wilder

So when I got home from work yesterday I noticed what basically looked like a door ding on the edge of my hood. It's almost dead center and about 1 1/2 inches back from the leading edge. It has the diameter of a pencil eraser.

Does anyone have any experience with or know if it is possible for one of those mobile ding repair services to remove a dent in that location? The reason I ask is because if you open the hood and look at it from the underside, there is no real straight shot to the location of the ding. For dent/ding removal, don't they have to have access to the spot from behind in order to fix it? I'm guessing I'm pretty much out of luck and am going to have to learn to live with it, but I'd rather not.

I got the numbers to a couple places but I figured it wouldn't hurt to try and get some feedback from people on the board before placing the call(s). Also, if anyone has recommendations for mobile dent removal in So Cal (if it can even be fixed) I'd appreciate it.

djaaronp

I bought the "Pops-A-Dent" thing AS-SEEN-ON-TV kit thing from my local AutoZone. I had a dent about the size of a half dollar on my hood from.....something we dont discuss....and it popped it right out after about 7 tries. Good thing about that pops-a-dent thing is that it uses hot glue to pull so you cant over extend the metal and have a protruding dent. You have to do it several times because it pulls the dent out in very little movements.

cost me like $20 or something. Well worth it.

indecisive311

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Oh now you have to tell us!

fearturtle44

I agree with the $20 item from AutoZone or other stores. It didn't work too good on my Corolla ding but it helped some. Depends on location but worth $20 for the first try.

Kevin

djaaronp

*sigh*

well, it was from an argument that i was having w/ my girlfriend. i was trying to leave and she put a fist down on my hood. no biggie, dent wasnt bad and it came out totally w/ the pops-a-dent.

no comments from the peanut gallery. i was just as at fault as she was. its been resolved, and we've come to an agreement about eachothers personal property.

now you know.

Sharapov

Im also in the dented hood club. Goddamn car wash put this on my car:

http://www.datadefense.org/fotki/ind...e=IMG_2884.JPG

Necromancer

You should put your fist down onto her face.

indecisive311

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At least you haven't had someone crap their pants in your car and leave streak marks on the seat ....and yes...I have.

nintendokid

What about a BB pellet sized dent in the front bumper, about 8 inches to the left of the lower center grille (when you look at it head on)? It's not a BB, just making comparison. It must've been from a very little rock, travelling at warp speed or something. I knew I shouldn't have stayed behind that truck for a long time! Well, it's not a great big dent, and it's not a hole. It pentrated enough to make a "glare effect" like when you see your reflection, your face is long and skinny. Every morning I take out my babe from the garage, I go to the front bumper and then to the driver seat. It's only two weeks old, crapster! Is there anything I can do to? Will the flint mica touch up paint do the job? If so, what can I do to make it look blended in and not have others see it from 5 feet away as a touchup job?

wilder

Well, I called yesterday and made an appointment with one of the mobile dent removal places. He is actually on his way out to my work right now. I am very curious to see how this turns out. It's a bit pricey, but if it gets my car back to normal it will be money well spent. I've got to quiet the voices in my head.

As for the dent on the bumper, since it's plastic I don't know what you could do to fix it. Maybe you could fill it with some epoxy and use touch up paint on it. Wouldn't be perfect, but it would be better I guess.