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[Sutol]

https://www.ebay.co....VoAAOSw~o5aVlVV

 

How successful was it?

 

Cheers Chris

[-Dab-of-Oppo-]

Never had the need to try such a thing but I would imagine the results would be as much down to the skills of the operator as it is to the tool itself.

Getting in behind the panel with those long pry rod things to massage the dent out could be a better option?

[fiveoclock]

I've got one. Never managed to get a dent out completely with it. I've made some better. The problem is with some dents you have to put so much pressure on the apparatus that you risk the feet either side making new dents................. it wont work on fibreglass Chris  

[fiveoclock]

Actually now i've had a better look that looks superior to the one I've got. Its got more pads of all sizes and shapes and the machine itself has a larger "foot" that goes on the bodywork. I might get one

[Sutol]

Your point about not working on f/g made me think that it might depend on the thickness of the metal is. Might be perfect on a Fiat but not on a RR??

[Sutol]

Oh the other thing is that a slide hammer is meant to work better.

[fiveoclock]

Your point about not working on f/g made me think that it might depend on the thickness of the metal is. Might be perfect on a Fiat but not on a RR??

I'm trying to get some dents out of a 1999 Audi 80 Cabriolet and the metal is like they made Chieftan tanks out of and the one I've got isn't touching it

[hairy]

what have you dented Chris?

[Sutol]

Just some parking dinks on the Volvo. Thought it was a relatively cheap solution.

[Tony H]

So you glue the pad to the paint, strong enough to pull the dent, yet without taking the paint? Not saying it definitely will but would worry me!

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Edited by Tony H, 01 July 2018 - 05:57 PM.

[fiveoclock]

So you glue the pad to the paint, strong enough to pull the dent, yet without taking the paint? Not saying it definitely will but would worry me!

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They do say on the instructions only to be used on factory paint

[Sutol]

YouTube do quite a few instructional videos, none of them show the paint coming off. However I think I would do a few practice runs on an old banger.

[Pidgeon]

Used a local company www.kevthedent.co.uk, convinced me not to have a go myself.  They attached mirrors with grid lines to the panel and looked at those, not the dent itself.

[Sutol]

Decided against the glue method in the end although it all looks very convincing. Went to a chap in Worthing (fixadent.co.uk) and he's done the job perfectly. Would recommend if you're in the southeast. He does it the traditional way by massaging the dents out.