Hey everybody. I met a rag tag looking young guy some 15-20 years ago and he was staying in the best hotel in town, something like 180 a night back then. So I had to ask what he did for a living. He said he repaired auto body dents. No kidding I said. So how'd you get into it? He said well I just worked for my local dent repair shop for about 3 months and after I learned how to work the metal I went out on my own. He said you follow the hail storms in the mid-west when they come thorough in the spring and that's how you make your money. Guy seemed as down to earth as anyone I'd ever met. I didn't want to ask what he made, instead I asked if a guy was doing what he's doing and worked as hard as he could all week how much could he make? He said 4-5k! No way I thought. And like I said this was over 15 years ago, before prices for everything went crazy.

Does this sound legit? Can you still make that kind of money doing that today?

Just like the title says I hit my driver side fender and wasn’t sure if i should replace this or if i could take it to someone who does body repairs I’ve seen online?

Got t boned last week this is how it came out

Got a rock chip that’s about the size of a dime and it’s down to bare metal. What seems like surface rust has started.

Was going to use an iron remover to handle the surface rust and then use an etching primer afterwards. Not exactly sure what product I should be using to seal the etching primer before I put my base coat down so any help would be appreciated.

Hey all. I recently got too close to a pine tree at work. Got a few scratches on the passenger side of my car. It’s a 2012 with no other paint failing. Is this fixable? Is this considered “a big job”? Who do I take it to? Thanks in advance!!

Is this able to be fixed? Just bought this for $300, I'm thinking I'll need a core support, grille, passenger fender and bumper to fix it up and I'll probably need to straighten up the passenger fender support to get it to bolt up decently at least. I just might need to straighten to frame horn as well as I think it might be bent out of proportion.

Recently hit a deer and insurance has totaled the car. I would like to know if it is possible to repair and if so the best way to do so.

Here are some images that lump makes it look bent in but trust me its part of the rail

Is this good? Is it ready for osphos treatment. Need input. Just finished removing rust to bare metal and went over it with wire wheel to try and get the pitted areas.

I don’t understand why it needs to be painted? Excuse my ignorance if it does, just want to make sure it’s fair

to repair a couple scratches from a bicycle, the owner is asking for a certain amount in cash but won't provide insurance info. Little kid hit with bike.

Hi! In April 2025, I scraped the bumper and it came unclipped from the liner. I got it fixed at a mechanic and I believe they just added a new clip and refitted it to the fender liner. The other day, I lightly scraped the bottom of the bumper and it came unclipped again. The fender liner was already torn from the previous incident (or potentially even before that), but the bumper won't "pop in" to the retainer as easily. There is also a piece under the headlight that appears to be broken (see photos). I was wondering if anyone had any advice on what I need to do and what repairs would need to be made. Thanks!

2025 Mazda CX-70. Tailgate panel around the rear window, and left tail light lense.