Christmas present from my 11 year old daughter

texsn95 · 12-24-2021, 07:27 PM

Hey Dad, how about a nasty ding on your beautiful car!

My twins are usually careful around my car, but she wasn't paying attention this and the bottom corner of the rear Explorer door caught it. Can it at least be pulled out with paintless dent repair?

It actually looks quite a bit worse in person. I do have some touchup paint coming from automotivetouchup.com that could help hide it a bit.

texsn95 · 12-24-2021, 07:58 PM

Few more

cudakid03 · 12-24-2021, 08:30 PM

Paintless dent guys can work miracles, but I don't know if you'll ever be able to touch-up a frozen color and it look worth a shit.
My son did something similar to mine a few months ago. Probably a bigger dent but the paint wasn't damaged. Paintless guy knocked it out in 10 minutes.

Doctor_X · 12-24-2021, 10:43 PM

PDR can make that perfect, no painting. Probably $125

Craze · 12-25-2021, 01:40 AM

Looks like paint damaged unfortunately

x35250 · 12-26-2021, 10:39 AM

Just came here to sympathize. That one hurts.

I think PDR will be tough on that one due to the paint chip, shape of dent, and location. You'll probably get better results with traditional body work from a reputable place.

Doctor_X · 12-26-2021, 09:11 PM

Scratch is not thru the base coat, as can be seen in the pic of the dent with all silver showing. It’s in one of the easiest areas to access on a flat panel, not anywhere near a body line.

Any reputable PDR guy can fix this.

careagax5m · 12-26-2021, 09:48 PM

I believe a good PDR tech can remove this one without an issue, they would probably go through the trunk or taillight!!
Good luck , Keep us posted

M5Rick · 12-27-2021, 02:08 AM

That's nothing lol you could do it yourself, just push a flat head of a hammer to straighten then a bit of glass paper and a dab of paint.

texsn95 · 02-13-2022, 11:16 PM

Finally went by BMW Collision in Houston, and they put me in touch with their PDR guy. Name is David, 832-523-0823. $120 and he went up through the wheelwell and massaged that sucker out. I had some touchup paint from Automotive touchup and it looks as good as it's going to. It's much easier to tell the difference in person.

AlisterB · 02-13-2022, 11:21 PM

That's come up fairly well all things considered.

Not easy to do paint touch ups on frozen/matte paints given that you can't wetsand and polish once you've filled the chipped area.

12-24-2021, 07:27 PM	#1
texsn95 Private First Class 56 Rep 146 Posts Drives: 2014 Frozen Silver M5 Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Houston iTrader: (0)	Christmas present from my 11 year old daughter Hey Dad, how about a nasty ding on your beautiful car! My twins are usually careful around my car, but she wasn't paying attention this and the bottom corner of the rear Explorer door caught it. Can it at least be pulled out with paintless dent repair? It actually looks quite a bit worse in person. I do have some touchup paint coming from automotivetouchup.com that could help hide it a bit. Attached Images __________________ 2014 Frozen Silver M5, CP, B&O, 601s 1995 Mustang Cobra - 347 stroker Last edited by texsn95; 12-24-2021 at 08:09 PM..
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texsn95 Private First Class 56 Rep 146 Posts Drives: 2014 Frozen Silver M5 Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Houston iTrader: (0)	Few more Attached Images __________________ 2014 Frozen Silver M5, CP, B&O, 601s 1995 Mustang Cobra - 347 stroker
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cudakid03 Private 101 Rep 78 Posts Drives: 2013 M5 Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: SC iTrader: (0)	Paintless dent guys can work miracles, but I don't know if you'll ever be able to touch-up a frozen color and it look worth a shit. My son did something similar to mine a few months ago. Probably a bigger dent but the paint wasn't damaged. Paintless guy knocked it out in 10 minutes.
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Doctor_X Banned 1158 Rep 545 Posts Drives: 2015 M5 CP - 2022 M5 CS Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Phoenix iTrader: (1) Garage List 2015 BMW M5 CP [0.00] 2022 BMW M5 CS [0.00]	PDR can make that perfect, no painting. Probably $125
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12-25-2021, 01:40 AM	#5
Craze Captain 161 Rep 687 Posts Drives: M5 E60, M5 F10, X5 50i Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Australia iTrader: (0)	Looks like paint damaged unfortunately
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12-26-2021, 10:39 AM	#6
x35250 Private First Class 72 Rep 122 Posts Drives: 2013 BMW M5, Monte Carlo Blue Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: NoVa iTrader: (0)	Just came here to sympathize. That one hurts. I think PDR will be tough on that one due to the paint chip, shape of dent, and location. You'll probably get better results with traditional body work from a reputable place.
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12-26-2021, 09:11 PM	#7
Doctor_X Banned 1158 Rep 545 Posts Drives: 2015 M5 CP - 2022 M5 CS Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Phoenix iTrader: (1) Garage List 2015 BMW M5 CP [0.00] 2022 BMW M5 CS [0.00]	Scratch is not thru the base coat, as can be seen in the pic of the dent with all silver showing. It’s in one of the easiest areas to access on a flat panel, not anywhere near a body line. Any reputable PDR guy can fix this.
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12-26-2021, 09:48 PM	#8
careagax5m Lieutenant 89 Rep 487 Posts Drives: BMW X5M Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: EL PASO USA iTrader: (1)	I believe a good PDR tech can remove this one without an issue, they would probably go through the trunk or taillight!! Good luck , Keep us posted
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12-27-2021, 02:08 AM	#9
M5Rick General 60092 Rep 19,560 Posts Drives: M5 F10 DCT Gunmetal Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Southern England iTrader: (0)	That's nothing lol you could do it yourself, just push a flat head of a hammer to straighten then a bit of glass paper and a dab of paint.
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02-13-2022, 11:16 PM	#10
texsn95 Private First Class 56 Rep 146 Posts Drives: 2014 Frozen Silver M5 Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Houston iTrader: (0)	Finally went by BMW Collision in Houston, and they put me in touch with their PDR guy. Name is David, 832-523-0823. $120 and he went up through the wheelwell and massaged that sucker out. I had some touchup paint from Automotive touchup and it looks as good as it's going to. It's much easier to tell the difference in person. Attached Images __________________ 2014 Frozen Silver M5, CP, B&O, 601s 1995 Mustang Cobra - 347 stroker
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02-13-2022, 11:21 PM	#11
AlisterB First Lieutenant 171 Rep 349 Posts Drives: F10 M5 Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Melbourne, Australia iTrader: (0)	That's come up fairly well all things considered. Not easy to do paint touch ups on frozen/matte paints given that you can't wetsand and polish once you've filled the chipped area.
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