Best way to repair very small dent?

[merlyn]

My son has just opened the car door against a pillar and has caused a small dent just below the trim on the passenger door where the panel changes contour and there is a slight edge/fold to it (hope that makes sense). I was wondering about using one of the plunger type things to pull it out but not sure if that would be successful with the panel not being flat at that point. Can anybody advise? It really is a very small dent but on an otherwise dent-free car it is annoying.

Jane

[Tim Leech]

Hmm if its on the fold then the only way to get that out is to have it filled/painted, dentless paint removal is fine on a flat panel but not so good on a curve, you could try knocking it out from behind but I guess it depends if you could live with it.....being used as a family hack its going to happen.

Kids and cars....

[MULLEY]

If you've never done any dent pulling, you might make it worse, just call in a professional & they should hopefully be able to sort it. If its too sharp a dint to pull out, filler & paint is the only way, which might work out rather expensive

[JayW]

Best way to repair very small dent?

The only method that I know of is: Hide it with a bigger dent!

[Birotor]

If you go commercial you can get perfection but the biggest snag is the GBP 100 plus for a litre of paint....

[merlyn]

Sounds like I am best leaving well alone then, it really is very small and very shallow, wouldn't even need a teaspoon of filler. It's just really disappointing that it has happened.

[Gibbo2286]

You could try the heat and ice spray method, it'll cost not much to try.

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[merlyn]

I wondered about that having found a video of it on line at the weekend, I did wonder what he was using, thanks for the info. The only thing is with it being on a part of the car where it isn't flat I'm not sure it would be successful. Typically it is just along a fold in the metal.

[Mike P]

I put a slight crease in the wing of the Bx, right where the fold line along the panel is.

Cost me about £40 to get the local dent man to tease it out, after he was done you would never have known.

Mike P

[Tim Leech]

Our local dent man would look at it for you, hes done most of mine, hes mobile.

[merlyn]

Is he also very cheap??!

[Tim Leech]

Erm £40 so cheaper than a repaint yes! but for that he will do the whole car.

[merlyn]

I'll have a chat with you at Coventry. In this weather I can live with it because you can't really tell in all the rain! When clean and dry it spoils it a bit, but there are more important things to spend money and time on I guess.

[Tim Leech]

No worries Jane, he made a cracking job of the white TZi when he did it.

[MULLEY]

That reminds me Tim, i'm sure i've asked you before, would you mind pm'ing his contact details, i've lost them since you gave the to me last time, doh!!