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    4.7 (89 reviews)
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    Rob W.

    Sal just finished working on 2 dents on the fender of my '69 Cadillac and wow, it couldn't have turned out better. Super nice guy who followed up as committed and delivered above expectation. Highly recommended!

    Four years to rebut a yelp review is an indication of the work. The service of a business starts at the welcome call. I didn't need to see the work after the rude conversation. I can just imagine how the work would have gone if this is how it starts. I guess you don't know this emails me when you reply to it. You clearly remember this call but took over 4 years to come up with this tidbit? Shame on you for lying and trying to pass a this off as something it wasn't. I didn't bully you and quite frankly it was the other way around. This just doesn't disappear And erase what happened. You should have apologized prior to your last message and stopped adding to this post. Yelp exists because of this type of situation. *****for people reading this review.... I have had 4 emails in the past week from this person. I do not see the reviews here but I can tell you it's becoming harassment. Here is the latest notification from moments ago.

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    tim n.

    Sal worked his magic to get the unsightly dent out of my car. He was courteous, friendly, and professional. His years of experience and wealth of knowledge assured me that I had the right person performing the work. It may sound like a cliche, but I think the best way to describe my result was, like it never happened. That's the best result I could have hoped for. I highly recommend Sal to anyone looking for paintless repairs on their vehicles.

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    William S.

    Fender benders, people who park by touch, terrible drivers, inconsiderate people and outright morons are a just a few enemies of owning a car in the bay area. OK we don't have an exclusive on them but it sure seems like it sometimes. So you have a dent eh? If you're reading this it's a safe bet you're interested in getting it fixed. You might be thinking "well, I guess I better have a body shop fix it", STOP! Do not have any work done until you have it evaluated by Sal. You can look at his online album and get a feel for the type of damage he is able to fix WITHOUT paint and traditional bodywork. Sal has been doing this for a long time and has fixed everything from daily driver Accords to uber expensive classic sport cars. What about dented plastic bumpers? Well my friend there is hope for you. Sal is one of few people who can soften the material and reshape the shell of the bumper back to it's original shape. Modern vehicle bumpers are typically some form of TPO (thermoplastic olefin) I've seen many many poorly done bumper repairs by body shops. If they use body filler on it it will crack and of flake off the next time it is bumped. DO NOT get this kind of repair. Many shops don't even bother to use a flex agent in the paint which allows the paint to flex, if they skip this the paint won't adhere properly and will crack and flake off the next time it is scraped or impacted in some way. In general you want to avoid repainting if at all possible. Of course not all damage can be successfully repaired using paintless dent removal, however most common dents can be removed by someone who knows what they are doing, someone like Sal. See pics and info. here: http://homepage.mac.com/dentexpert/PhotoAlbum29.html Oh yeah, this review is not written by a friend or associate of his. I only know him professionally when I worked at Hopkins Acura in Redwood City. I have had work done by him on my cars and those of people I know, everyone is thoroughly satisfied.

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    Donna M.

    Sal is absolutely amazing!!!!! I believe that he has magic or maybe he is the dent repair fairy. My IS 250 was vandalized by an unknown a**hole. There was a huge dent with no crease or paint chip on the left front fender. I went through insurance and got my car inspected at a body shop. The body shop told me that somebody probably kicked/punched my car really hard... The body shop suggested that I should replace the fender which cost $1000+. There was no way I'm paying that much for a dent that looks fixable. I found Sal through Yelp. Thank you fellow Yelpers! Sal took his time to fix the dent and it looked like it never happened before! You won't realize how labor intensive it is until you see him in action. I have so much appreciation for him and his work!

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    Tony B.

    I couple years ago I got hit in my 95 M3 in a parking lot by someone backing out of a spot. My car was a particularly rare color, had exceptionally low miles, and had never been in an accident. The damage threatened to ruin much of the car's value , even if fully repaired by a traditional body shop, since the quarter panel would have needed replacing with an unoriginal part. I shot Sal some good photos, but given the extent of the damage he wanted to see it in person. I met him in San Mateo on a Saturday, and on Wednesday we had an appointment. Sal showed up to my place of work on Wednesday morning and began his work. He worked on the panel ALL DAY. By the end of the day the damage was only a pin hole sized dent, but he wanted to come back the next morning and finish it out. He worked another few hours Thursday, and when he was done the car was once again prestine. I greatly appreciate Sal's dedication and perfectionism. I have since referred him to a number of friends who have also been very satisfied.

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    I went to the Tesla forum and someone highly recommended Sal. There was a serious dent likely caused by vandalism that Sal thoroughly examined. Then he gave me estimate that I thought was very reasonable considering the depth of the dent on the aluminum hood. The following week, Sal came to my house and spent almost 3 hours working his magic on my hood. When I say magic, I do mean magic. Sal told me it's not gonna look pretty in the process, but have faith. Needless to say, when he was done, the dent was completely gone and all that was left was the residual paint scratch that I will deal with later. This guy is magic!!!

    Jennifer H.

    I only had my brand new car a month before some jerk dented it with their car door. It was a small dimple but the location of it made it look much worse. I emailed Sal and he responded very quickly. I met him at one of his mobile job locations to get an on-site estimate. He studied the dent carefully and told me my options. He even offered to come out the same night to fix it! The guy is a master at his craft. With detailed precision and expert care, there is zero evidence that I ever had a dent! It's truly magic! Thanks Sal!

