r/AutoBodyRepair

I am looking at this 1997 F-150 tomorrow evening, I am located in the Chicago area (rust belt). The vehicle is one owner and garage kept. It looks very clean from the pictures. But the owner shared these photos of the rust spots on the truck and it’s giving me a little hesitation.

The textured portion in the picture is the bed of the truck (driver side between wheel and cab). Is this just the tip of the iceberg here in regards to rust, or is this a simple fix? The owner said the texture/repair was done professionally a long time ago.

I’m guessing the second picture of the door is nothing too serious?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thank you!

My daughter opened my new car door in our carport and grazed the wood post. I know its really small but this is likely primer and not metal, right? Would this rust if I dont touch it up?

2021 Subaru Impreza Sedan

A rock got kicked up on the highway and chipped my windshield. Any thoughts on whether to leave it or get it fixed? Of getting it fixed, should I go through insurance? Any recommendations for where to go?

Some jerk of scratched my rims when putting new tires on.

Deer collision affected driver side fender, grill, front bumper, driver door panel (no visible damage but the door couldn't be opened). Photos are after shop repaired, painted and replaced the parts. Honda Accord Gray 2021. this is the first time dealing with a collision and I'm just trying to stand up to the shop if this repair is unacceptable and sub par. Mind you, this is a reputable collision shop in GA. Thank you

Is it possible to remove these marks DIY

With any tools if so any recommendations? Thanks

Decided last Sunday to work on fixing the bottom of my driver side door of my Avalon. The car’s body overall is rusty (frame is solid) and the bottom couple inches of the door were starting to bubble and chip.

I started by taping off the area I wanted to work on and took 40 grit on a battery orbital sander around the whole area, which did not seem to do much. Went to a wire wheel on the super rusty spots, which began to create bigger holes (1st picture). I sprayed some rust dissolver on it and cleaned up what I could.

From there I went from looking to spray paint it and be done to filling holes that I was not qualified to do. None the less I continued to sand prior to using bondo, unfortunately I thought maybe an orbital pad on a grinder would help my situation but it made my Project much of a bigger deal as I now had to bondo not just a few holes but the entire area (2nd picture).

I used Short strand fiberglass bondo to fill rust holes and after the first couple layers it looked promising. I since switched regular bondo to try to smooth out the entire panel but am having difficulty making it smooth. This car has 360k miles with plenty of dings and dents to go around so I can’t hurt it, just trying to learn what I can.

I am 100% self taught with a little bit of AI, the last picture is of my current progress. I have switch to using a 2x4 with some 50 grit around it to help smooth, and did a dusting of black spray paint to find low spots.

Any thoughts/advice/critiques are more than welcome
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Someone backed into my parked M340i and left a small dent/crease on the front bumper. No paint cracking or major scratches. The bumper has PPF on it currently. Looking for opinions from anyone who’s dealt with bumper creases on BMWs, especially with PPF involved. Trying to figure out the least invasive repair option before committing to repainting the bumper.

T-bones a blacked out Tesla at 4am with no lights on and they had no car insurance 😵‍💫 trying to figure out my next steps as I need transportation asap. All of that on the ground is oil as I went over a curb and destroyed the underpart of my car. Airbags did deploy.

Hello, I have these many white scratches on the black trim of my car but they are not "deep". Is there any way to make them disappear or reduce their appearance as much as possible, please ?

I'm kinda devastated at this point. I bought this 5th gen recently and was excited to work on it since it seemed like the previous owner neglected it. While working under the car I noticed the "repairs" on the rocker panels, but left it alone untill today. I decided to rip the bandaid off.. and its bad. I don't know if its worth repairing, and I definitely won't get what I paid for if I sell it.

I'm equally mad at the attempt to repair it. If it were left alone it probably wouldn't be this bad, all that foam just traped more moisture.

If I were to repair it, where would I even start? I have a welder and a will, but if it's scrap then I would like to not waste time on a sunk cost. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Unfortunately, a Big Beautiful pothole caused this, on my RX350 2013, any suggestions, should I take it to a body shop, is it a cheap simple fix?, do i have ti replace the entire front lip, or should I not, are front lips for this model expensive not quite sure what to do, any help will be appreciated, btw yes their is a tiny Crack and its hanging off not just some scratches

Someone hit my car overnight while it was parked in the street. I am worried there is too much B-pillar damage for a repair. I only have liability insurance so I will be paying out of pocket. Am broke student and don’t care if the replacement doors are bright green as long as it’s safe to drive. Thanks & r.i.p to my car 😢

got this car and the previous owner dinged it up and the little dents are annoying and I want them gone, can I fix it myself with a PDR?

Keen DIYer looking for advice how I might be able to reduce this dent somewhat.

Unknown cause. Bought it like this.

Got a ton of failing clear coat so wouldn't mind prepping it for respray. I have some experience with body filler, but none with dent pulling.

Literally any improvement possible to minimise filler. I am not delusional enough to expect to be able to return it to factory condition.

2005 Subaru Legacy sedan for reference.

Any and all advice appreciated. Thank you!

Got In a wreck today with the truck, all cosmetic. The camera systems fine no other damage. What do the body shops do these days as far as fixing damage. Do they just order new front ends and paint them? The upper quarter panels dented. First wreck in 30 years so I was curious.

Is there “easy” way to hammer this out back into shape without car body machine. I’m trying to avoid cutting this out and replacing with part from a donor machine.