S30 Removing Dents From Roof

Allstate is paying to repair the dents on the hood and roof replace the.

S30 removing dents from roof.

The insurance adjuster came by to look at the car yesterday. I rinsed the caps off and used a. If parking in the sun is not an option use hot water or a hairdryer to pop out the dent. One thing you can never use is a hammer directly on the dent.

Went to lyn design and took no more than 1hr for 10 dents all over the car and roof. Use a small mallet for small dents and a large mallet for larger dents. You can then quietly tap the end of the piece of timber with a hammer until the dent pops out. Removing the one on the car wont be nearly as much work since it dont have to cut through all the subframe for the roof.

Using small hammers or mallets on large dents increases the probability of making hammer head marks before popping out the dent. Revo told roof dent can t be removed and ask me to repaint. A little hammer dolly work straightened things out. Next i used paint stripper to remove the old paint which is pretty thin.

The heat from the sun makes your car roof expand which pops out the dent. If is not careful it might remove the paint from the metal body. The featured vehicle a kia soul had a nasty dent on the. This instructable comes from a recent project i have been working on that involves fixing up an old fiberglass travel trailer.

I put the hub cap in a large plastic tub that i got at ace hardware to prevent from making a mess. In this video you will see various types of damage that can be repaired with paintless dent repair. S30 hub cap restoration. He thinks the roof can be popped back out.

Id say 3 hours of cutting 1 3 hours of fitting and adjusting and 2 hours of welding and ill be all done with this. You ll just end up with a whole lot of little dents within the dent. Once clean it was easy to spot the dents dings. In the remodeling of this trailer i was left with many small holes from antiquated peripherals on the sides of the traile.

Edited september 30 2011 by r aquarii. Make sure there are no sharp edges on the timber before attempting this. Learn the basic steps to repairing a roof dent s with paintless dent repair. Park your vehicle in the sun on a hot day and see if it will do the trick.