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Author:  ballout [ Mon Jun 27, 2005 6:50 pm ]
Post subject:  A bigger hammer?

Anyone know of a website that has instructions for body work?

I'm comfortable fixing small dings and holes but I need advice on
fixing a crease in the passenger door/rear quarter panel. It does not
look bad at first but it would take too much bondo to fill and is in a
place that is hard to beat out from the inside. Also, this crease is causing
the passenger door to be hard to close.

Author:  '74 Sport [ Mon Jun 27, 2005 10:58 pm ]
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You can get some dents out fairly well with a slide hammer style dent puller. Basically, it has a screw on the end of a smooth rod with a sliding weight. Screw it into the dented sheet metal and slam the weight outward to exert a pulling force.

Another option is the stud welder, but it's more expensive. It temporarily welds short rods, or studs, to the dented metal (kind of looks like a porcupine). The dent is pulled out with the rods, then they are snapped off.

Sometimes, like on the door, you can gain access from behind through holes or openings, and use pry bars to get out the bulk of the dent. You may have to get creative with shapes and sizes of tools you use (tire tools, galvanized water pipe, wood closet rods, etc.) :shock:

Jerry

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