how to remove dent?

mrcanadian · 4th September 2006, 09:25

there is a little dend on my rear left door. I want to solve this problem. I asked my dealer they say you can make nothing. you have to make it paint it. but I thing if I can remove door trim. I can solve hiting to dend from inside. how can I remove door trim?

TTDegs · 4th September 2006, 10:26

You probably don't want to do that!

Unless the dent is on a 'crease' (ie one that the manufacturer put in), your best best is probably to try a a 'dent puller', which is basically a suction pad.

Unfortunately these work best on larger dents, not those caused by other car doors

But trying to hit it out from the inside stands a good chance of making it worse I'm afraid - been there, done that

mrcanadian · 4th September 2006, 10:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by TTDegs

You probably don't want to do that!

Unless the dent is on a 'crease' (ie one that the manufacturer put in), your best best is probably to try a a 'dent puller', which is basically a suction pad.

Unfortunately these work best on larger dents, not those caused by other car doors

But trying to hit it out from the inside stands a good chance of making it worse I'm afraid - been there, done that

please, do you ofer to me a 'dent puller' ?

TTDegs · 4th September 2006, 10:36

hundreds on ebay

http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/sear...ler&category0=

(Search on 'dent puller')

they might not work on your dent (can you bung a picture up in here?), but for under £10 might be worth a go

Jazz · 4th September 2006, 13:45

I have to agree with TTdegs on not removing the door trim and hitting it from the inside. I had a dent ( apparently casued by someone's big gorrilla hands leaning hard on it/ ikea's trolley ) right under the window on passenger's side. I was told by my honda dealer that i have to take into account the mechanical bits that is there on the door.

elfa7 · 4th September 2006, 14:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrcanadian

there is a little dend on my rear left door. I want to solve this problem. I asked my dealer they say you can make nothing. you have to make it paint it. but I thing if I can remove door trim. I can solve hiting to dend from inside. how can I remove door trim?

On a previous car, someone put a dent in the car door, size of a ten pence piece ,and I 'phoned Dentmaster. They came and repaired it on the drive, and you couldn't see a mark. Brilliant job. Cost about £40.

I think you'd be better getting it repaired professionally.

sco77harris · 4th September 2006, 14:21

i have a tiny thumb size dent and i hate anything being wrong, but i dunno if it is fixable on the door?

TTDegs · 4th September 2006, 14:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by elfa7

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrcanadian

there is a little dend on my rear left door. I want to solve this problem. I asked my dealer they say you can make nothing. you have to make it paint it. but I thing if I can remove door trim. I can solve hiting to dend from inside. how can I remove door trim?

On a previous car, someone put a dent in the car door, size of a ten pence piece ,and I 'phoned Dentmaster. They came and repaired it on the drive, and you couldn't see a mark. Brilliant job. Cost about £40.

I think you'd be better getting it repaired professionally.

that would indeed be a better idea - I didn't realise they were as cheap as that - in fact, I'd completly forgotten about them

johnd · 4th September 2006, 15:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by elfa7

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrcanadian

there is a little dend on my rear left door. I want to solve this problem. I asked my dealer they say you can make nothing. you have to make it paint it. but I thing if I can remove door trim. I can solve hiting to dend from inside. how can I remove door trim?

On a previous car, someone put a dent in the car door, size of a ten pence piece ,and I 'phoned Dentmaster. They came and repaired it on the drive, and you couldn't see a mark. Brilliant job. Cost about £40.

I think you'd be better getting it repaired professionally.

As Elfa7 has said, get one of the paint less dent removal guys in , as they can do an excellent job in under a hour.

mrcanadian · 6th September 2006, 07:21

my car's dent is below. what can I do about them?

elfa7 · 6th September 2006, 08:52

If the metal is creased, then you'll have to go to a body shop. Far better than a bodged diy. The car is too valuable for that.

TTDegs · 6th September 2006, 09:14

ouch

dents on the crease line (like yous unfortunately) are the hardest to get out

Definately a job for a professional I'm afraid

Bungle · 6th September 2006, 13:16

My girlfriends car had a nasty dent on the wheel arch/wing. The dent was actually caused by a kids head

I feel I may have to expand on this now! It was my sister's car. She was driving down a residential street when a kid ran out from between cars and left his head print on the wing. He was lucky, as the wing deforming must have taken all the energy. He got up and ran off. He was OK, but my sister was badly shaken. It turned out the kid was one of her friend's children.

Oh, get back to the point! We bought the car off her (with dent) and when I picked it up, I used my sucker from my GPS to pull the dent. It came out perfectly first time, and you cannot see where it was now. She was really annoyed, as she had driven around for 2 years with the reminder of that.

