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Old 05-01-2011, 06:23 PM
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Has anyone ever tried any of these?

I have a couple of small dents right beside each other on the passenger side door of my car that bother me a lot. Funny thing is I don't even know how they got there, most likely from retards that hit your car with their doors. Anyway, I was wondering if these things actually work, cause if they do, that could potentially save a lot of money.

This is one of the examples
http://www.5starshine.com/info-popsadent.html

There are bunch of different kinds but with essentially the same principle. Couple of youtube videos show them to be pretty simple to use.

Are these available anywhere locally?


Here are some pictures of the dents I need to remove.





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Old 05-01-2011, 09:49 PM
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This is not a DIY fix. Have it done by a professional.
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Well I was thinking of checking out a couple of shops and getting a quote. But from what I can tell it's going to be atleast $250, and most likely more. So, I am just trying to do some research and see if it is possible to save some money at all, by using one of those kits. In the videos of them, they seem to work quite well.
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Those DIY kits can work and do a satisfactory job at best. Problem is they dont have the power of the system used by professionals so they need more surface area to adhere too. If your dents are on or near a crease then you will need a new door skin anyway.
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Are those paintless dent repair qoutes or for a body shop to pull it out and repaint it.
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Originally Posted by MiracleAces
Those DIY kits can work and do a satisfactory job at best. Problem is they dont have the power of the system used by professionals so they need more surface area to adhere too. If your dents are on or near a crease then you will need a new door skin anyway.
Thats not true, you don't always need a new door skin when its on a crease. I had a paintless dent repair guy do mine and it looks like factory and took about 20 minutes to finish. I sat there and watched him do it.
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I don't doubt there can be exceptions, but having been in the car business for over a decade I can tell you that you are the exception to the rule.
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The quote is for PDR. I got a quick rough body shop quote as well which was well over $1000.

What exactly do you mean by needing a new door skin? I was just thinking if that kit can even just pull them out or something that'll be good. Although as you can tell from the pics that some paint is missing too from the areas where it was hit. That bothers me too but not as much as the small dents that are in a freaking row.
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