"soft" dent removal

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Author Message   Damien Vrontisis (Dvrontisis) Member Username: Dvrontisis Post Number: 135 Registered: 04-2003 Posted on Tuesday, June 10, 2003 - 03:26 pm:    what would a good bodyshop charge to remove a "soft" dent in the sidepanel of my discovery? my car rested up against a tree and it pushed the panel in.   Brian Friend (Brianfriend) Senior Member Username: Brianfriend Post Number: 977 Registered: 09-2002 Posted on Tuesday, June 10, 2003 - 03:46 pm:    Find another tree of comprible size and hit the other side. Should even things out a bit.   martin podgorski (Mpodgorski) New Member Username: Mpodgorski Post Number: 16 Registered: 04-2003 Posted on Tuesday, June 10, 2003 - 03:58 pm:    o oh better get maaco   John Kruger (Johnnyk) Member Username: Johnnyk Post Number: 216 Registered: 02-2002 Posted on Tuesday, June 10, 2003 - 04:15 pm:    Depending on the size and depth. If you cool the dent with dry ice then heat it with a torch. It can pop back into place. I have done this on hail damage and other minor bumps. I have also just smacked the panel and it bounced back into place. John   Stacey R Abend (Srafj40) Member Username: Srafj40 Post Number: 108 Registered: 03-2003 Posted on Tuesday, June 10, 2003 - 04:50 pm:    You may want to try a plunger.   Damien Vrontisis (Dvrontisis) Member Username: Dvrontisis Post Number: 136 Registered: 04-2003 Posted on Wednesday, June 11, 2003 - 05:29 pm:    john - when you say torch... what do you mean?   Carter Simcoe (Carter) Senior Member Username: Carter Post Number: 615 Registered: 04-2002 Posted on Wednesday, June 11, 2003 - 05:41 pm:    Go buy one of those 'ding kings' from wal-mart, pull it out then return it and say it didn't work. I don't know if the thing will work or not but it won't cost you anything to try it and Wal-mart is evil so don't feel bad about screwing them over for a few bucks.   Alan Yim (Alan) Senior Member Username: Alan Post Number: 560 Registered: 09-2002 Posted on Wednesday, June 11, 2003 - 05:58 pm:    ...The Carter School of Consumer Behaviour...   Carter Simcoe (Carter) Senior Member Username: Carter Post Number: 616 Registered: 04-2002 Posted on Wednesday, June 11, 2003 - 07:39 pm:    Damn straight   Bill Butt (Azbutter) New Member Username: Azbutter Post Number: 6 Registered: 06-2003 Posted on Wednesday, June 11, 2003 - 10:58 pm:    You can call a dent repair company. They don;t usually charge by the size but by the dent. $50-75 should be about right if you want it to look good.   Damien Vrontisis (Dvrontisis) Member Username: Dvrontisis Post Number: 141 Registered: 04-2003 Posted on Thursday, June 12, 2003 - 12:04 am:    do you think they could make it look almost back to normal... it's not that noticable... just bothers me...   Chris Marcel (Gumarcel) Senior Member Username: Gumarcel Post Number: 540 Registered: 11-2002 Posted on Thursday, June 12, 2003 - 12:08 am:    Yea I am with carter walmart is baddd, so go buy it then return it   Bill Butt (Azbutter) New Member Username: Azbutter Post Number: 8 Registered: 06-2003 Posted on Thursday, June 12, 2003 - 11:37 am:    I m positive the dent guys can make it look new - unless you get a bad dent repair guy. I had one that had done previsou work for friends so I knew he was good. Try one of the big recognizable companies if you're not sure. My repair looked brand new - no one could tell- I looked at all angles and could not see any signs period. If you have paint damage they won't be able to fix it.