A couple of weeks ago my brand new 06 Civic with less than 650miles was
damaged by a newb UPS truck driver who backed into my driver side
rear bumper and smashed the tail light along with lightly denting the
quarter panel...there was a nice long verticle crease on the rear bumper
too... bodyshop estimated at $980 damage.

I fixed it myself using my PDR tools, new tail light, touch up paint, etc...
althought it's not 'perfect', wanted to get your opinion... look ok?

i made a couple hundred bucks from the check my insurance cut me.

 

 

thanks!

 

Looks brand new.

 

I have to say that you are the only one who's ever going to know it's not perfect. To me it is. Give yourself a big pat on the back. You earned it. Great job.

 

thanks skitelluride531 (long name!) and crashton.

yeh, i keep looking at that one little part that didn't turn out perfectly...
oh well, not like im going to be getting any girls with this
car anyway. lol... jk

 

Woah, amazing job. Best "do it yourself" repair I've ever seen. It looks brand new.

 

you're too kind. it's not THAT great.

it's acceptable level, i guess.

 

good job!

 

lately that one part that didn't turn out quite well haven't
bothered me too much.

my wife's legacy has a dead spider inside the headlight...
that's bugging me now...

 

You did a fantastic job as far as i can see there.

I have a small rock chipped in the fron of my car that really...really gave me a bad dream for months now. I want to take it to professional to do it, but my wife said no one would see it!!!

 

touch up! layers upon layers with a tooth pick, and then sand off the
top layer with ScratchX on a old t-shirt wrapped in a small block of
wood to match the surrounding paint height. works great.

 

Thanks Ken!

 

so i got my deductible back via check today from my insurance co.
the only thing i paid for was touch up paint and the $150 tail light.

i actually made a decent amount of money on this accident.

time to get more detailing and PDR stuff.