 05:35 PM

well how bad is everything exactly?? i went and got my car estimated for hail damage and for everything it was pretty much 500$ i went to dent wizards, they suck out the dents or something without harming your paint, so maybe that will help out with your little dings. hope i was somekind of help

alex · 06-26-2002, 05:51 PM

its just a WHOLE bunch of little things. what i've desided to do was invest in touchup paint, and fix alot of the stuff myself, then i'll goto a bodyshop to get the bigger dents and stuff painted and poped out.

Bensa · 06-26-2002, 07:20 PM

Dude... that's expensive!

I got my front bumper refinished, some pulling of the left front fender and repairing a little work on the back wheelwell of my car and it cost me $650... cash price no tax nothing... then again also no receipt but I know the guy :wink:

camryLI · 06-26-2002, 11:00 PM

$1700! dude you could get a whole new paint job for that!! BTW: has anyone seen that new de-denter on TV? It has like two suction cups attached to a smaller suction cup with a screw on it. Use there "safe" glue and glue the two larger cups on the paint, then suck on the smaller one. Let it dry, then unscrew the middle one, and PRESTO dent is no more!? Looks cheap and scamish!.......

alex · 06-26-2002, 11:27 PM

alright thanks guys, i'm going to a different shop tomorrow to get another price.....i hope this one will be better :smile:

THE RAY · 06-28-2002, 08:20 PM

actually getting little dents fixed is VERY expensive...1700 sounds about right...honestly...the reason why it is soo expensive is (of course) the labour!!! I had hail damage and to paint and fix the car came to about 1200...and with the labour it came to about 2900! yes its very ghay but thats how much its costs...

THE RAY · 06-28-2002, 08:24 PM

actually what i forgot to say is...the only way around it is if you know somone who does it. Then you just pay for paint and parts ect... then it might be a resonable price

F1 Chris · 06-28-2002, 09:36 PM

Use touch up paint and a rust inhibitor primer. use very very very light coats.