Timeline for Will pushing this dent out make the job harder for a Paintless Dent Repair (PDR) specialist?
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| Aug 6 at 9:25 | answer | added | mrq | timeline score: 0 | |
| Dec 6, 2023 at 17:27 | answer | added | Ethan Jackman | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jul 19, 2019 at 18:03 | vote | accept | sbuck | ||
| Jul 19, 2019 at 18:02 | comment | added | sbuck | Follow up: DIY pulling on the dent yielded very little improvement. Got quotes ranging from 500-800 from PDR specialists. Ended up going with "DentWizard" and it cost $500. Results: If you know where to look for it, you can tell where the metal is a little funny, but it's nearly undetectable from a short distance. Very happy with the results. Better then spending the quoted $1200 for the body shop to replace/paint. Happy to have still have the OEM fender/factory paint. | |
| Jun 19, 2019 at 20:46 | comment | added | Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2♦ | As an aside, sometimes loosening the panel on the car will allow the stress to be relieved enough for the panel to pop itself back into position. I've seen it happen more than once. You only have to ensure you've not disturbed the positioning of the panel, or your lines will not meet back up the way it's supposed to. | |
| Jun 19, 2019 at 16:35 | comment | added | sbuck | @AndrewMorton More quotes are in progress. Good point about finding a replacement panel. | |
| Jun 19, 2019 at 15:38 | comment | added | Andrew Morton | Did you get more than one quote? It's even possible that you could get that panel replaced for less than $600. | |
| Jun 19, 2019 at 14:20 | comment | added | sbuck | The takeaway I'm getting here is it's better to pull than to push (even when there's easy push access?) | |
| Jun 19, 2019 at 13:32 | comment | added | alephzero | When you made the dent, you stretched the sheet metal. Therefore, if you try to pop it out, you will have "more wing" that was originally there and it will bulge outwards. If you apply too much force to pop it out, you will stretch it further and have "even more wing" than there is now. Dealing with that situation is one reason why good bodywork repairs cost money! | |
| Jun 19, 2019 at 13:26 | comment | added | Tim Nevins | Try using a toilet plunger to pull the dent out. Wet the panel, put the plunger on close to the vertical crease and give it a good pull. If there are any marks left PDR can get them. You can only make it worse if you start hitting it with a hammer. | |
| Jun 19, 2019 at 13:10 | comment | added | JackU | I can see it only make the job harder if you push it out too far (past the original shape). If you give it a go then try to avoid pushing it with your hand because that's when it could easily become dented in the opposite directed, use a dent removal kit. | |
| Jun 19, 2019 at 12:44 | answer | added | GdD | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jun 19, 2019 at 12:28 | history | asked | sbuck | CC BY-SA 4.0 |