Ryder
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Butterscotch Blues
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Post by Ryder on Feb 16, 2020 8:36:46 GMT -5
Bill, I think that looks a lot better. I hope none of your neighbors see it...”hey Bill, my wife backed into something the other day. Do you mind taking a look at it? The body shop said it was totaled but I bet you could fix it up like your car. I only want to spend $50 so don’t do too much, just make it look better.”
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swampyankee
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Fakin' it 'til I'm makin' it since 1956
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Post by swampyankee on Feb 16, 2020 9:01:57 GMT -5
The gas tank on my 65 Benelli Sprite has some pushed in dents that should pop with no creases. Tried using the dent puller hot glue to the surface with no success. I think the steel is much thicker than a modern car fender. I've asked around my area as well as the classic bike community but the only guy they recommend doesnt answer my calls.
If anyone knows of a good PDR guy, I can ship this tank pretty easily.
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Post by Leftee on Feb 16, 2020 9:19:27 GMT -5
Guess I'm not much of a car guy.
Every time I scroll through the thread titles
what I see here is:
"Painless Dental Repair"
I hear ya. I thought I saw “Pantless Dent Repair”. I see pantless djent despair.
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Feb 16, 2020 12:33:53 GMT -5
Look inside the trunk on the right side and see if you can remove a rigid plastic liner to access the cavity behind that damaged area. Another option is a removable plastic liner in the wheel well, but many vehicles have a spot-welded steel liner there.
If you can get behind the panel, you can hold a round dolly (body tool) or the face of a 3-lb hand sledge against the rear of the crease and gently, with many many taps of a leather-padded hammer on the outside, flatten that crease out.
If you can reach in there from the trunk, the work is a whole lot easier if you remove the trunk lid and the hinge on that side.
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Post by rangercaster on Feb 16, 2020 14:11:07 GMT -5
12 years as an auto claims adjuster here but moved on ... written 20,000+ estimates and checks to back them ... PDR works ... like conventional oldstyle body work does ... expertise costs money but it's worth it .. I'm a DIY guy ... but I will bite the bullet and call the plumber ...learned my lesson ...
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Post by walshb 🦒 on Feb 16, 2020 18:49:37 GMT -5
Look inside the trunk on the right side and see if you can remove a rigid plastic liner to access the cavity behind that damaged area. Another option is a removable plastic liner in the wheel well, but many vehicles have a spot-welded steel liner there. If you can get behind the panel, you can hold a round dolly (body tool) or the face of a 3-lb hand sledge against the rear of the crease and gently, with many many taps of a leather-padded hammer on the outside, flatten that crease out. If you can reach in there from the trunk, the work is a whole lot easier if you remove the trunk lid and the hinge on that side. Thanks Peegoo. I've already had the inner liner inside the wheel well off, or loose anyway, when I first worked on it and pushed out some of the dent by hand. That was before I purchased the PDR kit. So I know I can get to the inner surface if I can't pull the rest out with the kit. I didn't try removing the piece inside the trunk, but that's also a possibility.
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Post by walshb 🦒 on Feb 16, 2020 18:50:51 GMT -5
Bill, I think that looks a lot better. I hope none of your neighbors see it...”hey Bill, my wife backed into something the other day. Do you mind taking a look at it? The body shop said it was totaled but I bet you could fix it up like your car. I only want to spend $50 so don’t do too much, just make it look better.” Funny stuff! I showed the car to my daughter today and she already asked if I could pull a small dent out of her car, so that can of worms has been opened.
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Feb 16, 2020 19:13:16 GMT -5
If it's a large dent with no crease, get an old-style plunger with the screw-in wood handle. They're cheap. Wash the dent area to remove dirt, and then apply a film of dish soap around the rim of the plunger (helps make a seal). Gently press the rubber cup into the dent area and give the handle a smart tug. This technique works really well. on metal and plastic body panels. This: www.grainger.com/product/1RLV7Yet another option is a heat gun followed by freeze spray.
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