[GaryH]

OK, I sometimes call my Cruz “Hank”.

About 6 weeks ago, a driver in a newer Camaro on I-35 at 5 AM sideswiped me. Hank is pretty tough, as the Camaro was pretty messed up on its driver side (I don’t have a photo of the Camaro) but Hank was not severely damaged, except for a fist sized dent in my passenger door from the Camaro’s side mirror and 2 scratched up wheels….

Well…it turns out…. through the amazing modern miracle of paintless dent repair, the dent in the door is completely gone ( I was amazed that they could do this..and some of the reason this was possible, is the paint was not broken or scratched on the door).

And the wheels. Instead of refinishing…I bought almost new, used wheels (for the same price as refinishing) from a nice forum member….MPREZYA.

Thought I’d share the before and after photos below. The white spots on the close up photo are only water spots from a quick wash job.

I’m happy to have Hank looking good again.

 

[GaryH]

Thanks Mike34!

 

[GaryH]

Yes, the PDR guy was very good….and I paid approx the same price for the PDR repair as if it had been done with bondo and paint. Of course this is better, because the factory finish is still intact. BTW, the Hampton Gray color is very very chip resistant. I have 10k miles on mine and zero hood chips from rocks.

 

[GaryH]

Thanks! All the CRUZs are Studs! Lol.

 

[GaryH]

SocaN7,
Sorry to hear you got hit also. It’s a miserable feeling. I hope your repair turns out well. Please post pics when it’s done!

 

[GaryH]

Thanks! Yes, the Camaro just socked me quickly and apparently we both reacted quickly, moving away from each other.

 

[GaryH]

I did not watch what was done, unfortunately. I don’t know how they did it.

 

[GaryH]

Hey that looks very nice! The sheen on the paint job looks great! I know you are glad to have it back.

 

[GaryH]

Gotta ask SocaN7, is that gray or blue? The colors are so hard to distinguish sometimes.