A rock scratched my fender down to the metal

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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 06:53 PM
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Angry A rock scratched my fender down to the metal

I went out to Yosemite over the holiday weekend. I managed not to get myself killed on the winding roads only to get hit by a rock on my passenger side fender on the way home. It's hard to see from the photos, but there's a series of scratches almost from the reflector on the front to the middle of the wheel well and it even bounced off of the side mirror.

Any idea on what I'm looking at for repair? Would it be easier just to find a used WRB fender?



Old Jul 5, 2006 | 07:43 PM
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guess you don't take the car off roading?????

sorry about that man. i drive in the dirt all the tima and my paints shoot.

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Old Jul 5, 2006 | 09:14 PM
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yea my fender looks like that too, boulder fell on it, getting used to it kinda, I'm guessing 150-200 bucks to paint a fender at some place reputable like creative customs, depending on what they have to tape off.
Old Jul 5, 2006 | 10:54 PM
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haha I hate rocks. My dad is on his 4th windshield in his hummer lol
Old Jul 5, 2006 | 11:11 PM
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i have like 024380 of those all over my car, i have 44,000 miles, my car is a year old, haha i bought it in july 05..and its an 05

i drive to tahoe alot to ride...mmm snow

my metal has now rusted, haha i wish it was bigger so it looked like camo... *sigh* ive come to terms, repaint someday..someday
Old Jul 5, 2006 | 11:11 PM
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someone's throwing rocks at that hummer
Old Jul 6, 2006 | 03:11 PM
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It bugs me 'cause my car is pretty scratch-free, except for a few dents here and there. I was thinking about selling it soon but now I have to deal with this first.
Old Jul 6, 2006 | 03:44 PM
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Or for the cheaper/easier/not as good solution, try the Autosharp pen. Should conceal a lot of the scratch if you don't want to fork over the cash for a repaint.
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