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The listing photos are doing the selling.
A buyer sees your listing photos, then walks around the car once. Neither of those finds the last few percent of a repair, so Practical is usually the right standard. What does move the price is the paint staying original, because a repainted panel shows on a depth gauge and hands a buyer something to negotiate with.
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A buyer sees your listing photos, then walks around the car once. Neither of those finds the last few percent of a repair, so Practical is usually the right standard. What does move the price is the paint staying original, because a repainted panel shows on a depth gauge and hands a buyer something to negotiate with.
The photos are what sell the car, and a dent in them is the first thing a buyer zooms in on. Repairing after the listing goes up means the listing already did the damage.
Refinishing a panel changes the paint depth, and any buyer with a fifty dollar gauge finds it. Paintless repair leaves nothing to find, which is worth real money at resale on a car that has otherwise never been touched.
They are looking for panel damage and prior repair, not grading the quality of a finish. Removing visible damage without introducing a repaint is exactly what an appraisal rewards.
Paying for the full correction on a car you are handing over next month is money you will not get back in the sale price. We will tell you that rather than quietly selling you the top tier.
Usually yes, and before the photos rather than after. Visible damage is the first thing a buyer uses to negotiate, and paintless repair removes it without introducing a repaint that a depth gauge would find later.
It protects it. The factory paint stays on the car, so there is no refinished panel for a buyer or an appraiser to discover. A repainted panel is what costs money at resale, not a properly repaired one.
There is nothing to notice. No filler, no sanding, no respray, so the paint reads as original on a depth gauge because it is original.
Often the repair costs less than the amount a dealer deducts for visible damage, which is usually assessed generously in their favor. Send photos and we will give you a number to weigh against their offer.