Here's a car restoration Hack everyone should know!

I hit a deer in my wife’s car the other day. Long story short insurance won’t cover it so I’m trying to do as much work as I can myself. The dent in the hood is the last thing to be repaired. I don’t need it to be perfect, just slightly better than it is now. I have a bumping hammer and a couple dolly’s. Any advice? Or would I be better off taking it in? TIA.

Have a minor ding on the rear of my brand new explorer I'm trying to figure out what to do with. I am not sure if it's worth bothering with the dent or not as it's on the body line but I tried to apply touch up paint into the scratches and I am not really happy with what I did. I haven't applied clear coat yet.

Any suggestions? Is it worth trying to get the dent handled? I was considering maybe trying to remove the touch up base paint and try and use toothpick to fill the scratches.

Thanks for any advice!

Thoughts on bending the metal down?

Hello, I was curious if any one had any suggestions on how to fix this tiny dent and paint chip on my car door?

I’m thinking about attempting a diy repair in this order.

1. Gently Pull dent with a glue dent puller tool
   
2. Apply touch up paint pen

Could I potentially just fix the paint chip only and leave the dent? My main goal is to prevent rust.

Any advice is appreciated!

PLEASE 🙏

I have a project and I want to thin Bondo so that it's watery and self leveling.

I'm sure there's an old hack for doing this, something I can add to it like a solvent. I knew it once but I've forgotten.

Google tells me to buy some Bondo brand something, but I'm not looking for that.

This *isn't* for auto body work, but believe it or not, there are no Bondo subreddits.

Hit a pole yesterday. This happened to my car. How much will this be to fix? The front tire is out of place too. Car is a Mini cooper 2013

Hi everyone,

My wife and I were considering purchasing a used Audi Q7 from an Audi dealership. We had already agreed on the terms of the deal when we noticed an issue with the rear bumper during our inspection.

The bumper cover appeared to have separated near the weatherstripping, leaving a gap of approximately half an inch. I could see some of the clips through the gap, but I couldn't determine whether they were broken or simply disengaged.

The Carfax report showed no accidents. However, the vehicle's official service records mentioned a “sensor drop off” followed by reinstallation.

I asked the sales manager to restore the bumper to its original, properly aligned condition before we completed the purchase. He explained that they could try to pop it back into place if a clip was loose, but they couldn't guarantee in writing that the issue would be fixed. He also mentioned that a full rear bumper alignment could involve more extensive work.

I contacted the service manager at another Audi dealership where we regularly service our vehicles. After hearing the details, he considered this a potential red flag and said he personally would hesitate to purchase the vehicle.

For context, the bumper appears to fit flush against the body on both the left and right sides. The gap is along the rear portion of the bumper near the weatherstripping and appears relatively uniform.

I've attached photos for reference. I'm an Audi owner myself and have done some modifications to my other vehicles, but I'm not familiar with the details of Audi bumper mounting and alignment.

I wanted to share this experience and hear from others who have encountered similar issues with their Q7s or have experience with Audi bodywork and collision repair.

Thanks for sharing your experience and insights!

My car is a 2026 Toyota Corolla le

Is there anyway to fix this with eproxy it’s not structurally damaged just a crack from hitting a stupid sign. Also is there anyway to fix it without taking off the bumper?

It’s just the lower part of the front bumper.

Ok also is it a big deal if I just don’t fix it?

Here's the kit I found on Amazon:

https://a.co/d/0dYwttMs

How many cans of each primer, base, and clear coat will I need?

Thanks

My mom accidently scrapped her car against a pole in a parking garage, on the right side of her car (2018 Honda HRV). Went to an autobody shop, and the estimate came to be higher than expected,about $1700 canadian dollars. I really dont know cars, does this quote seem fair? Thanks for everyone's help.

Body damage usually starts small. A rock chip you keep ignoring, a scrape that never gets touched up, surface rust that sits through a wet winter. By the time it's noticeable, the repair is often much bigger than it needed to be.

For those who've done bodywork or restorations: what's one thing you wish more owners would take care of sooner?

Any suggestions on how to fix this? Specifically make the crack unnoticeable?

Noticed some deep scratches on the front end on my driver's side this morning. I'm parked on a street in front on my apartment building. Could he tire marks?