Very tough dent!
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Very tough dent!
i got a dent right above where the blinker light connects to the drivers side front fender. i cant get the SOB out any Quick advice would be very nice.
thanks
sorry no pics camera borke
thanks
sorry no pics camera borke
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Yeah metals tends to stretch when you pound on it, lol
It thins out and expands a little, making it bulge out from the surrounding area...
You might be able to CAREFULLY and SLOWLY work it back down with a flat-faced body hammer or possibly a rubber mallet, taping around in working from the outside and making your way to the center of the dent. If you start off in the center, you'll probably just push it right back in the way it was before, lol.
Just remember, you're not trying to force the metal to do what you want it to do, you want to gradually coax it into the shape you want
It thins out and expands a little, making it bulge out from the surrounding area...
You might be able to CAREFULLY and SLOWLY work it back down with a flat-faced body hammer or possibly a rubber mallet, taping around in working from the outside and making your way to the center of the dent. If you start off in the center, you'll probably just push it right back in the way it was before, lol.
Just remember, you're not trying to force the metal to do what you want it to do, you want to gradually coax it into the shape you want
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i park my truck by the lake. leave it there for a few hours. go back to the truck round 1am and see like 10 massive dents in the hood. must be dumb drunk kids that were walking by and decided it would be fun to stomp a hood
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Yeah metals tends to stretch when you pound on it, lol
It thins out and expands a little, making it bulge out from the surrounding area...
You might be able to CAREFULLY and SLOWLY work it back down with a flat-faced body hammer or possibly a rubber mallet, taping around in working from the outside and making your way to the center of the dent. If you start off in the center, you'll probably just push it right back in the way it was before, lol.
It thins out and expands a little, making it bulge out from the surrounding area...
You might be able to CAREFULLY and SLOWLY work it back down with a flat-faced body hammer or possibly a rubber mallet, taping around in working from the outside and making your way to the center of the dent. If you start off in the center, you'll probably just push it right back in the way it was before, lol.
Just remember, you're not trying to force the metal to do what you want it to do, you want to gradually coax it into the shape you want
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