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Door dings are gone
I had the normal amount of door dings, maybe 9 altogether, plus a few dings from the PO dropping stuff here and there. I was too cheap to go to a Dent Wizard so I spent $14 on eBay for a Dent Wizard tool. Amazingly it works really well! If you've got some dings and a little spare time it's worth it compared to a Dent shop that charges something like $110-125 per panel.
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Is this the tool that you glue on to the body and then pull the crease out?
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That's it. I was waiting for it to either pull the paint off or to crack the paint but the dents came out without any problem (so far).
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Heck, I’m only 5 not 71!
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Ok if the glue or goop is that strong how does it come off afterwards?
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That's funny. I just got back from Marin today, I met up with this guy from Dent Pros.
He fixed about 6 dings altogether for $200.00. I noticed he was using a similar tool to the one you see on TV. It worked great and took him abt 45 minutes. He had some other tool that slid between the window and the door that sort of pushed the dents out from the inside. I could have saved some money had I known the "As Seen On TV" tool actually worked! whatever, I'm happy.
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Is this one of those suction cup type things? I see loads of those on UK Ebay.
Could you post a pick or a link to the type of thing you got? I have creases in my hood from things placed in the trunk hitting it when its closed. Can these dent pullers get rid of them? Cheers Andy |
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As Seen On TV Dent Removal Tool
Obviously experiences vary. One of my friends has been in the paintless dent removal business for about 15 yrs. He added the tool to his arsenal. He found that in most cases the footings left minor impressions in the process of removing the dent. So he doesnt use the tool anymore. His largest accounts are a GM dealer and a Toyota dealer. Perhaps it would have worked for him on a German made car.
Matthew
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I bought that very tool and couldn't get the glue to even stick to my paint. The slightest twist of the knob would dislodge the glued spot. I was not at all impressed. Returned it.
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There was also a story in another forum where a guy pulled the paint right off his car with one of these.
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I've been lucky so far. It seems the glue sticks enough to the paint that it pulls off the paint before the paint can pull off the metal. Plus, you are dealing with a relatively large surface area (about the size of a quarter), so the little machine can exert a lot of force before the glue pulls off (I think the metal "wants" to go back to its original shape as opposed to holding the dent). Any remaing glue left on the car can be cleaned off with some simple green. Although a professional could probably do it faster, so far I'm pleased with the results. I'll try to post some pix later.
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I would not use this process with anything else but factory paint.
I used it on my BMW and had a hard time removing the glue. I guess it would work better on cars that have thin metal skin (to remove the dent)and that is not a BMW.
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door dings
I got one of the suction type (no glue). Did not work at all for me. Returned it.
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No dings on car = dont need tool.
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The suction tool seems like it would work on certian types of dents but certainly not all.
FWIW: I was going the Paintless Dent Removal route by getting a video off Ebay. From there sourcing inexpensive picks and spoons which are seen in the Dent Removal Pro's arsenal....then practice, practice, practice. First off....do not buy the EBAY video....it is absolutely worthless. Besides, there is a stern legal warning by the seller that you cannot resell the video. Second, there's no such thing as inexpensive dent removal tools...these things are inexplicably overpriced. $1k for a 6 piece starter set? No way! Anyone have a positive experience in this area? Or advice for starting?
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