With smaller dents (smaller than a head) it is impossible to do this. We had a 'dent doctor' come over once to remove a crease from a car. It took about 1 1/2 hors, and was unbelievable. It wasn't too cheap, though.

Fedorov · 6th September 2006, 13:49

Sorry to go off-topic slightly... Bungle, it's worth going immediately to the nearest police station and making a statement, I had a kid run out into the side of my very first car when I was 17, even though this was well before all the ridiculous lawsuits you get nowadays my parents suggested I do this in case anything happens to the child afterwards or the parents decide to sue etc....!!!

Bungle · 6th September 2006, 14:05

Police did get invlolved, i believe at the scene. Nothing happened of it. She was doing well under speed limit, about 15mph, and the kid just ran out without looking. The kid had 'problems' befor that, so the parents and police were happy my sister was not at any fault what so ever. They were lucky, it could have been a lot worse.

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TTDegs Super Moderator Civinfo master Join Date: 4th August 2006 Location: Cardiff Posts: 5,634 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader: (0)	You probably don't want to do that! Unless the dent is on a 'crease' (ie one that the manufacturer put in), your best best is probably to try a a 'dent puller', which is basically a suction pad. Unfortunately these work best on larger dents, not those caused by other car doors But trying to hit it out from the inside stands a good chance of making it worse I'm afraid - been there, done that

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TTDegs Super Moderator Civinfo master Join Date: 4th August 2006 Location: Cardiff Posts: 5,634 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader: (0)	hundreds on ebay http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/sear...ler&category0= (Search on 'dent puller') they might not work on your dent (can you bung a picture up in here?), but for under £10 might be worth a go

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Jazz Supporter Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 26th July 2006 Location: Magic Roundabout Posts: 273 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	I have to agree with TTdegs on not removing the door trim and hitting it from the inside. I had a dent ( apparently casued by someone's big gorrilla hands leaning hard on it/ ikea's trolley ) right under the window on passenger's side. I was told by my honda dealer that i have to take into account the mechanical bits that is there on the door.

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sco77harris Supporter Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 5th June 2006 Location: stanmore london Posts: 974 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	i have a tiny thumb size dent and i hate anything being wrong, but i dunno if it is fixable on the door?

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mrcanadian Valve Cap Join Date: 21st August 2006 Posts: 15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	my car's dent is below. what can I do about them?

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elfa7 Supporter Rocketship door handle Join Date: 8th May 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 1,699 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	If the metal is creased, then you'll have to go to a body shop. Far better than a bodged diy. The car is too valuable for that.

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TTDegs Super Moderator Civinfo master Join Date: 4th August 2006 Location: Cardiff Posts: 5,634 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader: (0)	ouch dents on the crease line (like yous unfortunately) are the hardest to get out Definately a job for a professional I'm afraid

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Bungle Rocketship door handle Join Date: 3rd July 2006 Location: SE London/Kent Posts: 1,223 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	My girlfriends car had a nasty dent on the wheel arch/wing. The dent was actually caused by a kids head I feel I may have to expand on this now! It was my sister's car. She was driving down a residential street when a kid ran out from between cars and left his head print on the wing. He was lucky, as the wing deforming must have taken all the energy. He got up and ran off. He was OK, but my sister was badly shaken. It turned out the kid was one of her friend's children. Oh, get back to the point! We bought the car off her (with dent) and when I picked it up, I used my sucker from my GPS to pull the dent. It came out perfectly first time, and you cannot see where it was now. She was really annoyed, as she had driven around for 2 years with the reminder of that. With smaller dents (smaller than a head) it is impossible to do this. We had a 'dent doctor' come over once to remove a crease from a car. It took about 1 1/2 hors, and was unbelievable. It wasn't too cheap, though.

6th September 2006, 13:49	#14 (permalink)
Fedorov Supporter Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 15th April 2006 Posts: 783 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Sorry to go off-topic slightly... Bungle, it's worth going immediately to the nearest police station and making a statement, I had a kid run out into the side of my very first car when I was 17, even though this was well before all the ridiculous lawsuits you get nowadays my parents suggested I do this in case anything happens to the child afterwards or the parents decide to sue etc....!!!

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Bungle Rocketship door handle Join Date: 3rd July 2006 Location: SE London/Kent Posts: 1,223 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Police did get invlolved, i believe at the scene. Nothing happened of it. She was doing well under speed limit, about 15mph, and the kid just ran out without looking. The kid had 'problems' befor that, so the parents and police were happy my sister was not at any fault what so ever. They were lucky, it could have been a lot worse.