Should I Go to a 4S Shop to Repair a Dent on My New Car?

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StBennett
07/29/25 7:15pm
For a dent on a new car, you can choose to have it repaired at a 4S shop or at a regular repair shop. Introduction to car dent repair: 1. Definition: Car dent repair is different from conventional sheet metal repair. It involves using optical and mechanical methods to treat the dented area of the car to restore it as much as possible. This method does not damage the car paint, offering a low-cost solution for car owners while also saving repair time. Dent repair is an advanced international repair technique with significant advantages over traditional sheet metal repair. 2. Benefits: It greatly reduces repair time, saving considerable costs. It does not damage the car paint, maintaining the original factory condition of the paint, and the color remains unchanged after repair. Car dent repair is purely manual physical work, environmentally friendly and pollution-free. In contrast, sheet metal and paint jobs produce waste, causing environmental pollution. 3. Drawbacks: It can only repair metal parts with minor dents. Plastic parts on the car body, edges of doors, areas with too thick paint putty, and severely deformed parts of the body cannot be repaired.
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