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07-13-2015, 08:55 PM | #1 |
Drives: Black '09 2dr HB Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: near Chicago, IL
Posts: 286
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6 Year old car: dinged, scratched, rusted exterior - advice?
I have been wanting to fix up my car's exterior. I'm having friends/family dissuade me, that it's a waste of money.. but if I could just get some advice, and maybe a couple car folks to reiterate to me that this isn't a waste of money!
I get my car washed maybe once a month, and once a year a better detail/wax costing $100+. So I care about how it looks. I just have gathered up dings over time that I never fixed. 2 photos attached of dent & scratches. The white marks/scratches are on the bumper. Not really dents. The other is above the right wheel, those are dents & scratches. And I can see rust appearing in the seam. What sort of place would you recommend I go to? Just google "auto body shop? What should I ask for, so I dont sound supremely ignorant ("I just want my car to look pretty.. hurdurrr") is there a treatment or specific type of work I should ask for? What kind of fair estimate should I expect? and the dumbest question- the photo of the back of my car, that's just the muffler that is visible right? so i'm using the right part name... Anytime I get my car detailed, that always still looks like crap. Should any detail place be able to bring it back to nice/new condition? The way it looks- does this look like a detailing job, or a shop job- is this rust that needs some kind of special fix it that can't be cleaned off? Would it be costly/idiotic to simply replace the muffler with a new one just to look nicer? or am I being nitpicky and should I just leave my muffler alone... thanks for any responses!! Last edited by wiirenet; 07-13-2015 at 09:07 PM. |
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