Fender pushed in near headlight

[5m1dy]

I returned to my car after 12 hours in the office last night and found this....



Someone somehow managed to reverse into my car and only hit the fender, the bumper is untouched (ignore the crack).

How would r3v go about fixing the dent? Would it be possible to push out from the inside if I remove the headlight etc? Should I warm the area up with a heat gun to stop the paint cracking and becoming worse?

[tytypetersen]

If you take the fender off you can push this out carefully from the inside. You would have to remove the grill too. Headlight can stay put. That much of a dent may require some painting. Even if you heat it, the paint may crack.

This fender had similar damage. After pushing it out I used some bondo and primer then a rattle can of matching paint. Came out pretty good.

[tytypetersen]

Here's what this fender looked like after the deer hit and before the home repair. The repair isn't perfect but most people don't notice it.

[BROKINBIMMER]

Impossible to repair without paint. Also, looks to be a 3 stage paint.