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Old 05-12-10, 09:51 AM
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Default Fixing Dent - Suggestions Needed

Hi,
I have a small dent (less than 1 inch) on the back trunk cover of my RX 330. It was there when I bought the car used. There is no paint damage.

I was wondering if I should use one of those Dent services where they don't need to paint. Anyone used them before and can you tell me what they do to get the dent out? Any suggestions?

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Old 05-12-10, 10:24 AM
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thats what i would do,i had it done on my wife`s car and they did an excellent job.
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Do you have a suggestion as to which vendor I should use? Also, how much was the cost?
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i used a local guy here,it was around $200.00 but this was a fairly large dent ( i dropped the leaf blower on the rear quarter panel) didnt tell her till the end of that weekend. this happened on a friday evening.
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I used "Dent Doctor" for a huge door ding and they did an awesome job. Clear coat was scratched and dent was quite large. It cost me 135 and I can't even see where it was. They are amazing. I use them all the time. It is most cost effective if you wait until you have a few dings...they give you a better price.

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A picture of the dent would be lovely...then we can suggest repair type.
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I bought dent defense when I purchased my CPO last year, it's unlimited dent repair for 5 years. So any time I need a dent repair, make an appointment online they do airbrush touch up also.
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I had a lot of dents and scrapes on my LS when I bought it. (It appeared that the previous owner parked by touch.) After my bodyshop repaired the damage and repainted the whole right side of the car, they noticed a little dent away from the repaired damage. They brought in a dentless repair guy they use and he took care of the problem.
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Here's a pic of the dent
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That's an easy fix-a-dent job. No sweat. $50 tops.
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Go find your local dent guy and good luck!
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