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Originally Posted by jims69camaro

damn, that sucks. there is no reason for there to be mud on all panels. if there was that much damage, they should have replaced the panels. much easier than to use mud to "straighten" a panel. how thick did it show? thicker in some areas than others?

all of this is moot at this point since you won, but for my own edification, i'd like to know if there are still shops out there that will pull a panel to straighten it, then mud it up to finish it. it usually uses more labor than the insurance companies will pay for, that's why more shops will replace the panel. they come out ahead in the long run.

We do all the time at my place of work.... don't wanna mention it since were not a sponsor on the board... unless I'm allowed. But we have 3 racks to pull from and then finish it up with a layer or so of mud or plastic. Then again we do resto work also so we stay reputable and honest.