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    Hired Sal for dents in two of my cars. Sal did an amazing job both times. The dents are completely gone.

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    Sal just finished working on 2 dents on the fender of my '69 Cadillac and wow, it couldn't have turned out better

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    First, I want to thank Daniel and his wife for the great communication throughout the process. I…read morereached out to nearly four other dent repair companies, and they either quoted me over $1,000 or said the repair wasn't worth attempting because it was a lost cause. Honestly, I thought the same. Someone had shot my truck with a BB, which left a small, sharp, deep dent. Daniel was upfront and told me it might not be 100%, but he would do his best. Well, his "best" turned out to be 100% in my book, I can't even tell the damage was ever there. I also had another dent on the truck bed, and he took care of that as well. On top of the quality of work, he only charged $400 and came to me since he's mobile. The workmanship, pricing, and convenience were outstanding. Honestly, it's incredible how well he was able to repair the dents. Providing the before (not after) take it from me 100%

    Daniel reached out to me through Yelp after yelp sent messages to several businesses for a quote on…read morea dent in my car. He was by far the most affordable and was able to get the job done the same day in under 45 minutes. I wasn't looking for my car to look brand new as it's an older vehicle that I use daily to take my kids to and from school and activities, so I definitely have some wear and tear. Other auto repair shops quoted me around five times higher to make it look brand new, which wasn't what I wanted. I don't think my car is even worth that much so I didn't want to spend much to look like a new car. Daniel removed the dent and also took care of some scuffed paint. Overall, I'm very pleased with the affordable pricing and the quality of service.

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    Anthony is one of the most honest and genuine people I've come across in the auto repair world…read more I brought him my 2017 VW CC after a really difficult insurance situation and explained that I wasn't looking for perfection or a full body shop restoration -- I just wanted someone honest who could help make the car look and function meaningfully better without unnecessary upselling or cutting corners. He spent several hours carefully working on both the rear quarter panel damage and an additional front dent, and the improvement was significant. The rear door now closes properly again, the panel alignment is dramatically better, the rear bumper is finally sitting back in place properly again, and the car overall looks much more presentable than before. What stood out most to me though was Anthony's character. He knew I was dealing with a difficult financial and insurance situation and still went above and beyond to help me out on pricing while putting a tremendous amount of time and effort into the work. That level of honesty, compassion, and craftsmanship is rare these days. Anthony is clearly someone who takes pride in his craft and genuinely cares about people. If you want flashy salesmanship, he's probably not your guy. But if you want someone hardworking, skilled, honest, and compassionate, I would absolutely recommend him. Wishing him continued success -- good people like this deserve it.

    Called City Dent around 8am the day before thanksgiving. Saw nothing but good reviews and I had a…read moredime sized pin-point ding right on the crease of my passenger door of my RAV4 that had been nagging at me for months. I didn't think I'd hear back from them, but got a call around 1pm same day and dude said if I could make it to San Mateo he could do it. He quoted me a great price and I was on my way. I got to the shop. As a small business owner myself; I can tell you their shop is a nice source of pride. Nice classic cars parked in the shop. The waiting room reminded of my mechanic dad's garage growing up in Illinois. And yup, I drove home and never had a clue I had a dent in the first place

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    Unfortunately, I'm really unhappy with the paint job I received and just want people to be able to…read moreset expectations. I requested a quote for repair of a bunch of rock chips on the front fender of my car. We met, discussed the plan to fill in the chips with paint, and I understood it wasn't going to look perfect by any means, but seemed like the color would at least be a close match again. Literally 30 minutes later I got a call the job was done and came out to what looked like grayish White Out had been quickly dabbed onto each of the rock chips. I was kind of shocked at how it looked and asked what else could be done to which he basically replied "this color is really hard to match so I can sand/paint the whole front bumper, but it still won't match the rest of the car" so didn't really seem like a solution at all. A few things. I understand there are material costs of doing the job, but for 30 minutes of labor and a poor outcome I think $400 was nuts even though this was cheaper than other quotes. If the color of my car (stock Lexus pearl white) was too difficult to match, he could've just said so before putting paint on my car. Again, if the number of rock chips was too many to fix, I wish he would've just said that before beginning or after the first one. Lastly, I was just very annoyed with the offered "solution". Tony was a really nice guy and I do feel like I went into this with realistic expectations, but now my $60k car looks like it has grayish chicken pox all over the front and I'm pretty angry. Just want to leave this here so anyone else in a similar situation can take a look at the close-up and set appropriate expectations before proceeding.

    I'm glad that I got in contact with Tony. I sent a quote request thru Yelp and he was one of many…read morewho responded. I had accidentally messed up my friend's car as I was rushing out of the parking lot. I tore up his bender right under his headlight. Tony quoted a reasonable estimate and suggested to fix the existing bumper. When he finally arrived to fix the car he kept the original estimate and did the body repair in just a few hours. He did an incredible job and my friend is happy with the work. I'll be contacting Tony again for needed body repair. My car needs to be fixed too!

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