do they work? Options

[97celicaca]

I have like 6 door dings on my celica from gay people who dont care about others cars. how do you fix them? has anyone had any experience with one of those "door ding popper things" such as "Ding King Dent Repair Kit?" Do they work? that one is about 20$

[BenMMellor]

dunno about over there but most of these dent repairers are franchises - essentially you're relying on the guy to be good. i've had 2 visits to different chipsaway repairers (which is a franchise) - one was ok but the paint was a off but the other guy takes real pride in his work and you can't see the blend lines at all (he's also the uk clubs resident expert on dents and paint repairs..)
I'd only trust one of these dent guys if you get a lot of feedback first.. (or i you know someone at a local delearship who uses someone regularly to tweak the cars on the 'lot'.)

the key thing with ANY dent repair is the surface area of metal you have to work with. A door or wing skin or even a rear wing arch should be easier to get behind with the smooth ended tools they use. As the metal is less taut you can work it a bit easier. If you tried to work on the bottom of the front wing, behind the wheel, there is less flex in the metal so it's harder to push out...

it's worth noting that if the metal is a crease inwards - ie a sharp indent then it'll never be perfect. you will have a line still - as such it may be fill and spray job.

A good dent repairer will be honest with you and say that they cannot repair it.. a bad one will try it and then tell you it;'s the best they can do...