I’m pretty sure this happened away from home and I’m just now noticing. The scratch is really deep hitting the metal in the deepest part. I have full coverage but I’m worried a claim will raise my insurance too much to be worth it. I’ve wrenched on cars before but never painted anything because it scares me.

Is it time to start watching chrisfix videos or should i just deal with insurance?

  • Gellis12@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Vandalism would normally be covered by comprehensive coverage, and won’t affect your premiums; you’ll just have to pay a deductible. If you tried to do it yourself, you’d never get the paint to match quite right, so you’re better off taking it to an auto body shop to have it professionally repaired.

  • korstmos@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Depends, how much do you care, and how good does your car still look?
    If you drive a pristine car that you plan on selling eventually: get it done at a bodyshop.
    If you drive an older car or plan to keep it until it dies, and dont care about the looks too much: chrisfix has some good videos on working with a paint pen

    If you drive a 20 year old car in the rust belt: lol