Door dings and small dents
Door dings are part of life in any busy parking lot. When a dent has damaged the paint, or it sits on a crease or body line, it's usually repaired the conventional way. The metal is worked back into shape, smoothed, then refinished and colour matched. Fix Auto Sherwood North does door ding repair like this in house.
Paint scratches and scuffs
How a scratch gets fixed depends on how deep it goes:
- Clear coat only. Light marks can often be polished out.
- Into the colour. Usually needs a spot repair, with the colour matched and blended.
- Down to primer or metal. Needs refinishing, ideally soon, before moisture starts rust.
Paint scratch repair, bumper scuff repair, spot repairs and clear coat repair are all done by the shop's own team, using the same paint and colour matching as a full collision repair. Our guide to scratch and scuff repair helps you decide what's worth fixing.
Paintless dent repair and hail, through trusted partners
When a dent is small and round and the paint isn't damaged, paintless dent repair (PDR) can push it out from behind without any paint work. Fix Auto Sherwood North coordinates PDR and hail damage repair through trusted partners. You still deal with one shop for the whole job.
A word about body filler
Some dent repairs use a thin skim of body filler to get a smooth finish. Used properly, that's normal. Thick filler packed into a dent that should have been pulled out is a red flag. Our body filler guide explains the difference.
Should you claim it?
For small dents and scratches, compare the written estimate with your deductible before you call your insurer. If someone hit your parked car and drove off, read our guide to parking lot damage in Sherwood Park first, since it covers what to do and how coverage usually works.
For a free written estimate, call Fix Auto Sherwood North at (780) 416-3158. The shop is at Unit 100, 167 Provincial Ave, just north of Millennium Place.