One of the most terrible sights a driver will see is dents on his vehicle. It does not matter how the dents got there, all that matters is the sooner they disappear the better for the driver.
Getting your car into your local body shop for dent removal can be an expensive thing. Take heart in knowing that this is not the only way to fix your car. There are a few ways you can remove car dents in the privacy of a personal garage. Certain dents are unable to be fixed by a non-professional. In these instances, there is no other option than to visit your local auto body shop.
For the car dents that can be removed, start by going to a car repair retail shop. Dent removal kits take up a huge amount of space on store shelves. Every dent removal kit includes all the tools necessary for the general do-it-yourself part time car repair enthusiast.
In lieu of utilizing a drill to work on those 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.
Find the center of the dent. Put the suction cup or similar tool at this spot. For extra removal strength, utilize the glue stick that is included in most dent removal kits. Attach a handle to the suction cup for increased 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 part of the dent. Keep the dolly firmly placed 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. When this part has dried, wrap a piece of sandpaper around a wood block and sand it. Begin using a 36 grit paper and end using a 120 grit paper.
After sanding, apply 6 coats of auto designed primer. Let each coat dry before applying the next layer. Sand the area again using a 600 grit wet/dry sandpaper application. This process gets rid of all non-visible scratches on the dent surface.
Many auto body shops focus on mobile dent removal. They utilize the paintless dent removal process bringing the auto body shop to the car owner whether it be at home, at work or at play. Weather conditions are the only factor that can affect this convenient auto body repair service. Most paintless dent removal jobs can be completed in a period of one hour or less. In particularuncommon occurrences however, dent removal repair can only be completed in the brick and mortar shop.
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