After driving for 43 years, I hit my first deer which happened only 11 days after I bought my 2017 Ford F-150 King Ranch, which was in showroom condition when I bought it. After taking to to a body shop with the quote from USAA, I was told everything would be replaced with new parts, except for a small dent in my hood. I am being told by the body shop owner that where my small dent is located prevents it from being pulled out without bonding and blending that spot back into the hood and then clear sealing the whole hood. I want to know from people who know more than I do about body work on newer F-150 hoods.

Do you agree with the body shop owner? The dent is on the lip of the hood where it curves down towards the grille. I can hardly see it without putting my hand on it and rubbing across the dent. It appeared to me more like a shadow in the paint than a dent I can't even see it in the picture I took when zooming in on it.

Pre deer strike front

Pre deer strike left-front profile

Pre deer strike right-front

Front post deer strike

Left-front post deer strike

Right-front post deer strike

 

 

I was simply not wanting to have a blended hood on my brand new truck. I was able to get it fixed the way I wanted. I found a paintless dent repair specialist who was able to remove the dent without the need to paint and blend. 40 minutes and a $100 vs the $448 the body shop had allocated for its work on the hood repair. The body shop was actually really cool about it and I still would use them again. They did a great job on the rest of the repairs.