Hit and run. How to fix this?

1IQ__ | 2026-02-21 15:45 | 3 views

Long story short, I was at my work and someone had bumped into the rear of my car and didn’t notice this happened until 2 days later. No, sentry mode was not on as the place I work and where I parked, I could see the car and it was close to closing time. I did check my works camera footage a few days back and an old guy in a corolla hit it but footage was too pixelated to see the plate. The paint transfer was much much worse until I was able to wipe off what I can. Now there is this dent that I can’t unsee and all other paint transfer and scratches. Anyone have recommendations on how to fix this? Mainly getting the scratches off? Thanks!

Comments (11)

W3HAPPYF3W 2026-02-21 15:50

Looks like surface scratches. Should be able to be compounded out. Find a shop that does paint chip repair and request that they polish. The dent may be able to be corrected via a PDR specialist.

Valaj369 2026-02-21 15:51

PDR? And then find a detailer to polish out the scratches and coat the area. It won't be perfect but it'll be much less of an eyesore than this.

1IQ__ 2026-02-21 15:56

Would it be possible to compound the scratches out DIY?

M_1_c_R_a 2026-02-21 16:02

Collect money from insurance, pay extra few months of your loan and forget about that 😉😁

Juano_Guano 2026-02-21 16:04

Yes. Dual action polisher, some products (do some research), watch some videos to get comfortable with the process. It’s not hard, it can be time consuming.

W3HAPPYF3W 2026-02-21 16:12

TBH, I would go with a professional. Technically, everything in life can be considered DIY. Commenters will make it seem easy but we all have different capacities concerning DIY abilities. For peace of mind, I’d recommend a professional. It shouldn’t cost much. If you do it DIY and ruin it (burn the clear coat, hologram the paint, overwork the polish, etc), you won’t be able to fix it.

ngvuanh 2026-02-21 16:40

Does hit and run claim raise the premium?

M_1_c_R_a 2026-02-21 17:22

I don’t think that. This s not your fault

Always_working_hardd 2026-02-21 18:19

Very sound comment.

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1IQ__ 2026-02-21 20:29

Funny.

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