Hood Repair
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Hello All:
I decided to post this to help someone and make fun of myself. I have a good repair (deer hit)that is not cooperating very nicely with me. First, it’s a black (blue-black pearl) vehicle so any body work challenges will show very clearly in the end. The actual damage was in two spots, but the the whole hood has little dings in it. So, if I repair just the damage, the rest of the hood will look like crap. It is a job with a budget so getting a new hood is not realistic (about $900 for a Suzuki XL7 from anywhere I have checked). So, I have decided to skim coat the entire hood and reshoot the paint while blending the whole front of the truck from the front bumper to the door. Any suggestions that will make my life easier?
a few pics might help ???
That is where a good PDR guy will come into play.. We have ours push to paint all the time. Sometimes all we need to do it prime and block other times we can scuff and shoot.. Otherwise grind all the paint off and coat it.
Did you check the price on an aftermarket hood? My price is 300$ and its CAPA certified.
Smooth, even $300 is way out of price range, cheap insurance company sons of beehives!!! But that $890 or so was aftermarket.
did you try finding a used hood? you should to be able to find one of those for around 150$ or so.
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If your in a budget the PDR guy is out the window. I would scout the local yards for a same color hood, you could get lucky with a good match. At the least you got a close color you can blend into, and keep paint costs down a bit.
Hey Guys, thanks for the replies, I just spent the time getting the hood fairly straight. Here we go:
OK, I think that’s enough space used up. I’m trying to get as good as you guys.
Doc
Hey Guys, thanks for the replies, I just spent the time getting the hood fairly straight. Here we go:
OK, I think that’s enough space used up. I’m trying to get as good as you guys.
Doc
You need to remove more paint around your damaged area,filler over paint will just cause you grief.
I feel you Jayson, those pictures are actually kind of out of order and deceiving. They are way after filler. That black color is primer and the metal in me blocking everything the second time to get the hood straight. Good look though, you will keep my going in the right direction, I appreciate it!!!
Doc
have you used any good polyester putties? That red lacquer stuff skins over quick and shrinks a lot. Its not meant to be spread over large areas like that. It is more for small shallow minor imperfection here and there. It will only lead to a world of trouble for you.
Icing is a great all around putty. If you want something super thin and flowable the U-Pol liquid gold is great. I also like the car system stuff, it is flowable with some build.
Thank Ben, I’ll try the UPOL out next time (even though evercoat is so slick I usually end up sand all glazing or spot putty off anyway.
Your first post made the hood seem much worse than it actually looks. Make sure you are taking the paint off farther than the repair areas before you apply filler, makes your life easier in the long run.. I would of fixed that hood in a heartbeat.. I was thinking much much worse..
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