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Old 11-26-2012, 02:51 AM
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Vid: This is how to fix your car's dents with a GoPro



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Posted Nov 25th 2012 8:01PM


Body shops employ all kinds of sorcery when it comes to correcting crimes against sheetmetal. Their arsenal of tools is wide and varied and almost always includes a massive suction cup or two. You know, just like the powerful GoPro suction mount.

A skilled hand can apply the suction cup, give a swift yank and fix large, unsightly dents as if they were never there. Curious to apply the theory to your own bruised fender? You're in luck. The video below shows a handful of Kiwis getting crafty with a GoPro mount to fix the rear quarter on their Starlet GT.

Don't have a GoPro? Don't sweat it. Depending on the size and location of your ding, you can pull off the same trick with a little water and an old-school toilet plunger. The move has been saving teenagers from parents' wrath for years. Check out the clip below to see just how well the suction-cup bodywork fix turns out.

http://youtu.be/kpm7ewSU-to http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/25/t...-with-a-gopro/
Old 11-26-2012, 07:00 AM
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lmao did you notice the dent above the one they pulled?
Old 11-26-2012, 07:42 AM
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this is on autoblog as well.
Old 11-26-2012, 12:46 PM
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im going outside to do this to the roof of my chrysler right now lol.. awesome.
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i call major BS on their video.

the dent



the go pro



the suction magic happens here lol:



the result of 10-20 pulls:



meh.
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Maybe you need to pull harder.
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