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Old Mar 17, 2003 | 05:41 PM
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pulling dents out of my door

i recently back my dads car into my passenger door



i borrowed a buddy's dent puller and it looks ALOT better, no wrinkles, and it's looks about 75%. below the molding the dent was very slight, it pulls out to it's original spot, but it wont' stay, if i take the inside out of the door, will i be able to get to the dents from behind and finish it out....it won't be perfect, but i bet i can get it looks 95%

any info on how to take out the interior of the door so i could get at the dents from behind would be appreciated

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Old Mar 17, 2003 | 09:00 PM
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well, i would try a toilet plunger first, sounds stupid, but they work good, i pulled a dent outta my moms car with one, and it did not crack the paint at all, and it fixed it 100%, try that, and if that dont work, then your best bet might to be to take it to a body shop and get it pulled out for under 50 bucks
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Old Mar 17, 2003 | 11:55 PM
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Be careful doin all that pulling. I had the same thing happen to me[but i rear-ended some lady(dent in front pass-quarter)] and it seemed like everytime I tried to pull the dent out, tiny little specs of paint would come with it.
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Old Mar 18, 2003 | 09:13 AM
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IF you were able to get ahold of one.....I would use a STUD WELDER. MY door was about that bad on my old Z28....I used a stud welder....and it got ALOT of it out....it's a welder that's welds little studs all over a damaged area....and then you have a puller that come with it. You put the puller on the studs....and they come out really well. It's kind of hard to explain....you might do a search on the internet about them to get a better idea...
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Old Mar 18, 2003 | 09:26 AM
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Re: pulling dents out of my door

Originally posted by StealthElephant
i recently back my dads car into my passenger door

Doh! That must suck... hurt your car AND dad's car at the same time.... I feel for ya bro, lol
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Old Mar 18, 2003 | 09:27 AM
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Originally posted by 87z28camaro
well, i would try a toilet plunger first, sounds stupid, but they work good, i pulled a dent outta my moms car with one, and it did not crack the paint at all, and it fixed it 100%
Heh wow, are you serious?
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Old Mar 18, 2003 | 10:24 AM
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yes, im 100% serious, i thought it was the craziest idea, but my moms friend said that they use to pull dents with a toilet plunger all the time, i didnt believe it at first, but i tried anyways, and the dent popped right out, but also, its just like a dent puller anyways, just cheaper
, the paint didnt crack or chip on my moms car, im not sure what it'd do on a camaro, i never have tried cause my car is dent/ding free ,
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Old Mar 18, 2003 | 04:58 PM
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i borrowed a suction cup dent puller, so it's the same thing

my dad's car is fine, he's got that 5MPH shock rear bumper, you don't realize how slow i was going, im talking inch by inch back

the paint is holding up fine, and it hasn't wrinkled at all really, it just won't STAY popped out
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