Fender dent

jeremyuhh · 11-13-2022, 01:36 PM

Paint is also damaged, thinking this is a body shop repair vs doing PDR.

and what is the proper procedure for this repair ? Pull it out and evenly fill with bondo? Or Can This be done without any filler ?

Posting to hear opinions. Thanks.

M4theWIN1 · 11-13-2022, 07:29 PM

Dang! Was that from someone's door? That's definitely body shop work and I'm sure it will require at least some filler.

RhinoComp · 11-28-2022, 01:49 PM

If you can find a really good PDR shop, they can do it. We have a shop up here in Bellevue that made a much larger ding on the door crease of my fiancee's Grand Cherokee disappear completely. I couldn't believe it. But again, this shop seems to be pretty widely known as a bunch of wizards and are probably the top of the trade. Cost was north of $600 which is quite high for what PDR usually costs, but I wouldn't hesitate to pay it again.

Moral of the story: a really good PDR shop can fix that and it might even be invisible to signs of repair.

MJBO · 11-28-2022, 01:51 PM

The P in PDR is for Paintless, and that looks like it needs paint (assuming that's a chip at the top of the dent).

DocL · 11-28-2022, 02:05 PM

I had a crease similar to that once on a fender of a car and PDR was able to correct it. However there was a very faint line in the paint that could only been seen from certain angles. I'd let a good PDR guy take a look first.

WordOnRoad · 11-28-2022, 03:17 PM

The crease will be the hardest part of the repair.

I'd suggest a body shop just to save yourself the aggravation of having it looked at twice.

N1rve · 11-29-2022, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by jeremyuhh

Paint is also damaged, thinking this is a body shop repair vs doing PDR.

and what is the proper procedure for this repair ? Pull it out and evenly fill with bondo? Or Can This be done without any filler ?

Posting to hear opinions. Thanks.

Since the paint is damaged, I'm going to vote body shop repair. It's also on a crease which will make PDR very difficult to make it perfect again.

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M4theWIN1 Private First Class 122 Rep 102 Posts Drives: BMW M4 Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: Gardner, KS iTrader: (0)	Dang! Was that from someone's door? That's definitely body shop work and I'm sure it will require at least some filler.
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RhinoComp Private 31 Rep 67 Posts Drives: 2018 M3 Competition 6MT Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: Issaquah, WA iTrader: (0)	If you can find a really good PDR shop, they can do it. We have a shop up here in Bellevue that made a much larger ding on the door crease of my fiancee's Grand Cherokee disappear completely. I couldn't believe it. But again, this shop seems to be pretty widely known as a bunch of wizards and are probably the top of the trade. Cost was north of $600 which is quite high for what PDR usually costs, but I wouldn't hesitate to pay it again. Moral of the story: a really good PDR shop can fix that and it might even be invisible to signs of repair.
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MJBO Major 2612 Rep 1,458 Posts Drives: 2023 G81 M3 Touring Join Date: May 2012 Location: Melbourne, Australia iTrader: (0) Garage List 23 BMW M3 Touring [0.00] 22 Toyota LC 300 [0.00]	The P in PDR is for Paintless, and that looks like it needs paint (assuming that's a chip at the top of the dent).
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DocL Captain 1930 Rep 869 Posts Drives: 2018 M3 Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Delray Beach iTrader: (2)	I had a crease similar to that once on a fender of a car and PDR was able to correct it. However there was a very faint line in the paint that could only been seen from certain angles. I'd let a good PDR guy take a look first. __________________ 2018 F80 M3. YMB/BLK. ZCP. Three Pedals. "Education will never be as expensive as ignorance."
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WordOnRoad Captain 313 Rep 661 Posts Drives: E70/F80 Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Boston iTrader: (4)	The crease will be the hardest part of the repair. I'd suggest a body shop just to save yourself the aggravation of having it looked at twice. __________________ Winter: 13 PGM 3.5 E70\|MHD Summer: 15 6MT BSM F80\|MHD\|KW\|SM-10 Gone: 09 AWD 6MT AW E90\|FBO\|MHD\|XHP\|KW\|ARC-8 IG: 475_f80
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