Engine bay paint

If you're not gonna paint it all yourself, I'd let the body shop pull the dents. Fewer changes for finger pointing between parties.

If you're going to paint it, then by all means have someone else massage it out!

I'd definitely paint the bay with the fenders off though. However you plan to put color to it.

I don’t think I’m painting it. Heck I don’t even know if I will do the final sand before painting it… idk what kind of block sanding and stuff it will need anyways. I’m barely a mechanical guy so I’m dang sure not a body and paint guy. Lol.

If I massage the dents out I’d use my good ol trusty BFH…. So better to let a professional do it.