Denting, Painting and Accident Repair
This category covers body damage: parking dents, scraped bumpers, creased panels, deep scratches, rust bubbles and accident repair. Work ranges from pushing a dent out without touching the paint, to cutting out a rusted section and refinishing the panel. Denting and painting is judged on preparation and colour match, so we explain what each level of repair will and will not hide before starting.
Denting & Painting we carry out
9 jobs in this area of the car. Each page says what it involves and where we can do it.
Dent Repair
Reshaping dented metal panels and refinishing them where the paint has been broken.
WorkshopPanel Repair
Repair or replacement of a damaged door, wing, bonnet or quarter panel, including refinishing.
WorkshopBumper Repair
Repair of scuffed, cracked or torn plastic bumpers, including plastic welding and refinishing.
WorkshopComplete Car Paint
Full repaint of the vehicle, including preparation, colour application and refitting of trim.
WorkshopPartial / Panel Paint
Painting of one or a few panels with colour matching and blending into the surrounding bodywork.
WorkshopAccident Repair
Structural and body repair after a collision, from strip-down and assessment through to refinishing.
WorkshopScratch Removal
Machine polishing or localised refinishing of scratches, scuffs and swirl marks in the paint.
WorkshopPaintless Dent Removal
Massaging small dents out from behind the panel with the original paint left untouched.
DoorstepWorkshopRust Repair
Cutting out and treating corroded metal on arches, sills and door bottoms, then refinishing.
Workshop
How a job runs
Same four steps every time, whether we come to you or you come to us.
Describe the symptom
You do not need to know the cause. Tell us what you hear, feel or smell and when it happens.
We inspect it
At your location where the job allows, otherwise at a workshop with the right equipment.
You get a price
Parts and labour, itemised, before anything is taken apart. You decide whether to go ahead.
We fix it
Parts matched to your exact vehicle. The old ones come back to you if you want them.
At your door, or in the workshop?
Some of this work needs equipment that does not travel. Here is the split for this category.
How we work
Four things we do on every job, in every category.
Diagnosis before quote
We find the fault first. A price given over the phone for a noise nobody has heard is a guess.
The price is agreed first
You approve the work and the cost before a spanner is picked up. Extra work means another call.
Parts you can check
We tell you whether a part is genuine, OEM, aftermarket or used, and what each one costs.
Old parts returned
Ask and we will hand back whatever we replaced. It is the simplest proof that the job was done.
Denting & Painting: common questions
Book a denting & painting job
Pick the job if you know it, or just describe the symptom. A person reads every request and calls you back.
Tell us the car and the symptom
We will arrange a mechanic at your location, or a slot at the nearest workshop. No payment until the price is agreed.