A couple of years ago, my wife had a Miata that received a fair amount of
hail damage. We took it to the Miata dealer where we bought the car from.
After one day we got a call from them saying the car was ready! After
meeting the guy that did the work and talking cars (he's a British car
fan)... he offered to remove several door dings for free. He had this
bright light on wheels that had swivels to move the light in any direction
and a small seat with wheels so he could get a birds eye view of the dent...
he then drilled a small hole in the door jam and slid a long rod that had a
metal curve on the end... he would then gently "massage" the dent out in a
matter of minutes. He had several of these rods... different size curves
for different size dents. After this, he placed a rubber grommet in the
hole he drilled... I was shocked as to how perfect the doors looked. I
hate door dings as much as anyone, but it can be fixed very easily and it's
inexpensive.
Lifes to short for a door ding,
Charlie Stewart
'71 TR-6
'53 Austin-Healey BN1
> Listers,for the insurance repair job
>
> After a new paint job last year, I acquired two dings on my otherwise
> perfect body. Here's my theory . . . don't get it fixed! If I do I'll
> be driving with high anxiety wondering if and when it's going to happen
> again. Drive as is and I'll enjoy the road better. Anyone share this
> scenario?
>
> Al Graffam CT 74TR6
>
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