Dent Repair Cost Estimator

Aluminum, Steel or HSS

We use a magnet to determine whether the panel is Aluminum or Steel. Our estimating software will inform us if the panel is HSS.

. Steel = Magnetic

. Aluminum = Not Magnetic

Accessibility

The most common door ding is repairable through the window opening. If the dent is located toward the bottom of the door, we may possibly remove the door panel adding to the cost. Another option is to repair the dent with a Glue Pull Process(GPDR). The success of repairing a dent with GPDR is determined by the sharpness of the dent and wear and tear of the paint. If paint is chipped off from the occurrence of the ding, then there is a high chance of more paint pulling off. This repair can be very time consuming and has an effect on the cost of repair.

Depth of the Dent

The depth of the dent adds to the difficulty of repair as does the sharpness of the dent. This type of damage is very time consuming so it adds to the cost of repair. A dent on a bodyline/crease is also more difficult and time consuming. The structure of the vehicle’s bodyline/crease is rigid and very difficult to reshape.

Dent Repair Cost Estimate

To generate the cost of repair, we start by scanning the vehicle’s VIN barcode with our invoicing software. The software scans the vehicle’s VIN barcode to obtain the vehicles basic information(year, make and model). Then we input the size of the dent along with the factors. The software then generates the final repair cost.