Scratch removal gone wrong

RMNB · 06-09-2025, 09:26 AM

Thoughts on this estimate? Reasonable?

$654.48

Littlecoupe · 06-09-2025, 09:56 AM

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$654.48 ( 4.3hrs body labor, 3.5hrs paint labor- $57/hr ), Paint and Body supplies, etc.

Relatively speaking, looks reasonable to me. The body shop I used for a quote is asking $1300 to do what looks pretty minor to me. They want to repaint the whole door, seems like overkill, and I may just live with it.

RMNB · 06-09-2025, 10:54 AM

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[ATTACH]undefined[/ATTACH]Estimate looks reasonable. Thoughts?

$654.48 ( 4.3hrs body labor, 3.5hrs paint labor- $57/hr ), Paint and Body supplies, etc.

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Originally Posted by Littlecoupe

Relatively speaking, looks reasonable to me. The body shop I used for a quote is asking $1300 to do what looks pretty minor to me. They want to repaint the whole door, seems like overkill, and I may just live with it.

It probably is overkill because my shop initially said they wanted to paint more beyond the damaged spot which would have been more. This saved me some $.

MaxVO2 · 06-09-2025, 11:19 AM

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Thoughts on this estimate? Reasonable?

$654.48

****I'm in Maryland, and that is a remarkably reasonable estimate IME. Typically, a panel is about $1000 here or so - sometimes a bit less, but about that much usually.

A professional job will look professional, and should match perfectly. It's a lot of work to do right.

One of my cars got keyed pretty badly - I was *amazed* how perfect the fix looked. Not cheap, but they did a phenomenal job matching the paint, etc.. You would never know the car had been keyed/scratched after the fix.

Good luck whatever you decide.

RMNB · 06-09-2025, 11:29 AM

I felt the estimate was very good. Andy(owner) at Zamora's autobody hooked me up since I've sent him a ton of business over the years. They are excellent! Imperial autobody is another shop I recommend.

Your key scratch's can easily be fixed DIY but I would want my M8 looking perfect as well without any issues.

RMNB · 06-12-2025, 11:39 AM

Done

scubajim · Yesterday, 04:59 AM

From that picture it looks excellent

RMNB · Yesterday, 06:57 AM

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From that picture it looks excellent

Zamora's autobody did an excellent job! Note to self- LET THE PROFESSIONALS HANDLE IT.

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