beastpath Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Anyone know of a good way to remove dents on the outside door paneling? I tried the liquid oxygen/heat method, but it didn't work. I'd rather not drill small holes into my car. Do the suction cup things work at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Remove the panel and press gently but forcefully at the same time until it pops out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nismothunder Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 The cup things work but leave cresses that you use heat on to get out...if its a big crease or hale dent the only thing to do is puddy over them since your never going to get it right... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Suction cups work sometimes, how large of diameter, it is creased already? If it isn't creased then the suction cup should work and leave you uncreased afterward. If there is a crease, get a body hammer and dolly and go at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastpath Posted January 6, 2010 Author Share Posted January 6, 2010 one dent is small and uncreased. the other is about palm sized and has a crease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.510 Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Another good trick for pushing a dent out from inside a door or quarter panel is to use a football or basketball. Deflate the ball and stuff it into the void with an inflation needle in place and hooked up to a hand-pump. If it's a door, put a piece of plywood or several lengths of 2x4 against the inner wall to spread out the load. Pump the ball up until the dent pops out but be careful that you don't make the whole door look like this ( )! If it's a smaller diameter dent duct tape a wood block against the inside of the dent prior to inserting the ball. If there's a crease inflate the ball until the dent mostly comes out and then tap along the crease with a round-faced body hammer to flatten it out. The ball makes a great dolly. You can push out "impossible" dents in things like C pillars by folding a deflated football in half (or rolling it up) and then cramming it in there from the bottom and slowly inflating it. I just wish they made a football with the inflating port in the end! No matter what you do, DO NOT inflate the ball with an air compressor! No matter how careful you think you're being you'll turn the "innie" into a major "outey" in about 1/3 of a second! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 I just wish they made a football with the inflating port in the end! Look in the plumbing section for one of the pressure test bladders. They are made to be put in a pipe and inflated to seal off the end of the pipe. They come in a few sizes and have the valve on the end of a tube sticking out the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edicer2 Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 i used a ding king on my pathfinder and it worked for getting a few dents out wont get anything that has kinked the metal though http://www.amazon.com/SEEN-ON-TV-Ding-King/dp/B000096G5G thats it u can find it cheaper other places just look around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87pathy Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 put a matching one on the other side and tell everybody it was made that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunya Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 put a matching one on the other side and tell everybody it was made that way. 5lb sledge to the knee! Will quit worring about a dent for a while then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastpath Posted February 14, 2010 Author Share Posted February 14, 2010 spent several hours using the "Ding King" to remove the dent from my rear door. Worked for the most part but there is still a small indentation. I ran out of time to do it so hopefully with a few more pops it will look almost perfect. The annoying thing was that I had to go back and exchange the "Ding King" about 1/2 way through as the damn thing split in the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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