So, someone decided to open up their car door and put a dent on the rear drivers side panel just above the rear tire. I've gotten paintless dent repair done
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07-11-2013, 08:57 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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Paintless dent repair drivers side rear panel question
So, someone decided to open up their car door and put a dent on the rear drivers side panel just above the rear tire. I've gotten paintless dent repair done on previous cars with great results. But, just curious can this be done on this part of the 370z? How are they going to gain access behind the panel? It's my understanding that the panel is welded on. I'll try attaching a picture of the dent later today.
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Had paintless dent repair done on my old G35 Coupe. The parts of the car they couldn't access with their magic rods, they used their sticky tape method to pull it out. The guy did a very good job.
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I use to have a 350Z and got a dent in the same panel and they said they couldn't access it. They ended up drilling a hole to be able to access the area behind the dent. They did good work but I really don't want to have a hole drilled and plugged again. There's got to be another way. |
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He could reach one with his special rods. The other one, he said he could attempt to drill inside the rear wheel well so the plug wont be seen, but wasn't sure he could reach it even if he did that and I'd have to remove the tire also. Option 2 was to use the glue method (I posted sticky tape in my earlier post but it was a glue). He places the glue in the ding, then places a tool (actually several different sizes, that I can't describe) on the glue and pulls it gently. He did this several times and just like magic, the dent was gone. The danger to this method is the paint may come off if the glue is too strong and he pulls too hard. However, the guy I had was very experienced, steady handed and not in any rush when pulling. I was very happy with the job. I did go to two shops to get quotes that did paintless dent repairs but wanted $125 per ding. Hope this helps. |
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Had a small crease (either a manufacturing defect or shipping damage) I noticed right after delivery, in the same fender area. The dent guy declined to do it on such a new and beautiful car. Said it was too high risk to do those repairs in that area of the car. I appreciated his honesty. My small defect was hardly visible. Actually, I don't think even I could find it now. Glad I left well enough alone. Be cautious.
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Can't they just take the rear tire off and the wheel well lining and get to it?
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i spent about $3K on training and tools. took about a year of daily practice to get a real handle of things. i can fix most dings..but i dont do it for business as i know how to make a lot more money working at an office sipping on coffee, not having to sweat my balls off in the summer heat. |
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