Question For The Panel Beaters

[ke30tay]

How would i go about getting the dents out of the panel just below the door?, circled in red below the silver strip. It appreas there is no way to get to it from the back,

cheers

[jzsupra]

There are a number of ways, the easiest is to use an attachment that goes onto the MIG that welds a special puller that you break off after using a slide hammer. I use a very small hole and a screw that allows you to pull out the dint then MIG the hole up. If the paint is still good you can try one of those cheap glue gun dint removers that you can get on ebay but they only work on very shallow dints,

[altezzaclub]

The sliding hammer is the answer, but I'm not sure what they're worth so they might make it uneconomic.

 

Drill a hole and use a self-tap screw used to be the way, but the glue is a nice idea.

 

You could also drill a hole in the front/back wheel well and use a steel rod with a spoon-shaped end to push the dents outwards. Just put rubber grommets in the holes afterwards. Don't be afraid to drill the back of the sill under the floor and poke a steel rod in to help push them out too, but pushing directly on them with a small rod end will make small dents outwards..

[ke30tay]

Hmmm i was thinking about a slide hammer few mates recomended that, but i think ill go with a few self tappers cuz I'm low on funds, so shoud i just drill them in the dent itself, its pretty big a good 3-5". and what would be the best method to pull the dent out once there in?, i don't care about the pait there cuz its ʞ©$ɟed anyway.

[jzsupra]

The reason I asked about paint is that you need good paint for the glue method to stick. I have just bought this kit on ebay and it is great..cannot believe how well it works,

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/DIY-Car-Repairing-Tools-Car-Damage-Removal-Tool-Bodywork-Panel-Dent-Puller-Tool-/271072264603?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3f1d2a819b#ht_2178wt_906

[altezzaclub]

so shoud i just drill them in the dent itself, its pretty big a good 3-5". and what would be the best method to pull the dent out once there in?,

 

Sadly, that's what the sliding hammer does. You put the screw through the hole in the threaded endcup of the sliding hammer and screw it into the hole you drilled in the dent. Then you screw the shaft of the sliding hammer into the endcup and slide the weight up the shaft to hit against the end stop at the top, so the impact pulls the shaft, screw and dent outwards.

 

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200334163_200334163

[philbey]

Slide hammer all the way. If you can avoid putting screws in you will get the best results.

 

If you have access to a mig or tig you could easily weld some pins to it and use a slide hammer on the pins. Allows for much finer work.

 

If it's a big dent, my panel beater once welded a half chain link to the panel then pulled it out using a chain puller to the frame in the floor, that was for a fully stoved in sill panel.