DINGED ROOF PILLAR!! (PICS) How the heck does this happen? Any repair suggestions?
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$250 deductible. Are you serious? You would make an insurance claim on something like a single dent of this size?? Doesn't it then increase your insurance rates as well in the long run for making a small claim even for something like this?
You must think they need to replace a part or something?
You must think they need to replace a part or something?
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For God's sake, how many times does this have to be explained? If a hole was required which would have meant repainting the entire quarter panel, why would I have used the paintless guy? He will NEVER drill a hole in an exterior panel.
The dents are not "popped" out. Anybody who has used the service knows that. And forget the dry ice idea. If indeed it ever works, it won't work on a crease like this.
The first thing the dent guy does is set up a light reflector (a white panel) alongside the damaged panel so he can sight along it to gauge his progress. Then he gets out the tool he will start with. The tools look like very shallow elongated spoons with long thin handles. He very lightly begins to massage the back of the damage while tapping the front side with a flat-faced small hammer to prevent it from bulging beyond the surface. This could take ten minutes plus or minus. As the bottom of the crease/dent is nearly level, he taps lightly across the dent/crease while continuing to massage the backside until the surface is restored to pre-damage contours.
The next step is presenting the bill.
The dents are not "popped" out. Anybody who has used the service knows that. And forget the dry ice idea. If indeed it ever works, it won't work on a crease like this.
The first thing the dent guy does is set up a light reflector (a white panel) alongside the damaged panel so he can sight along it to gauge his progress. Then he gets out the tool he will start with. The tools look like very shallow elongated spoons with long thin handles. He very lightly begins to massage the back of the damage while tapping the front side with a flat-faced small hammer to prevent it from bulging beyond the surface. This could take ten minutes plus or minus. As the bottom of the crease/dent is nearly level, he taps lightly across the dent/crease while continuing to massage the backside until the surface is restored to pre-damage contours.
The next step is presenting the bill.
Would putty or bondo be the next step if paintless dent determines it is too thick of steel to work out?
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Have a paintless guy look at your Dent and see if he can do it. I live in Texas where cars can get hail damage. They fix these kind of dents all the time. they will have to take down your headliner to access your panel. As far as using a drill, they may drill a hole somewhere in the inside of the car to access the panel and then place a plug that you will never see. If you take it to a body shop they will reshape the metal and refinish and paint your car!!! Try to avoid this.
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For God's sake, how many times does this have to be explained? If a hole was required which would have meant repainting the entire quarter panel, why would I have used the paintless guy? He will NEVER drill a hole in an exterior panel.
The dents are not "popped" out. Anybody who has used the service knows that. And forget the dry ice idea. If indeed it ever works, it won't work on a crease like this.
The first thing the dent guy does is set up a light reflector (a white panel) alongside the damaged panel so he can sight along it to gauge his progress. Then he gets out the tool he will start with. The tools look like very shallow elongated spoons with long thin handles. He very lightly begins to massage the back of the damage while tapping the front side with a flat-faced small hammer to prevent it from bulging beyond the surface. This could take ten minutes plus or minus. As the bottom of the crease/dent is nearly level, he taps lightly across the dent/crease while continuing to massage the backside until the surface is restored to pre-damage contours.
The next step is presenting the bill.
The dents are not "popped" out. Anybody who has used the service knows that. And forget the dry ice idea. If indeed it ever works, it won't work on a crease like this.
The first thing the dent guy does is set up a light reflector (a white panel) alongside the damaged panel so he can sight along it to gauge his progress. Then he gets out the tool he will start with. The tools look like very shallow elongated spoons with long thin handles. He very lightly begins to massage the back of the damage while tapping the front side with a flat-faced small hammer to prevent it from bulging beyond the surface. This could take ten minutes plus or minus. As the bottom of the crease/dent is nearly level, he taps lightly across the dent/crease while continuing to massage the backside until the surface is restored to pre-damage contours.
The next step is presenting the bill.
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In the time it took this thread to propagate, you could have called a paintless dent removal guy and have them look at it. Repeating the same questions over and over again is basically wasting people's time. Asking these questions over and over again won't make your dent disappear.
It's a big crease and I'm almost sure that the dent guy will say they will try do it but there are no guarantees. Might as well have them try it and if it doesn't work, you could get it done at a bodyshop. Those are the two repair options anyway.
Look, these guys usually charge $80 a ding, just have them do it. You spent $35k+ on it, why are you bickering about $80?
It's a big crease and I'm almost sure that the dent guy will say they will try do it but there are no guarantees. Might as well have them try it and if it doesn't work, you could get it done at a bodyshop. Those are the two repair options anyway.
Look, these guys usually charge $80 a ding, just have them do it. You spent $35k+ on it, why are you bickering about $80?
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In the time it took this thread to propagate, you could have called a paintless dent removal guy and have them look at it. Repeating the same questions over and over again is basically wasting people's time. Asking these questions over and over again won't make your dent disappear.
It's a big crease and I'm almost sure that the dent guy will say they will try do it but there are no guarantees. Might as well have them try it and if it doesn't work, you could get it done at a bodyshop. Those are the two repair options anyway.
Look, these guys usually charge $80 a ding, just have them do it. You spent $35k+ on it, why are you bickering about $80?
It's a big crease and I'm almost sure that the dent guy will say they will try do it but there are no guarantees. Might as well have them try it and if it doesn't work, you could get it done at a bodyshop. Those are the two repair options anyway.
Look, these guys usually charge $80 a ding, just have them do it. You spent $35k+ on it, why are you bickering about $80?
sorry to ask so many questions, its just there were like 5 different opinions revolving around this thread and many were missing details/explanation
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sorry to hear dude, I totally feel your pain, I had a nice door ding on my car door months ago and got it taken out by a PDR professional but since the metal was creased, the guy did his best and it is barely noticeable.
So I recommend you get a PDR guy to look at it, and go from there...
Yes sh*t happens, I just tell myself ppl are jealous coz they can't afford an MB to make me feel better...i guess...lol
good luck
So I recommend you get a PDR guy to look at it, and go from there...
Yes sh*t happens, I just tell myself ppl are jealous coz they can't afford an MB to make me feel better...i guess...lol
good luck
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well, i got denied by three different PDR guys I sent pictures to, so after that I gave up... they all basically said this, "That dent is not a fixable dent due to it's location"
i was about to let the guys who were fixing my trunk lid do it but they wanted $350 for it at the body shop so i said i will wait on it for now and look for other alternatives in the mean time... the body shop wanted to use a puller that welds on to the crease, pull it out, then refinish the area/repaint
looks like that may be the only route since it is PDR impossible,probably can find someone to do it cheaper than $350 tho...
i was about to let the guys who were fixing my trunk lid do it but they wanted $350 for it at the body shop so i said i will wait on it for now and look for other alternatives in the mean time... the body shop wanted to use a puller that welds on to the crease, pull it out, then refinish the area/repaint
looks like that may be the only route since it is PDR impossible,probably can find someone to do it cheaper than $350 tho...
