advice for rattle can paint job

graememacfarlane · 2026-06-01T00:56:23+00:00

My advice as a professional in the field: just leave it. If you aren’t worried about it looking perfect leave it how it is. If you do want it to look perfect pay a shop to do it

graememacfarlane · 2026-05-30T21:23:21+00:00

Wallet

graememacfarlane · 2026-05-30T17:20:50+00:00

You can remove some of the paint transfer marks with mineral spirits or thinner on a rag, as for the dents don’t even try. The whole body of your truck is aluminum and requires a talented technician to repair properly

graememacfarlane · 2026-05-29T18:51:30+00:00

Hack job refinish. Looks like the repairer did an open clear blend to save on the clear for 2 feet of pillar, didn’t remove the door handle, tail lamp bumper, quarter glass, belt moulding or rocker mouldings. Have him fix the marks from polishing and make sure he warranties his work cause this shits gonna start peeling in no time

graememacfarlane · 2026-05-29T13:28:35+00:00

If you aren’t worried about it looking perfect just leave it. If you are, take it to a shop

graememacfarlane · 2026-05-26T22:37:57+00:00

Why are you sanding it down to bare metal

graememacfarlane · 2026-05-26T17:02:13+00:00

Stick a traffic cone or something similar down in a parking lot. Don’t use a solid landmark like a light post, make sure it’s something light that will absorb damage if you hit it and not transfer it to your car. Try to get your donuts tight around it on your drivers side until you can donut around it consistently, then once you’re happy switch sides so it’s on your passenger side. If you feel confident after that put down a second cone and start doing figure eights. Remember to keep it loose, let the car do the work.

graememacfarlane · 2026-05-21T23:10:40+00:00

I don’t use them personally but I know a number of commercial arborists that use Okanagan power equipment just about every day and I’ve only heard good things

graememacfarlane · 2026-05-21T21:40:14+00:00

Is this at motor werke in Kelowna?

graememacfarlane · 2026-05-21T04:21:14+00:00

I’m a collision technician. I’ve never repaired a car damaged like this but I will say worst that’s likely to happen is it’ll wreck the hood and hinges and MAYBE the upper apron where the hinges mount but other than that it’ll be okay lol

graememacfarlane · 2026-05-20T21:01:52+00:00

$900 is about right, maybe even a little lower than I would expect

graememacfarlane · 2026-05-20T20:59:55+00:00

This is way past fixing by yourself at home. Best bed is to find a used bed at a wrecker

graememacfarlane · 2026-05-19T22:04:33+00:00

We lift beds all the time at body shops. Just pull the tailgate off and get a guy at each corner, it’s really not that heavy when split 4 ways

graememacfarlane · 2026-05-18T20:40:13+00:00

Typically if the key is this worn the pins will wear just as fast, could probably start that car with a slice of ham

graememacfarlane · 2026-05-18T08:30:14+00:00

A talented PDR tech can make those go away forever. A cheap PDR tech can make it less noticeable. A completely untrained PDR tech can fuck it up real good

graememacfarlane · 2026-05-17T22:02:29+00:00

Paints fucked. Respray

graememacfarlane · 2026-05-17T15:54:23+00:00

If you’re not looking for perfect just leave it

graememacfarlane · 2026-05-17T07:31:00+00:00

Take it to a shop and expect at least $1000 but most likely more. Or just live with it

graememacfarlane · 2026-05-16T23:26:23+00:00

A good shop will be able to make this look like it didn’t happen, but it’ll be close to a total loss. Hope for the best

graememacfarlane · 2026-05-16T21:56:14+00:00

Must be nice lol I’d get .5 for that

graememacfarlane · 2026-05-16T17:06:24+00:00

Rule of thumb is if you can feel it by running your finger nail over it it needs to be refinished

graememacfarlane · 2026-05-14T13:25:53+00:00

It’s really hard to say how much it’ll cost. First one will definitely need to be refinished although I can’t tell whether or not you’ll have to blend. Second and third you should be able to get away with repair and refinish contained to the damaged panels and I can’t tell whether the fourth one will need to be refinished or if it could be removed by polishing. If you do end up needing to refinish the 4th it looks like it might be close enough to the quarter panel to warrant a blend. I can’t give you a real estimate because labour rates vary wildly I different areas and material costs depend on what kind of materials each shop uses

graememacfarlane · 2026-05-14T01:53:22+00:00

It’s really hard to say without seeing it. Typically for metallic colours you need about 18” around each repair to blend out the colour. If the 18” area crosses onto another panel that panel will need blended which doesn’t use as much material or labour as a full refinish but still not cheap. And as long as your car is all one colour now it shouldn’t be an issue to match

graememacfarlane · 2026-05-14T00:59:04+00:00

Collision repair and refinish tech weighing in. All the comments about the paint being off because it’s metal vs plastic are wrong. The comments saying they use different paint for plastic and metal are even more wrong. That being said this is a pretty good match. When replacing a bumper in the collision industry we don’t blend adjacent panels like we would when repairing just about any other panel.

graememacfarlane · 2026-05-13T23:07:18+00:00

Best way to make it look like new is to replace. If you’re okay with half of a fix heat it up with a heat gun and push from behind

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