I have small dent in the center of my hood like a little smaller then a golf ball....i was wondering if anyone knows of anything to get the dent out without having to repaint the hood or anything????????


if this needs to be moved....just let me know where.....

 

depending on how bad the dent is, try using a toilet plunger and plunge it out....

 

Find a shop that does Paintless Dent removal... a good shop will be able to get out dents you cant even see.

 

if you can get to it from under your hood you might be able to pop it out w/ dry ice

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=523455

kroger carries it for 99cents a pound. i duno if you can get it in GA

 

I think that any home-brewed ghetto-fab solution (ding king, plunger, dry ice) has the potential to do more harm than good, and should be left to a professional.

Paintless removal is not that expensive - but if you **** up your hood with something rigged up, thats gonna get pricey.

 

^^^ i might as well try the professional way and get it done right the first time....thanks for the dry ice idea....might use that for my old *** caddy that im getting

 

Paintless dent removal will only be able to get the dent out if they can access the backside of the panel.

In the case of the hood - there are metal trusses (not sure if that is the correct term) that crisscross the inner aspect of the hood - giving access only to certain parts of the hood inner surface.

Dry ice usually only works if you get at the dent right away.

Is the paint cracked?

 

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In the case of the hood - there are metal trusses (not sure if that is the correct term) that crisscross the inner aspect of the hood - giving access only to certain parts of the hood inner surface.</TD></TR></TABLE>

The PDR shop that I went to (The Dent Wizard) drills one or two tiny holes when they can't get direct access to the panels, and then seals them with miniature plugs once the work is finished. Using this method, they're able to remove dents on almost any area of the car. The hood shouldn't be a problem for a good shop, even if the dent is covered by the hood reinforcements.

 

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Is the paint cracked?</TD></TR></TABLE>

not at all....paint still looks mint....i haven't checked either but im pretty sure the dent is capable of being seen from the back


drilling holes in hood=

 

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They would only drill the tiny hole in the reinforcement on the back of the hood, not the surface. They also do this on door jambs and other similar places where the adjacent outside panel is sealed-off. They are then able to access the dent via thin metal rods that allow them to work-out the dent (it's really amazing how they do it). The holes and plugs are never put in an exposed/visible area on the car's surface.

 

Ding-King

 

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The holes and plugs are never put in an exposed/visible area on the car's surface. </TD></TR></TABLE>

ooo....had me worried for a moment...i'll check it out this weekend...thanks

 

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ooo....had me worried for a moment...i'll check it out this weekend...thanks</TD></TR></TABLE>

LOL - I didn't realize until I reread my first post that it wasn't really clear about where and how the holes are used.