Wednesday evening I was driving home from work on the 210 Freeway in La Crescenta. I was suddenly hit with a barrage of rocks in a tight cluster. I was like someone threw a bucket of rocks at me. They all seemed to hit my hood and windshield -- violently. It was dark and I have no idea where they came from. My hood now has many paint chips. It needs to be repainted.

My body shop guy, who I've used for years, says he can't just repaint my hood. He first needs to sand down all the chip areas. That and a repaint will cost $475. Also, he says my color, Laguna Blue Pearl, loses brilliance over time from exposure to the sun. Consequently, it will have to be blended in with the bumper and fenders, bringing the cost up to $1,000.

This doesn't sound reasonable. Any ideas, suggestions?

 

I had the same happen to me recently. My repair ended up costing just over $1,100 because my hood had to be blended with the bumper and fenders.

 

Unfortunately, that price seems to be about what partial prep/repaints are going for these days. I'm just going to live with my chips a couple of more years and do a full repaint. At which time I WILL put a clearbra on BEFORE I start doing any Hwy driving.

 

scrap the hood and go carbon

 

Yeah, might as well spend $700 on a used Top Secret hood

 

 

He is being honest with you. I have gone through the same thing myself.

 

I'd go aftermarket hood before I spent that much to fix the stocker.

 

C.F.

 

I would think though, that since your car is a 2006, how much could it have really faded? You could probably go with just painting the hood in your case.