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Old 05-12-2008, 06:07 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by vince1128 View Post
thanks for the replies guys. i got two quotes today. one from a local (non professional looking) place that does good work and the guy said he could do $1342 and thats no pdr. he said he didnt like it because it leaves ripples and rust on the paint over time. i dont know how true that is. then a well respected shop quoted 1200 for all pdr. it sucks cuz most the damage is on the roof and trunk. id love to get a cf hood but theres just not that much damage on it compare to the rest so i know if i told them id worry about the hood myself theyd only knock like 100 bucks off the price.

this sucks. pdr or pop and respray? im thinkin pdr... the only benefit from the non pdr guy was that hed give me 150 back from my deductible

what do you think i should do?

edit: damage on no major body lines btw

and my previous estimates were wrong, all clean theres 30-40 roof dents, 20-30 trunk, and 7-8 hood, 1 -5 quarter panel
Sounds like a perfect job for PDR, but make sure you don't have any creaks in your headliner afterwards. Another thing to note... I took mine to a "well respected shop" too, but you're going to probably be in the same boat as I was... When there is a ton of hail damage in an area the shops will subcontract the work out to these migrating workers that just follow hail storms around the country. The guys that did my car were all from Oklahoma, even though I took it to the most reputable shop in town. They did a nice job though. But either way, know who is going to do the work ahead of time.
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