Dent removal?

Chevy305 · Jun 8, 2007

Ok so tonight after I got home I had my hands full and had to shut the driver door to my truck. So I shut it with my foot on the corner but it didn't close all the way so I shoved it with my shoulder and left a nice dent in my door.
:crazy:

No pictures yet... but I will tomorrow
Anyone have any advice on how to get the dent out?

I was thinking of taking the door panel off and punching the dent out from behind. But I'm worried about a slight crease that formed at the bottom of the dent because it extends from the bottom of the door to just below the body line.

scmuddin · Jun 8, 2007

I am a bodyman so I would sujest trying to bang the dent out from the inside . You will never get it near perfect , but better . If you have access to a torch i would also apply a little heat to shrink it some . In any case you are gonna be into using a fairamount of bondo . The very best thing 2 do is to re and re with a new door they are chaeappppppp man and simple to piece back together .

sledheadak · Jun 9, 2007

push the dent out from the inside carefuly and work the crease line aith a flat faced hammer.you can cover the hammer face with duct tape to hel protect the paint.should be able to get 90% of it out that way

sunnyc123abc · Jun 9, 2007

I dunno if this really works or not, but you never know.

http://my.break.com/media/view.aspx?ContentID=305884

Chevy305 · Jun 15, 2007

sunnyc123abc said:
I dunno if this really works or not, but you never know.

http://my.break.com/media/view.aspx?ContentID=305884

Thats a cool idea, but the dent is too big for that...

Well I did get the dent out by pulling the door panel and hitting from the backside. However the crease that the dent left on the bottom is annoying.

Also I hate bondo there's no chance I would have bondo'ed over it. I thought bondo was supposed to be used to fill minor improfections in the metal, not to cover rust, fill dents, or fill holes.

gmc4cw · Jun 15, 2007

congratulations, you now have a truck that you can wheel without worrying about the first dent or scratch.

its all down hill from here on out. if you replace the door or door skin you can pass go and collect $200, otherwise its Baltimore ave for the rest of your life.

welcome to the dark side, say good bye to artzner and the rest of your dent/scratch free friends and come get a group hug from myself, supersize75k5 and the rest of the real wheelers.

Chevy305 · Jun 15, 2007

gmc4cw said:
congratulations, you now have a truck that you can wheel without worrying about the first dent or scratch.

its all down hill from here on out. if you replace the door or door skin you can pass go and collect $200, otherwise its Baltimore ave for the rest of your life.

welcome to the dark side, say good bye to artzner and the rest of your dent/scratch free friends and come get a group hug from myself, supersize75k5 and the rest of the real wheelers.

Hmmm... I guess I need some 1 tons then... :crazy: