Got nudged in the rear - minor damages..

[rastaFarai]

Got the bumper all scratched up and paint peeled off.. not as bad as it sounds, although it's all bad. So I dropped my truck to mechanic today for some work i planned to do and asked him about the bumper - he said i'd have to go to body shop and it could be $1500 cuz they have to replace bumper. Kinda crazy. It wasn't bad enough for me to call insurance yet - no dents or anything. the old lady that hit me was very nice and apologetic (could have been an aunt of mine so i didnt yell at her or act ignorant.. it was an accident and at the corner we were on it was waiting to happen).

so i got her info she offered to pay out of pocket, but i got her insurance info as well. So we'll see.. i know i need to post pictures for this question to be answered but there seems to be no deep scratches etc - cant i just have the bumper stripped and repainted? unfortunately (for her) it's all one piece..