One of the high school student did this to my son's parked car. The girl's parents contacted us and have asked if we can get an estimate, that way it will not reach the insurance company.
I do not have the picture of the bumper where the paint definitely has crumpled. That might be tricky to fix at home if I want to give it a shot. The big dent should be able to be banged out. Most of the scratches should come out with M105 and HF buffer. I am hoping that once I tell body shop that I want this to a cash job, he should be able to come up with reasonable estimate as opposed to claiming that I need new bumper cover and needs to replace the rear fender. Frankly, an hour of hammering out the dent and an hour of paint, plus few touch-up on the metal and some bumper spray of the urethane paint, should make it at least 90% original. I am guess under $300 should do it. Even that is way too generous in my estimate.
What do you think?
I do not have the picture of the bumper where the paint definitely has crumpled. That might be tricky to fix at home if I want to give it a shot. The big dent should be able to be banged out. Most of the scratches should come out with M105 and HF buffer. I am hoping that once I tell body shop that I want this to a cash job, he should be able to come up with reasonable estimate as opposed to claiming that I need new bumper cover and needs to replace the rear fender. Frankly, an hour of hammering out the dent and an hour of paint, plus few touch-up on the metal and some bumper spray of the urethane paint, should make it at least 90% original. I am guess under $300 should do it. Even that is way too generous in my estimate.
What do you think?