I recently noticed this damage just above the rear bumper of my car (photo attached). There’s a minor bump along with some scratches, but no major dents or cracks.
Does anyone know how much a repair like this might cost? Would it just need some buffing and touch-up paint, or could it require repainting that entire section?
My insurance deductible is $2,000, so I’m trying to figure out if it’s even worth involving insurance or if I should just pay out of pocket. Any advice on how to proceed or what to expect cost-wise would be super helpful.
It’ll at least be $750+ for a reputable body shop to fix this minor issue.
It’ll be significantly cheaper and less time consuming for you to contact your local Hyundai dealership and order your car’s touch-up paint pen. But I found most manufacturers’ paint pens to be pure garbage.
The one step above this is to find your car’s paint code (usually in the driver’s door jam next to the tire psi sticker), look into Dr Colorchip, Automotive Touchup, or another reputable car paint touch-up website that sells a touch-up kit. From there, follow basic auto detailing YouTube videos or guides; you can do a pretty decent job of fixing it yourself for less than $50. Black is an easy color to fix, and you won’t notice the damage from 3ft away.
Best to send that to 2-3 body shops in your area, compare quotes, and then make a decision. No matter what we tell you, if people are charging a certain price in your area that’s what it will ultimately cost you to fix it.
Best of luck; it sucks but unfortunately, it’s the risk of owning a car nowadays.
I can just tell that I just got my car back from the shop for a fender repair. Some dents, some plastic pieces replaced, and they sanded down paint and repainted it. Total: $2k
So I’d expect this to be around $1k.
But jeez dude, $2k deductible is crazy. With a deductible like that, I’d only do insurance claims or repairs in general if really really necessary.
@Preme
The $2k got me. Dude must not have this financed because banks want to see a $1000 or less deductible amount on the insurance binder. I do $250 so I don’t have to come up with a bunch of money to get my car fixed if something happens. I’d rather pay the extra $20 a month than have to shell out $2k for repairs.
You can remove the white paint transferred over by using WD-40 and a Magic Eraser. Depending on how bad the crack and scratches are, they might be unnoticeable once the paint is gone and you won’t need to pay a body shop.
I mean, what’s stopping you from getting a good marker and just coloring it in? Very little frame damage, but besides that, if you don’t want to spend the $500–750 someone said here, you could just marker it.
I’ve successfully used gasoline to wipe off transferred paint. Just dab a paper towel on the gas hose to get it a little wet and wipe. It will eat away at the clear layer if you do too much, and you need to wax it after.
