C7 - is paintless dent repair possible?

[ddgermann]

Guess I'm going to find out as well. Ran into unexpected gravel road. Despite doing 30 km/h, this was the result. View attachment 10919

It sure looks like it was drug over something. If that gravel rash that was some seriously sharp gravel. Are both sides like that?

 

[YFCvii]

Guess I'm going to find out as well. Ran into unexpected gravel road. Despite doing 30 km/h, this was the result. View attachment 10919

If it is very recent ... you might be successful with a "comprehensive" claim on insurance which will not affect your rates if deemed a result of flying objects or something like that ... but I did find out my rock damage inquiry to insurance could not be delayed or hypothetical. You have to jump into the "insurance puddle"
with both feet to find out. Mine was for lots of gravel on paved highway and repairs were covered. I hope for similar good fortune for your repair.

 

[Rruuff Day]

That's behind the front tire.... I've seen a lot of gravel rash but nothing that bad.... How many miles of gravel did you drive?

 

[Dub]

There's no way gravel roads at 30km/h would cause that kind of damage, would it????

 

[DDHRocks]

I wonder... I did scrape something coming out of a gas station and driving off the curb. They marked the exit with yellow paint instead of the curb, the opposite of what they do here in Saskatoon, it is only on one side. That might make more sense.... Guess I'll talk with the claim adjuster again...

 

[DDHRocks]

Yep, I looked at the gas station exit on Google and that makes a lot more sense. No yellow paint though. There was a camper turning in and I had to cut the corner of the exit a bit. I must have just run the passenger side tire over the curb and scraped that area just behind the tire. I heard a scrape, but thought maybe it was just the rubber under the nose. Apparently not. Thanks guys, that makes a lot more sense now that I think about it.

 

[Black 03 Z06]

Still a bummer DDH, hope you can get it fixed up quickly.

 

[ddgermann]

Yep, I looked at the gas station exit on Google and that makes a lot more sense. No yellow paint though. There was a camper turning in and I had to cut the corner of the exit a bit. I must have just run the passenger side tire over the curb and scraped that area just behind the tire. I heard a scrape, but thought maybe it was just the rubber under the nose. Apparently not. Thanks guys, that makes a lot more sense now that I think about it.

Yup that sucks DDH. We all want a redo when that stuff happens. The panels are easy enough to change out on Corvettes and you will likely require a new full panel as I would not expect any repair to last there.
I really feel for you in this but I'm betting there is a bunch of us really curious to hear beyond insurance, what this actually costs to do and what options you are given.
Like raw new panel then paint or can you get a new panel already factory painted?

On the bright side at least you know you can gently take a gravel road if you get caught and not have that damage as it is only one side damaged.

All the best.
Derek

 

[DDHRocks]

They say they can repair the damage. Quote is $1200. We'll see how it looks! Goes in for a couple days next week.