2019+ G550 Tail Gate Paintless Dent Removal
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2019+ G550 Tail Gate Paintless Dent Removal
I backed into the house garage and the spare wheel holder got squeezed into the tail gate.
It’s an aluminum tailgate so that paintless dent removal place said they will remove the glass first, then remove interior tailgate trim and hammer out the dent + the spare wheel holder
Not the most simple repair but they are 90% confident they can do it without damaging the paint. No current paint damage but the rear camera cover hits the spare wheel covers every time the rear camera is activated as the space between them is less now due to the moving of the spare wheel inward.
Anyone have personal experience with this?
I have both options available - paintless dent removal or a brand new tailgate
Just trying to better understand the pros and cons before deciding
Thanks
It’s an aluminum tailgate so that paintless dent removal place said they will remove the glass first, then remove interior tailgate trim and hammer out the dent + the spare wheel holder
Not the most simple repair but they are 90% confident they can do it without damaging the paint. No current paint damage but the rear camera cover hits the spare wheel covers every time the rear camera is activated as the space between them is less now due to the moving of the spare wheel inward.
Anyone have personal experience with this?
I have both options available - paintless dent removal or a brand new tailgate
Just trying to better understand the pros and cons before deciding
Thanks
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I backed into the house garage and the spare wheel holder got squeezed into the tail gate.
It’s an aluminum tailgate so that paintless dent removal place said they will remove the glass first, then remove interior tailgate trim and hammer out the dent + the spare wheel holder
Not the most simple repair but they are 90% confident they can do it without damaging the paint. No current paint damage but the rear camera cover hits the spare wheel covers every time the rear camera is activated as the space between them is less now due to the moving of the spare wheel inward.
Anyone have personal experience with this?
I have both options available - paintless dent removal or a brand new tailgate
Just trying to better understand the pros and cons before deciding
Thanks
It’s an aluminum tailgate so that paintless dent removal place said they will remove the glass first, then remove interior tailgate trim and hammer out the dent + the spare wheel holder
Not the most simple repair but they are 90% confident they can do it without damaging the paint. No current paint damage but the rear camera cover hits the spare wheel covers every time the rear camera is activated as the space between them is less now due to the moving of the spare wheel inward.
Anyone have personal experience with this?
I have both options available - paintless dent removal or a brand new tailgate
Just trying to better understand the pros and cons before deciding
Thanks
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Aluminum is difficult, but some PDR guys can work magic. I had one get a dent out of the rear quarter panel of my previous car after somebody vandalized it by kicking in the panel. The dent was even across two body lines and I couldn't tell afterwards that it ever was there. But it was a steal panel. They worked with the body shop which removed the rear bench and interior trim to get behind the panel w/o drilling holes, so your deal sounds similar. Tailgate is much easier than the large rear quarter panel on a coupe that would otherwise have to be cut out and a replacement welded in, so I was happy the PDR guy restored it like new.
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I backed into the house garage and the spare wheel holder got squeezed into the tail gate.
It’s an aluminum tailgate so that paintless dent removal place said they will remove the glass first, then remove interior tailgate trim and hammer out the dent + the spare wheel holder
Not the most simple repair but they are 90% confident they can do it without damaging the paint. No current paint damage but the rear camera cover hits the spare wheel covers every time the rear camera is activated as the space between them is less now due to the moving of the spare wheel inward.
Anyone have personal experience with this?
I have both options available - paintless dent removal or a brand new tailgate
Just trying to better understand the pros and cons before deciding
Thanks
It’s an aluminum tailgate so that paintless dent removal place said they will remove the glass first, then remove interior tailgate trim and hammer out the dent + the spare wheel holder
Not the most simple repair but they are 90% confident they can do it without damaging the paint. No current paint damage but the rear camera cover hits the spare wheel covers every time the rear camera is activated as the space between them is less now due to the moving of the spare wheel inward.
Anyone have personal experience with this?
I have both options available - paintless dent removal or a brand new tailgate
Just trying to better understand the pros and cons before deciding
Thanks
