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I see it now.  I was looking at what appears to be grease pencil markings.  Yeah, that will need filling in, smoothing, and blending the paint unless you're willing to live with a noticeable touch-up.  That said, you could do the filling and sanding yourself.  Blending metallic paint is best left to pros.  Either way, $5k is waaaaaay too much.

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@Carlos panuco my black car had 2 years worth of rock chip across the entire front between the headlights and above & including the bumper into the primer....i touched up as best i could.....until it made me insanely sad to look at it....i had it repaired by a show car professional painter and it was done right and not with half measures to perfectly match the black paint.....it was not cheap...then had the entire car paint correction done, then had a clear film protection done from the windshield pillar to the front bumper...then had the entire car ceramic coated.....again, not cheap....but this car is better protected from rock chips and will never get dirty enough to wash with a bucket and wash mitt ever again.....i guess my point is that you get what you pay for and results speak for themselves....in your case, that chip is not worth 'going down the rabbit hole" by attempting to repair yourself....one of my favorite sayings from a truly wise man...."save your dough $$$ and hire a pro"....happy motoring 20220501_180122

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@msjulie posted:

Would a shop competent with Corvettes be a place to check, given their ratings otherwise are good?

Yes, that's what I'd recommend. Fiberglass is fiberglass. 5k is almost paint the whole car price.

I had a tire/rim scrape the LF corner on my old Spyder, and it took off a 2" round chunk. It was from some guy in a restaurant parking lot, I was inside.

The body shop charged me $1200 back in 2010 or so.

Thank you everyone on this subject owning a speedster replica has brought me a lot of joy in my life. I don't drive mine  very much I enjoy sitting in my garage looking at it. My wife gets jealous of course . Ill update information on the following subject so that future speedster replica owners navigate through our experiences.

The real joy is in driving it- get out and feel the wind in your hair! or on your scalp- whatever the case may be

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