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Tried paintless dent removal today

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  • 28-12-2014 7:50pm
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    galwaydude18
    Registered Users Posts: 3,695 ✭✭✭


    I bought a cheap ass paintless dent removal kit off eBay for €16. There's a dent on the wing since I got the van. Need to knock a few high spots down and it will look a lot better than it was. Pics if before and after are included. Got too dark to anymore with it today :-(


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    braddun
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    post photo in first light


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    galwaydude18
    Registered Users Posts: 3,695 ✭✭✭galwaydude18


    braddun wrote: »
    post photo in first light

    Why in the first light?


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    Curran
    Registered Users Posts: 4,377 ✭✭✭Curran


    Think he means post the after shot in the same type of light as the first picture!
    Looks a lot better anyways! ;)


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    galwaydude18
    Registered Users Posts: 3,695 ✭✭✭galwaydude18


    Curran wrote: »
    Think he means post the after shot in the same type of light as the first picture!
    Looks a lot better anyways! ;)

    Thanks Curran ;-) Here's a PIC from today.


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    listermint
    Registered Users Posts: 33,834 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    Might be the light, But it looks like it has more scratches now in the front wing than the very first photo


    :D


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    galwaydude18
    Registered Users Posts: 3,695 ✭✭✭galwaydude18


    listermint wrote: »
    Might be the light, But it looks like it has more scratches now in the front wing than the very first photo


    :D

    Na its defo the light. There was scratches on it before :-)


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    listermint
    Registered Users Posts: 33,834 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    Try some TCut on it to make them less harsh and less visible at least.

    That should tidy it up a bit.


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    mgbgt1978
    Registered Users Posts: 4,231 ✭✭✭mgbgt1978


    OP, did you buy the suction-type of dent pullers...or the hammer and dolly set-up ?

    Or just post a link to the Ebay item. Thanks.


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    mb1725
    Registered Users Posts: 1,381 ✭✭✭mb1725


    listermint wrote: »
    Try some TCut on it to make them less harsh and less visible at least.

    That should tidy it up a bit.

    TCut on a detailing forum! arrgh!
    woman-forming-fingers-cross-sign-15867595.jpg

    :D


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    galwaydude18
    Registered Users Posts: 3,695 ✭✭✭galwaydude18


    Heres the link to the kit i bought. http://m.ebay.ie/itm/351239823557?nav=SEARCH Great job for what I paid.
    Does anyone know if its a certain type of hot melt glue that I could buy to use with it? I only got 3 sticks with the kit


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    alias no.9
    Registered Users Posts: 6,289 ✭✭✭alias no.9


    galwaydude18 wrote: »
    Heres the link to the kit i bought. http://m.ebay.ie/itm/351239823557?nav=SEARCH Great job for what I paid.
    Does anyone know if its a certain type of hot melt glue that I could buy to use with it? I only got 3 sticks with the kit

    Looks pretty bog standard hot melt sticks, any DIY store will have them.


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    ardle1
    Registered Users Posts: 1,521 ✭✭✭ardle1


    You did a decent job there, T cut as someone said above and Bobs your uncle....
    Are they steel or plastic wings?


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    galwaydude18
    Registered Users Posts: 3,695 ✭✭✭galwaydude18


    ardle1 wrote: »
    You did a decent job there, T cut as someone said above and Bobs your uncle....
    Are they steel or plastic wings?

    There plastic wings.


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    galwaydude18
    Registered Users Posts: 3,695 ✭✭✭galwaydude18


    Here's today's effort. It was a massive dent about a half inch deep. Seems to be the best I can do with it until I get more glue sticks for it.


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    Muckie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,763 ✭✭✭Muckie


    Doesnt look half bad at all, Mrs car is dented to bits, so i'll give this a go.

    Thanks.


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    galwaydude18
    Registered Users Posts: 3,695 ✭✭✭galwaydude18


    Muckie wrote: »
    Doesnt look half bad at all, Mrs car is dented to bits, so i'll give this a go.

    Thanks.

    Ya for €16 you can't go wrong. The van came with those dents and have bugged me for a year. It has really tidied up the van now.

    I no nothing about dent removal or paintless dent removal either and it came out pretty ok for my first attempt. The panel beater I know said the entire wing would need to be resprayed to get the dent out.


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    tommer
    Registered Users Posts: 109 ✭✭tommer


    Forget tcut try vm compound i used it on my faded red van came up as new very impressed used wit a buffer machine


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    galwaydude18
    Registered Users Posts: 3,695 ✭✭✭galwaydude18


    tommer wrote: »
    Forget tcut try vm compound i used it on my faded red van came up as new very impressed used wit a buffer machine

    Is that stuff expensive


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    tommer
    Registered Users Posts: 109 ✭✭tommer


    galwaydude18 wrote: »
    Is that stuff expensive

    I paid €10 for a litre bottle in autocare it also dose faded head lights its very good compound


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    galwaydude18
    Registered Users Posts: 3,695 ✭✭✭galwaydude18


    tommer wrote: »
    I paid €10 for a litre bottle in autocare it also dose faded head lights its very good compound

    Nice one I must get a bottle in the new year.


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    Tropheus
    Registered Users Posts: 1,937 ✭✭✭Tropheus


    Am I the only one that read this as pantieless dent removal?


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    dr.fuzzenstein
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    Tropheus wrote: »
    Am I the only one that read this as pantieless dent removal?

    I keep seeing painless dent removal. Sorry, the problem lies with your brain. :D:p
    I tried the very same kit. Couldn't make it work for toffee. Applied glue, applied suction cup, turned screw by 1/4 turn, suction cup would tear off the glue.
    Tried this for half a day, tried everything, read and re-read instructions, no good, wouldn't work.
    Finally drilled a hole in dent and tried pulling it that way. The pulling tool broke. So my experience was 0/10 sadly.
    Next time I'll drill holes and use a slide hammer, unless it's a very mild dent I can't see this work.


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