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Originally Posted by XC60Owner
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That's a superficial scrape and dent, limited in extent and low on the car. The sheet meal is not torn or even deeply folded. If you put approved polish/wax on it, it might be hardly visible.
The next level of repair would be "paintless dent removal"--techniques in which dents are pulled out from the outside, but which might require further finishing work for a perfect job.
The old school technique would be to put filler ("Bondo") into the dent and then restore the original contour by scraping and sanding, then paint. But Bondo may be a thing of the past.
I don't tolerate a car that's a disgrace, but won't spend a lot to achieve cosmetic perfection. Modern body shops will paint a whole panel to insure that there is no discontinuity in appearance. Given the conditions is the world today this seems like extravagance to me.