Fix a dent, keep the paint

If the paint is not cracked, a dent can often be pushed out from behind. We pass your request to one independent local tech.

Capitol Hill, Seattle at night, looking east from Pine and 9th.

What kind of dent is it?

Small door ding

$150 to $275

Covers dings up to about 1.5 inches on a steel panel.

Another car door in a parking lot. If the paint is intact, the tech reaches behind the panel and pushes the metal back out.

Send my request

Typical ranges. Your tech confirms the price before any work.

What it costs

Typical ranges. Your tech confirms the price before any work.

One door ding

Reflections of buildings running across a silver sports car body panel

$150 to $275
One ding up to 1.5 inches on a steel panel with unbroken paint.

Crease or aluminum

A tape measure laid across a layer of hailstones

$275 to $495
A dent along a body line, or a dent in an aluminum panel.

Several dings

Black-and-white photo of small race cars lined up on a Tacoma street with crowds watching

$395 to $750
About 4 to 6 small dings across more than one panel in one visit.

Large or hail dent

Capitol Hill, Seattle at night seen from a high-rise, streets lit up toward the radio towers

$650 to $1,250
Deep dents, stretched metal, or hail and branch damage.

Check your dent first

These details help the tech tell you from a photo whether the dent can be pushed out.

Silver car hood covered in small round hail dents — Hail dents across a car hood after a storm (Queensland, Australia).

Run a fingernail across it.
If you feel bare metal or flaking paint, say so in your request.
Look at the edge.
Note if the dent sits within half an inch of a door edge or wheel arch.
Have your year, make, and model.
It tells the tech if the panel is steel or aluminum.
Find a flat spot to park.
A driveway, carport, or garage gives the tech room and steady light.

Dents happen here

Tight city parking means door dings. Tall evergreens drop branches and cones on parked cars. Many newer trucks and EVs use aluminum panels, which need different tools than steel.

2015: first model year of the aluminum-body Ford F-150Source: Ford Motor Company

Belltown apartment towers and a brick warehouse beside rail tracks under a blue sky — Belltown, Seattle, from Olympic Sculpture Park.

How a request works

Tell us about the dent

Pick the dent type, your vehicle, and your ZIP code.

A local tech reaches out

We send your request to one independent dent tech who serves your area. They may ask for a photo.

You decide

Ask for a price before any work. You are under no obligation to book.

Areas we take requests from

Including South Lake Union, Capitol Hill, Ballard, West Seattle, Downtown Bellevue, Totem Lake, North End Tacoma, Alderwood.

Black-and-white photo of a 1940s sedan parked outside a brick apartment entrance in Seattle — Car parked at the Rhododendron Apartments, Seattle, 1949 (Seattle Municipal Archives).

Seattle98101 / 98103 / 98109 / 98116Driveways and parking garages
Bellevue and Kirkland98004 / 98033 / 98052Homes and offices on the Eastside
Tacoma98402 / 98406 / 98371North Tacoma, Gig Harbor, Puyallup
Everett and Lynnwood98201 / 98036 / 98012Mukilteo, Edmonds, Mill Creek
Renton and Kent98057 / 98032 / 98188Tukwila and Maple Valley
Issaquah and Sammamish98027 / 98074 / 98045East along I-90

Common questions

Who actually fixes the dent?

An independent local dent tech. PNW Dent Repair is a referral service, not a body shop. We pass your request to one tech who works in your area, and they contact you directly.

Will the dent still show afterward?

It depends on the size, the depth, and whether the metal is stretched. Send the tech a clear photo and they can tell you what to expect before you book.

Can aluminum panels or EVs be fixed?

Often, yes. Aluminum does not spring back like steel, so it takes gentle heat and different tools. Tell the tech your make and model up front.

What if the paint is scratched in the dent?

Light scuffs from another car can often be polished out. If the paint is cracked down to metal, the dent can still be pushed out, but the paint will need a touch-up.

Will the tech come to my home or office?

Most of this work is done where you park, as long as there is a flat spot with some room. Confirm the location when the tech contacts you.

Request a dent tech

Pick the symptom in the list, or choose it here.

PNW Dent Repair is a referral service, not a body shop. We pass your request to one independent local dent tech, who sets their own prices.