Hailstorm :(

[Betrivent]

PDR does require removing trim if you can't access the inside of the panel. A door, for instance, can be repaired without removing the trim because you can fit a rod between the glass and door skin.

Also, as you said on the right quarterpanel, there wouldn't be factory visible spot welds on the exterior-most surface of a car.

[DebbyM46227]

Originally Posted by Betrivent

PDR does require removing trim if you can't access the inside of the panel. A door, for instance, can be repaired without removing the trim because you can fit a rod between the glass and door skin.

Also, as you said on the right quarterpanel, there wouldn't be factory visible spot welds on the exterior-most surface of a car.

Thanks for enlightening me! Maybe those dings on my right-rear panel were prior dings, as I noticed them the same day I brought the car home from the dealer (new). They are very hard to see, you almost have to squat down to the same level to see them and at a certain angle. Just looking at the car straight-on you can't see them at all. They are all in a row, 3 or 4 of them.

[Betrivent]

Originally Posted by DebbyM46227

Thanks for enlightening me! Maybe those dings on my right-rear panel were prior dings, as I noticed them the same day I brought the car home from the dealer (new). They are very hard to see, you almost have to squat down to the same level to see them and at a certain angle. Just looking at the car straight-on you can't see them at all. They are all in a row, 3 or 4 of them.

I'd have to see a picture of where they are on the car.. I have never heard of a car coming from the factory with anything less than a perfectly smooth finish.

[DebbyM46227]

Originally Posted by Betrivent

I'd have to see a picture of where they are on the car.. I have never heard of a car coming from the factory with anything less than a perfectly smooth finish.

Maybe dings isn't the right word...very slight indentations/swirls in the finish. The finish IS smooth. Most people wouldn't even notice them. I'll see if I can get a picture.