Is a smart repair an option here?

[ColdoRS]

I know the smart repair thing has come on a long way in the last 5-10 years, are they capable of sorting out the below to a very high standard (invisible), or is this a body shop job?

(The units in my garage jumped out on me when I was putting the car away....)

[paintman]

Invisible.
Bodyshop.
Full panel paint.
Is there a bit of filler there?

[V8covin]

By smart repair you really mean a local part panel repair.
Done well you can get an invisible repair.....but it won't stay invisible.Every time you polish the vehicle you risk exposing the edge of the clear.

[Squiggs]

I'm not saying it's impossible ...... a highly skilled tech could do it.
But it's very difficult to do an invisible local repair on a bonnet ...... more especially when the colour's metallic - and colours don't come much more metallic than silver!

[paintman]

As V8Covin says, it's the join between the old & new clearcoat.
The colour match could be perfect but there is the very real risk that you will find the join as a thin dull line - or a rainbowy effect.
Once you've noticed it you won't be able to unsee it & as you want perfect it will irritate.

[ColdoRS]

Thanks guys - all noted, bodyshop proper job it is.

[steveo3002]

V8covin said:

By smart repair you really mean a local part panel repair.
Done well you can get an invisible repair.....but it won't stay invisible.Every time you polish the vehicle you risk exposing the edge of the clear.

agree