ALan, I feel your pain. I have 2 of those rascals from my last passing episode that decided to stay put. Every now and again, they move, just enough to let me know they are still there. I have never had the blasting done, but there is always a first time, eh?
Elaine just bought 2 new cars with hail damage, and you are getting yours fixed. THat is pretty funny. We have a couple of places in town that can fix those type of dents with out drilling or paining etc. I had them do the door dings, it was great. Now I have a new one to get done, something to do on my retirement days, I guess.
Wow, selling your house and buying one. DH loves to tell me we need to do that, I am quite happy with the one I have. But I know about trying to get into good schools, neighborhoods, etc. Best of luck on both parts!
PS I sent you a pm.