body work, help please......

[niss]

I woke up this morning and go out to my car to find a dent in the middle of my drivers side door. right on top of that, there is a foot print of some persons shoe. not worring about who did it, i am just looking for advise on how to remove the dent without having to go to a body shop. i dont have any pics, but if you can picture a door ding, thats what it looks like, except it is a little larger. thanks in advance.

[Kid Zelda]

Originally posted by niss
I woke up this morning and go out to my car to find a dent in the middle of my drivers side door. right on top of that, there is a foot print of some persons shoe. not worring about who did it, i am just looking for advise on how to remove the dent without having to go to a body shop. i dont have any pics, but if you can picture a door ding, thats what it looks like, except it is a little larger. thanks in advance.

This would be a good time to put the "ding-king" to the test, or contact a paintless dent remover.

[andrave]

I'd really have to see the dent to tell but most of the time if its a big dish dent you can pop them out with a suction cup dent gun. For bigger dents those ones that use adhesive work.
For my POS car I pull dents with a slide bar hammer and bondo them over.

[niss]

ok, i went to the local auto part store and purchased a "Ding King". I followed instructions and the dent was pulled out just a little bit. now when you look at my car from an angle, you could see the distortion/warped part. i could definately see the ding king working on other dents, just did not on mine. needless to say, im still not satisfied. anyone know of a shop or service that will remove this ding in the San Diego area thats kinda cheap? thanks again.

[infinitexsound]

paintless dent removal is best bet....dont know of any shops in so cal..couldnt help u there...

[seiyess]

if it is not folded in... if it's like, went in kinda smoothly.. without no hard edges then this will work.

on a very very cold day(has too be very very very cold), turn on your heater high for 10~20 mins so the inside temp. and out side temp. is totally different. windows and everything has to be closed. and you quickly open the door wide~ and shut it really hard! then the door ding will pop out~!

true story.....

[twitchy]

youll never get it perfect with a ding king

try and find a new door or take it in...im the same way as you...i cant stand even the littlest hint of a dent.

[Hondamatic]

youll never get it perfect with a ding king

try and find a new door or take it in...im the same way as you...i cant stand even the littlest hint of a dent.

You would prolly cry if you saw my car then. :D

[Maeda]

This just happened to me too. :doh

Actually theres a trick similar to the heater trick... If you rub down the dent with dry ice it'll pop itself out on a hot day.

[nocomedown]

dents build character
i only say that because the previous owner was a bit wreckless and theres nothing i can do about it

[infinitexsound]

its all battle damage, admire the scar