How to remove dent?

[Dinoboy]

I've had a go at pushing this bootlid dent out from the inside. Heat applied with a heat gun, managed to push it out to a very small degree.

I'd imagine these old Merc's have fairly heavy gauge metalwork, any suggestions?

[paul_c123]

Do you have a rubber hammer? Also, a stripey line board will help a lot with the tweaks. I am assuming the paintwork is undamaged here.

[Mikebentley]

My lad has a few dings on his Fiat 500 that were there when I got it for him. I’ve been so tempted to buy one of the kits on Amazon that use a glue and puller, light bar and taps to knock back. I’m good with DIY etc but just can’t commit in case I make it worse.

PS Nice motor.

[Dinoboy]

paul_c123 said:

Do you have a rubber hammer? Also, a stripey line board will help a lot with the tweaks. I am assuming the paintwork is undamaged here.

I do have a rubber hammer, however the inner side of the dented panel is only accessible through a hole in the inner panel unfortunately.

Edited by Dinoboy on Tuesday 8th July 18:32

[Dinoboy]

Mikebentley said:

My lad has a few dings on his Fiat 500 that were there when I got it for him. I ve been so tempted to buy one of the kits on Amazon that use a glue and puller, light bar and taps to knock back. I m good with DIY etc but just can t commit in case I make it worse.

PS Nice motor.

Thanks for that

[Iceblue]

Thats a job for a good dent repair guy, I've used the same bloke three times over a number of years who does dent repairs for all the main dealers and he would have that fixed perfectly in 10mins

[Dinoboy]

Iceblue said:

Thats a job for a good dent repair guy, I've used the same bloke three times over a number of years who does dent repairs for all the main dealers and he would have that fixed perfectly in 10mins

I've actually messaged a couple of dent devil type guys and both said they wouldn't touch it.

[Mikebentley]

Dinoboy said:

Mikebentley said:

My lad has a few dings on his Fiat 500 that were there when I got it for him. I ve been so tempted to buy one of the kits on Amazon that use a glue and puller, light bar and taps to knock back. I m good with DIY etc but just can t commit in case I make it worse.

PS Nice motor.

Thanks for that

YouTube is your friend there are some good “how to” videos.

[Gerradi]

Dinoboy said:

I've actually messaged a couple of dent devil type guys and both said they wouldn't touch it.

Problem is judging by that pic its a crease rather than a dent & it may have stretched the metal too much ?

[Dinoboy]

Gerradi said:

Dinoboy said:

I've actually messaged a couple of dent devil type guys and both said they wouldn't touch it.

Problem is judging by that pic its a crease rather than a dent & it may have stretched the metal too much ?

You may well be right, it's noticeable from quite a distance away when walking back to the car.

[steveo3002]

looks like a nice car , almost no chance you will diy that to a nice standard

should be a peice of cake for a good dent man assuming theres no signs of filler work etc in the area , i would suggest asking at nice local car dealers who they use and are they happy with their work , many of them are cowboy hack jobs

[Dinoboy]

steveo3002 said:

looks like a nice car , almost no chance you will diy that to a nice standard

should be a peice of cake for a good dent man assuming theres no signs of filler work etc in the area , i would suggest asking at nice local car dealers who they use and are they happy with their work , many of them are cowboy hack jobs

Thanks for that, it is a lovely old thing. Just working my way through lots of jobs that need doing as a bit of weekend therapy

[Some Gump]

Dent videos seemed to be trending on YouTube, I watched a couple. My take:

A good dent guy will do that very quickly and easily. Don t worry about that crease / stretching theory, I ve seen way way worse on YouTube and it comes back perfect.

Many amateurs have bought dent kits on Amazon and given it a go. All have found that although the pros make it look trivially easy, it really is not. Most end up with a hot mess and this kit wasn t worth it . Caveat - this is YouTube, it s probably polarising because only the good or bad outcomes would warrant a video!

IMO it s like plastering or tiling - you can spend an age and come back with something that sort of looks passable, but you d be better off callling a pro and having a lovely finish at the end of it

Edit to add this link - bloke from hull who seems to be a magician! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rgw20V4QiSQ&pp=y...

This is just a random video, but it looked about right re. Double skinned / limited access / near bodyline.

Edited by Some Gump on Sunday 20th July 10:30

[Dinoboy]

Some Gump said:

Dent videos seemed to be trending on YouTube, I watched a couple. My take:

A good dent guy will do that very quickly and easily. Don t worry about that crease / stretching theory, I ve seen way way worse on YouTube and it comes back perfect.

Many amateurs have bought dent kits on Amazon and given it a go. All have found that although the pros make it look trivially easy, it really is not. Most end up with a hot mess and this kit wasn t worth it . Caveat - this is YouTube, it s probably polarising because only the good or bad outcomes would warrant a video!

IMO it s like plastering or tiling - you can spend an age and come back with something that sort of looks passable, but you d be better off callling a pro and having a lovely finish at the end of it

Thanks for that, yes sounds about right, I had a go at it myself and it's definitely not as deep a dent now, however I think if I persist I'll probably just make it look worse than it started.

[Bluevanman]

Dinoboy said:

I've actually messaged a couple of dent devil type guys and both said they wouldn't touch it.

That's surprising,that should be meat and potato to any pdr repairer, maybe they were both too busy for a little job like that

[BobToc]

Mikebentley said:

I m good with DIY etc but just can t commit in case I make it worse.

PS Nice motor.

The relevant episode of Father Ted springs to mind. Every job like this that I ever have a crack at ends with a professional fixing my mess!