Three. Days. We have owned our new 2022 GX for 3 days. Today, on the way home, while sitting in a turn lane waiting for the green arrow, a passing truck kicked up a rock. The thud was sickening, because I knew right away the side body had been hit. Small ding and two paint scratches where the rock impacted. It must be fixed. Thinking I will just use the dealership body shop hoping they will respect the vehicle. I do not want dirty hands or clothes staining the interior. Sigh. Time for another beer.

 

Oh man that sucks. You can try one of the Dent Pro type. They do good job taking out dents and even small scratches and preserve original paint too.

 

That sucks... but honestly I wouldn't even bother getting any paint work done aside from some touch-up paint. Dark, metallic reds are almost impossible to match correctly. Found out the hard way.

 

That sucks. I feel your pain.

 

Dang. I am so sorry to hear that.

 

Cant make out from the picture..

 

I sorry to hear that, the color is looking great thou, you cant even see it. I like the front tint, what percentage is that film?

 

Take it to a PDR shop first. Those folks can do amazing work. They’ll also be able to help fix the paint as much as it can be. Sorry this happened to you.

 

Thx. And Go ‘Cats!

 

I’m not sure of the percentage. I told them light tint.

 

Was just venting with a pic the day we picked it up (Wednesday). Here is an actual pic of the damage……

 

Personally, I would try to get a dent pro to pull that dent out and then buy some factory touch up paint. a body shop is just going to sand down the whole area and selectively paint that spot and then shoot on more clear coat.

 

I agree with this advice. Get the dent out by those guys that handle a thousand cars from hail damage. They'll flatten out that spot in no time, getting the high spots/crowning back down as well.

As for the scratches, if you go to a body shop, they have to sand down the clear coat and a little past that before they can get to work. Then they'll have to sand down a much bigger area to blend it in so that the paint is seamless. At this point, you're risking ruining more to fix a little. Honestly, after getting the dent fixed, I would either touch it up or leave it. Unfortunately, there will be more of that coming especially if you're on the highway a lot. I washed my wife's car, and she drives to downtown Dallas almost every day, and her car has pockmarks EVERYWHERE. No amount of ceramic, wax, whatever will save us. I don't think a full body wrap would even do anything. Only clear film bra or whatever they're call can help mitigate SOME of the debris that fly up.

 

Based on solid advice here, I will cancel the body appointment, and I have contacted a dent repair place. They should it shouldn’t be a problem to fix, around $150. Thx guys.

 

Yea I would just get the dent fixed and put a few drop of touch up paint. It will be noticeable unfortunately, but its better than having a big patch of mismatched color. These things are common and it hurts a lot more when the car is new.