Slight body/fender flare damage, any recommendations?

I was out in Shenandoah NP this past weekend driving on a fire road when I tried to do a tight 3 point turn with my DCLB (oops lol) and ended up whacking my fender flare and panel on the front passenger side. Damage is subtle, but it bothers me a bit. See pics below - the fender is scratched to bare metal in multiple areas and the panel is slightly dented inward, making the gap between the door and the panel slightly wider at the bottom.

I am thinking about using this opportunity to just plastidip my fender flares and the bumper caps to black - I see that there are some users who have done this on the forum, if anyone who has done this mod wants to chime in on whether they like/dislike this mod, feel free!

Another option would be to repaint the flare and be done with it. Does anyone know if the touchup paint offered by the dealer is sufficient for this kind of damage? Or is the touchup paint meant for smaller chips?

These are just the first few things that come to mind, please let me know if you have other suggestions/recommendations

 

I would do what ever it takes to stop rust. Then let the rest go until you are done rock crawling . There is no point to sweat over it if you are going to continue rock crawling .

 

Ok, I will look into ways to prevent rust. I wasn't really using it to rock crawl, just to get to a campsite which happened to include a stretch on the fire road.

 

The touch up paint from the dealership is for small nicks and scratches. To have it fixed at a professional body shop would probably be $500 to $1,000. To do it right the flare needs to be removed, repaired and repainted, then the fender needs repaired and repainted. I was worried about doing the same thing when I had the long ass factory fender flares on my Taco.

 

Totally agree with you on the costs of such a repair, and he will go bash it again