One of the worst sights a driver will spot is dents on his car. It does not matter how the dents got there, what matters is the sooner they disappear the better for the driver.
Taking a car into your local body shop for dent removal can be a costly thing. You'll be happy to know that this is not the only way to fix your car. There are more than one ways you can remove the dents in the privacy of a personal garage. Certain dents are unable to be fixed by a non-professional. In these cases, the only option is to go to the local auto body shop.
For the car dents that can be fixed, begin by visiting a car repair retail shop. Dent removal kits consume a big amount of space on store shelves. Every dent removal kit includes all the tools required for the general do-it-yourself weekend car repair enthusiast.
In lieu of using a drill to work on car dents, many of the DIY removal kits opt for suction cups. Depending on the kind of dent removal kit, any relative item to a suction cup may be used instead of a drill.
To get started, find a dolly tool that specializes in the flattening and reshaping of metal. Add to this a metalworking hammer and the dent removal kit.
Locate the center of the dent. Put the suction cup or similar tool on the spot. For added removal strength, use the glue stick that is included in most dent removal kits. Attach a handle to the suction cup for better leverage in pulling the dent outward.
Gradually start to pull the suction cup and attached handle away from the center of the dent. This will flatten the dent out. Next, take the metalworking hammer to tap the front side of the dent. Keep the dolly firmly planted against the back part of the dent. For this, going under the car exterior or through the car hood may be necessary.
Take a medium grit disk attached to a drill and strip the paint down to the metal. Create a section of at least one inch radius around the dent. Fill this area with a body filler product. Once this portion has dried, wrap a piece of sandpaper around a wood block and sand it. Start with a 36 grit paper and finish with a 120 grit paper.
With the area now sanded, apply 6 coats of auto designed primer. Let each layer dry before applying the next layer. Sand the area again using a 600 grit wet/dry sandpaper application. This step eliminates any non-visible scratches on the dent surface.
A fair number auto body shops specialize in mobile dent removal. They utilize the paintless dent removal approach bringing the auto body shop to the customer whether it be at home, at work or at play. Weather conditions are the only factor that can affect this revolutionary auto body repair process. Most paintless dent removal jobs can be completed in a period of one hour or less. In particularrare occasions however, dent removal repair can only be completed in the local auto body shop.
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