Dent & panel repair
Dents out. Paint matched.
Conventional dent, door ding, and creased panel repair in Sellwood, Southeast Portland. We straighten the metal back to the body line and blend the paint so it looks like it never happened.
Common jobs: door ding repair, parking-lot dents from runaway carts and tight stalls, hail and debris dings, and creased panels from low-speed fender benders. This is conventional dent and panel work, not paintless. We assess each dent by depth and location, work the metal back to its original body line, and, where the dent breaks the paint or needs filler, match the color so the repair disappears into the panels beside it. A door ding might be a same-week job; a creased fender that needs refinishing takes longer, and we tell you which yours is up front. Bigger hits move into collision repair, and the same factory color match powers our auto paint and color matching. European or exotic, every make is welcome.
- Assessed honestly
- Some dents work out cleanly; others need the panel reshaped and refinished. We look at the depth and where it sits, then tell you straight which one yours is, no guessing, no upsell.
- The panel back to its line
- We bring the metal back to its original shape so the body line runs straight again, not just filled and hidden. Done right, the eye stops catching it.
- Color-matched finish
- Where a dent needs paint, it gets the same match our refinish work is known for, tinted to your car's color and blended into the panels beside it.
- Door dings and parking damage
- The everyday stuff: a cart in the lot, a tight stall, a neighbor's door. Small dents are our bread and butter, and most come in well under a deductible, so it is often worth skipping the claim entirely.
- Creased panels and sharp dents
- A crease is the hard one. The metal stretched along a line, so it will not just pop back. We work it down in stages and refinish the panel where the paint cracked, so the body line reads straight instead of rippled.
- Conventional dent repair, not PDR
- We do not run a paintless program. We assess, work the metal, and refinish where the dent needs it. The result holds the body line and matches color, which is what most paintless work cannot promise on a creased or painted-through dent.
- Free written estimate
- Every job starts with a written estimate at no charge. We tell you straight what the dent needs and what it will cost before any work starts.
The finish
Made right, then made invisible.
“Someone decided to play baseball with my driver-side mirror. Now it looks like new again.”
Google review · October 2025
Questions about dent work.
Sometimes. It depends on the dent's depth and where it sits on the panel. We assess each one and tell you honestly whether the metal can be worked back or whether it needs a refinish to look right. We never push paint you do not need.
Smaller dents are usually quick, but it depends on the panel and whether paint is involved. We give you a clear, written estimate up front and keep you posted by text so you always know where your car is.
That is the whole point. Color match is the thing our customers mention first. When a dent needs paint, we tint to your car's exact color and blend it into the surrounding panels so the repair disappears.
Often it is not. Minor dent work can come in under a deductible. Send a few photos or bring it by and we will give you a free written estimate, so you can decide before you ever call your insurer.
No, we do conventional dent and panel repair. We work the metal back to the body line and refinish where the dent broke or stretched the paint, then color-match to your car. For a creased panel or a dent that cracked the paint, that produces a cleaner, longer-lasting result than paintless work can.
Yes. A crease means the metal stretched along a line, so it takes more than a single push. We work it back in stages and refinish the affected area so the body line runs straight again and the paint matches the panels around it.
We are in Sellwood, Southeast Portland, at 4701 SE 24th Ave Ste C. Easy to reach from Sellwood, Brooklyn, Eastmoreland, and the rest of inner Southeast. Call (503) 239-3896 or stop by for a free estimate.
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Estimates are free and written. We'll walk you through every step, and keep you posted by text and email along the way.