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toyota mad **
Joined: 31 Dec 2008 Posts: 98 Location: ireland
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Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 21:40 Post subject: i got a ding on my back door |
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Anybody know how to get a small ding out of a back door,
i was opening the back door and the wind beat me to it, it bounced off a jockey wheel handle on a trailer i was towing just between the number plate holder and spare wheel.... it annoyed me for days, now its bugging me so i want it gone ..
its the only mark on the cruiser and i put it there thats whats killing more than anything, so any ideas bright sparks without spending big money on a panel beater..
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toyota mad **
Joined: 31 Dec 2008 Posts: 98 Location: ireland
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Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 23:27 Post subject: |
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help people............... |
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joinerman *******
Joined: 11 Sep 2005 Posts: 2200 Location: Here & there
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Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 20:45 Post subject: |
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Sounds to me that if it's had a whack with a small solid handle that it's probably dented & stretched the metal, in which case then it's a job for the bodyshop man, if it's a mild dent you could try a suction puller, a bit like a sink plunger. |
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gordini911 **
Joined: 17 Jan 2008 Posts: 76 Location: North Yorkshire
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Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 21:03 Post subject: Ding in back door |
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Hi, I had similar problems with mine times 4 .Went to local friendly garage who gave me aTelephone number of the local mobile dent man. I sent him photo`s and after discussions we agreed that I should remove inner linings in prep and he would remove dings for £45 .It took about an hour. I thought that was very reasonable to bring bodywork back to showroom condition. _________________ 1997 4.2 TD. GX Manual. voelcker tune. |
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toyota mad **
Joined: 31 Dec 2008 Posts: 98 Location: ireland
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Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 21:09 Post subject: |
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its a small dent like if someone opened a door against a car, the paints not broke.. the puller would be to big, its like 1cm square and i can very much see it... i'd say a panel beater would cost, but i was thinking if i could get the back door panel off and pop it out from the inside.... a cousin told me today halfords have a dent removal kit, i might buy one at the weekend and try it.. if it works i'll post the details
if anybody has tried this product, how would you's rate it
"gordini911"
a mobile dent man i must google it see if there is someone in ireland... £45 sounds like a deal at that... did he take them out fully |
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toyota mad **
Joined: 31 Dec 2008 Posts: 98 Location: ireland
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Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 22:06 Post subject: |
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i bought the dent removal kit out of halfords today.. its sounds like it could do the trick from what it says on the box, but only time will tell.. i am going to try it the weekend and i'll post the results.. fingers crossed because am fed up looking at the dent, any time i go to my landcruiser i walk from the front of it so i dont have to look at the back door
gordini911
if the above does not work i have plan-B thanks to you, i have got a number for MR DENTS the dents removal man in ireland.. he reckons it could cost up to 80euro at most, so i'll give him a try
cheers because i never heard of this service before |
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toyota mad **
Joined: 31 Dec 2008 Posts: 98 Location: ireland
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Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 15:25 Post subject: |
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HAPPY DAYS NO MORE DENT thanks to a great product from halfords...it was so easy to use, six easy steps and hi presto no more dent.... i thought the chances of this product working were nil because the dent was so small, but i guess what they say is ture "the greatest things come in small packets" in this case halfords get 10 out 10.... and at £19.99 its a steal it does up to six dents
thanks everyone for your posts.. i'll hold the door next time
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gordini911 **
Joined: 17 Jan 2008 Posts: 76 Location: North Yorkshire
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Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 23:19 Post subject: Dents |
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Glad you got fixed.I know how you felt.Ihad to go down the dent man route because some of the dents had awkward stenghening braces tight behind the dents and needed extended levering tools to reach .in the end you could not see any marks ,it was perfect _________________ 1997 4.2 TD. GX Manual. voelcker tune. |
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toyota mad **
Joined: 31 Dec 2008 Posts: 98 Location: ireland
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Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 18:44 Post subject: |
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i still have MR DENTS on speedial in case i ever need him , but i'll wacth what i am at next time... thanks for that |
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ignat ***
Joined: 29 Nov 2008 Posts: 145 Location: Sutton, Surrey
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Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 17:47 Post subject: |
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Also, try using dry-ice on a dent if you get one.
Never done it myself, but it seems pretty easy.
youtube has plenty clips of people doing it.. |
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