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Depends, how much do you care, and how good does your car still look?
If you drive a pristine car that you plan on selling eventually: get it done at a bodyshop.
If you drive an older car or plan to keep it until it dies, and dont care about the looks too much: chrisfix has some good videos on working with a paint pen
If you drive a 20 year old car in the rust belt: lol
It's somewhere in between. A 2012 ford mustang. Some minor scratches on the driver's side that i bought it with. The passenger side was perfect. I care a good amount but I'm not made of money. I'm definitely considering some DIY rn
Definitely repair. If you have comprehensive coverage, then double definitely!
My deductible is $500 though and that feels like a lot to spend on a scratch.
Basically any bodywork job involving painting panels is going to cost at least $800. And if it's multiple body panels it will be more.