Nasty little dent in my box.

[max 02]

What's the best way to fix this? Can't really get behind it with anything... there is a brace behind it.
Pull it out with a slide hammer then weld up the holes?

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[ryoken]

a stud puller is prefered, but yes, you could do it with a slide hammer/mig..

many holes, and you always start out toward the edge of the dent, working your way around, than in toward the center.. tapping in on the outer crease while pulling out helps... it would be the same with a stud puller...

 

[70jimmy]

If you can slide something about the thickness of your fingers behind it, (I am not familiar with that style), go buy some blow up sports balls (football, soccer ball, volleyball, basketball, you can usually get mini balls also), take all the air out, slide the flat ball up behind the area with the needle in the ball and in short bursts of air inflate the ball to punch the dent out.

 

[tRustyK5]

How'd you manage that Dean?

 

[sweetk30]

stud / pin welder made for dent pulling and a slide hammer that has the grabber on the end to clamp the pin and walk it out .

then if me i would use all metal for base fill then top off any more with reg filler and prime/paint.

also grab a can of under coat for when your done to spray on the inside so it wont rust from the back side as fast from the pin welder hot points.

 

[max 02]

a stud puller is prefered, but yes, you could do it with a slide hammer/mig..

many holes, and you always start out toward the edge of the dent, working your way around, than in toward the center.. tapping in on the outer crease while pulling out helps... it would be the same with a stud puller...

Thanks Paul that helps alot. How many holes is many 10/15 more?

If you can slide something about the thickness of your fingers behind it, (I am not familiar with that style), go buy some blow up sports balls (football, soccer ball, volleyball, basketball, you can usually get mini balls also), take all the air out, slide the flat ball up behind the area with the needle in the ball and in short bursts of air inflate the ball to punch the dent out.

That works awesome...Rene told me that trick and I tried it on a dent on a truck I bought for parts.
Just no room for that trick on this spot.

How'd you manage that Dean?

It`s Russell`s fault! Russell and his dad loaded all the scrap parts,bent hood fender and what not in the box of that truck I bought off him.Then he wanted the engine mounts off the frame so I chopped the frame off and was left with a pile of scrap to get rid of. So I loaded it in the back of my Duramax and took it to the dump, pulled up beside the scrap metal bin unloaded it,then backed up into their nice steel fence around the bin!
So I blame Russell!

stud / pin welder made for dent pulling and a slide hammer that has the grabber on the end to clamp the pin and walk it out .

then if me i would use all metal for base fill then top off any more with reg filler and prime/paint.

also grab a can of under coat for when your done to spray on the inside so it wont rust from the back side as fast from the pin welder hot points.

I wish I had on of those pin welder deals. I fabbed up a puller end for my slide hammer...should work good,cept for the holes.
Just need to get some eazy grind wire for my wire feed.

The wife told me to leave it alone till I gather up everything I need to fix it with, paint ext... She dosen`t want to drive around with little holes in the corner of the box.

 

[ryoken]

Thanks Paul that helps alot. How many holes is many 10/15 more?




The wife told me to leave it alone till I gather up everything I need to fix it with, paint ext... She dosen`t want to drive around with little holes in the corner of the box.

i concur... at least give yourself a weekend to get the repair into primer..

the more holes the better usually.. drill a series of holes in a 1/2" or so from the crease edge.. you'll probably have a dozen there alone.. slide hammer while you tap down on the crease... keep moving in drilling new holes as needed..

 

[max 02]

i concur... at least give yourself a weekend to get the repair into primer..

the more holes the better usually.. drill a series of holes in a 1/2" or so from the crease edge.. you'll probably have a dozen there alone.. slide hammer while you tap down on the crease... keep moving in drilling new holes as needed..

Would you use screws or a bolt with a shoulder on it so it can`t pull threw. I jigged up the end so I could use a bolt.

I`ll take a pic of what I came up with.

 

[ryoken]

I've always just used a selftapper.. but if you can get a nut/washer on the back, that would work well...

 

[max 02]

Think this will work? Its just a washer with a hole drilled in it to hold the bolt in place.

 

[ryoken]

but can you access the back thu the light? if you can at all, than you'd be better off trying to pry it out some initially with a body spoon or prybar.. if you can get steady outward pressure in the middle, and body hammer the crease, you'd be amazed at what it will do..

 

[max 02]

Yeah...take the light out and I can get in there. I tried with pry bars and some other things but it just wasn`t doing anything. The panel were it comes around to the tail gate pulls out when you pry on it so it looses any force at the dent.

I think I could clamp the edge so it can`t pull out... maybe...and then try to pry it out again.

Self taping screws would make things go much quicker. My device will work with those too.

 

[ryoken]

like I said, it's VERY important to tap in at the crease while doing any prying or pulling... I know it's counter-intuative, but that's what ya do.. that's a substantial crease, you would NEVER get that out with a ball, that works on shallower, popable dents.... just steady outward pressure and hammer the crease...

 

[sweetk30]

even if you have a body shop pin weld it out the lack of holes will be 10 x better in the end over old school holes .

 

[ryoken]

well, I was gonna suggest he grind it, take it down for an hr or 2 of labor with them to stud pull it, than bring it home and finish it off... but most in here like to save money and do it themselves and he has a slidehammer...

 

[sweetk30]

good body shop do that dent pull under 1hr max . best money and time saver he could do .

i like to give the info for the best bang for the buck/time spent.

 

[ryoken]

I'll be sure to leave all the bodywork questions for you...

 

[max 02]

like I said, it's VERY important to tap in at the crease while doing any prying or pulling... I know it's counter-intuative, but that's what ya do.. that's a substantial crease, you would NEVER get that out with a ball, that works on shallower, popable dents.... just steady outward pressure and hammer the crease...

This is what is what I'm going to do.
And your right I want to do this myself. With advice ofcourse.

Thanks!

 

[sweetk30]

I'll be sure to leave all the bodywork questions for you...

i am not dissin you . just giving my view of the dent.

i did 2 of my own on my 2wd project in my thicker metal box of 1980's and had them both out in under 1hr. and i dont realy do body work for a living . just giving my real life experence.

 

[ryoken]

I was kidding...