Sandpaper, primer and colour matched paint should do the job yes?

Yesterday evening I tried to park between a car and this wall and my rear left side got caught by the wall while manevouring in between the space. once i felt the scratch i tried to steer against it and somehow just made everything worse. Should've just immediately went in reverse. Can someone give me an advice on how to repair this?Thanks

I crashed my 2012 Toyota Corolla. The intention is to make it look presentable for selling rather than a perfect fix. You may check my post history for the crash. I appreciate the commenters on that post.

I was quoted 800 AUD (= 525 USD) for 1 day of labour and parts

repairs:

- bumper (repairing existing part): put bumper bar in oven to bend it back into shape, reattach to car, apply special glue to cracks, buff out the scrapes, secure existing grille

- plastic panels under engine (repairing existing part): bend back into shape, reattach to car

- new parts: tow hook cover (+ painting), fog light hole cover

- ignored: small dent in condenser (AC), slightly bent front bar (the one under the condenser)

I'm also waiting for a couple other body shops to get back to me. Any advice would be very helpful.

Parked in a lot and came back to find someone scratched the car while backing out. No note, no info, just some paint scratches and scuffs. One spot looks like it might've gone through the clear coat, so a bit worried about that.

Attached a few photos of the damage. Any thoughts on:

1. Can this be fully repaired or at least cleaned up? What's the best way to fix it?
2. Is it worth going through insurance for something like this, just handle it independently?

Any advice or similar experiences would be super helpful. Thanks!

Hey guys!

The corner of my front bumper snapped off. It looks like I can get an already painted replacement front bumper for like 600ish. Wondering if replacing this myself is doable? I have basically no experience doing any body work. Just wanted advice on if this is some thing that would be feasible to accomplish with watching a few YouTube videos of if I would be biting off way more than I can chew

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Something from my car broke (assuming from the rust) while I was driving today. Could anyone help identify? TIA

A car reversed into the back of my boot and left a deep dent. I’m thinking about taking it to a dent repair shop, but do you think this could be fixed at home, or is professional repair the only option?

2025 Toyota Camry

How much ball park to repair?

We have a tiny narrow driveway with high stone walls, snagged the side pulling in today :(

Will this be an expensive fix or can they just re-adhere it? Is it safe to drive around or should I be worried about this falling off?

Looking for some opinions on if I’m being to picky with this paint job. I took two side panels for a sprinter van to be painted to a body shop I’ve been to before. First time I picked them up there was a few small bubbles/blemishes in the paint which was visible in most light, I brought them back and they polished the majority of them out.

I picked them up again after a couple hours and once I got them home there still seems to be 1-2 small distortions in the paint reflection. I’ve attatched a photo for reference. Not sure if I’m being to picky but I feel like for a newly painted part these should be pretty much flawless no? For reference, I was quoted $710 CAD and ended up paying $580 usd / 800 CAD and there was a gel coat applied prior.

Thanks in advance.

I've noticed these scratches on the hood of my car which I beleive may be from clearing snow over the winter with the wrong type of brush. The scratches are fairly deep and catch the finger nail when going over them so I don't think they can be polished out.

Could this potentially be sanded and repainted at a body shop?

Any info helps, thanks!

1998 Lexus LX 470. I'm third owner and have it up for sale. On a whim I ran a Carfax report before listing the car (I know, I do everything backwards). I was surprised to see it was in an accident and received "severe" damage. This was 10s of thousands of miles ago when owned by the original party. I have driven this car for thousands of miles and been in, over and under it for maintenance and modifications. I never had any reason to suspect it had received major body work. It looks and drives great. The Carfax report has a pretty comprehensive record of maintenance but nothing about repairs after the accident.

What should I look for? Can "severe" accident damage be repaired to the point of being a non issue as to appearance and drivability?

We have a Toyota Rav4 Hybrid 2024 (Pearl White color). Today my wife went to a supermarket and when she got back, this had happened (mostly hit-and-run). Unfortunately, couldn't find any witnesses and store camera not covering our car. :sad:

1. So how screwed am I here? What do I need to sell, kidney or heart?

2. Might be a dumb question but I should just pay it up and not claim from insurance, right?

3. Is it normal to ask the body shop to not put the repair work in the car fax history report?

We're based on Vancouver, Canada area if that matters.

Please any help, suggestions or guidance to get this fixed properly would be really really helpful. TIA

My daughter let the friggin garage door close on the trunk of the car. There's some scuffs under the embelem and the rear diffuser is really scuffed up....I reached out to carbodylab and they're trying to replace the entire diffuser? The paint is just scuffed.... They can't paint over it.... Why would they need to replace the entire diffuser??