ding removal kit??
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From: Denvile NJ
ding removal kit??
my baby is nearly perfectly straight all for a handful of ting dings that are pretty much visible only to the trained eye. seems like these aluminum panels are like ding magnets. has anybody used any of the over the shelf "ding puller" kits with success? biggest one is shallow and about diameter of a quarter , none have any creases or paint damage.
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Recently when I was getting my truck fixed at a local body shop, after being rear ended, I asked whether the shop could handle Aluminum body panels.
I was told "yes however". He went on to explain that you cannot "re bend" Aluminum panels as they tend to crack unless its a very minor dent.
The minor dent he would fill. Larger dents they replace the whole panel.
I was told "yes however". He went on to explain that you cannot "re bend" Aluminum panels as they tend to crack unless its a very minor dent.
The minor dent he would fill. Larger dents they replace the whole panel.
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Had 20 dings removed when I bought my car by a GOOD paintless repair guy that does all the Jaguar dealer cars. They are all aluminum now. None came back, none cracked. Pick a sunny warm day. He did my whole car in the lot outside, about 1hr and $80.00 later, and perfectly straight. The only one he didn't do, was a low one on the drivers door. He knew about the double tempered glass being fragile at the edges. He told me if I removed the inside panel he could take care of it. He didn't want to drill a hole, buy a window, and I did't want to change one.
Beware, some lesser guys would drill a hole for their tool, and pop a plastic plug in. Most customers would never know, but it's not the right way.
I'll call him back in the spring for a couple of new dings and remove the required inside panels, to take care of everything.
Beware, some lesser guys would drill a hole for their tool, and pop a plastic plug in. Most customers would never know, but it's not the right way.
I'll call him back in the spring for a couple of new dings and remove the required inside panels, to take care of everything.
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wow , that is a bargain indeed. unfortunately around here , all the "dent guys" typically charge $110 per panel. that doesn't matter if you have one or one dozen on that panel. bummer. that's why I thought I would give one of those puller kits like "ding king"
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Had 20 dings removed when I bought my car by a GOOD paintless repair guy that does all the Jaguar dealer cars. They are all aluminum now. None came back, none cracked. Pick a sunny warm day. He did my whole car in the lot outside, about 1hr and $80.00 later, and perfectly straight. The only one he didn't do, was a low one on the drivers door. He knew about the double tempered glass being fragile at the edges. He told me if I removed the inside panel he could take care of it. He didn't want to drill a hole, buy a window, and I did't want to change one.
Beware, some lesser guys would drill a hole for their tool, and pop a plastic plug in. Most customers would never know, but it's not the right way.
I'll call him back in the spring for a couple of new dings and remove the required inside panels, to take care of everything.
Beware, some lesser guys would drill a hole for their tool, and pop a plastic plug in. Most customers would never know, but it's not the right way.
I'll call him back in the spring for a couple of new dings and remove the required inside panels, to take care of everything.
Mark, can you please elaborate on the process he uses (I mean without drilling holes)?