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Recently a guy came and crashed my front door in the parking lot at it left with a small but easily noticeable dent. Is there a way to remove the dent in a easy and really cheap way?

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as long as there is not a crease in the dent, the professional dent removers are able to completely remove all traces of a dent. If there is a dent, the only option to completely remove it is to take it to a body shop – Patrick Mar 7 '11 at 22:09
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Suction is the answer. You can buy a suction grip in a hardware store, but if the dent is shallow enough (ie pushed in rather than really dented) a toilet plunger might do it.

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a toilet plunger... really..? shud try it today – Kasturi Mar 7 '11 at 22:16
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It really depends on the dent, so don't get too hopeful, but at least it's cheap! – ravloony Mar 7 '11 at 22:19
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Even though we all laughed at him, a friend used the As-Seen-On-TV Suction cup dent puller and it actually popped the dent in his quarter panel. It is not perfect, but it did it to his satisfaction. You could also take the inside door panel off to be able to push it from the other side as well.

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