We get a guy in here at work occasionally to do the dent removal on our well
taken care of company cars. The guy has a whole bag full of 'spoons' of
various lengths and shapes. He can access in behind a body panel and gradually
work a dent out by rolling and/or sliding the 'spoon' over the dent. I watched
him one time. Pretty impressive. Apparently you can purchase these 'spoons',
but they are not cheap. I asked him if he did motorcycle tanks, and he said
no, he needs something to lever against - whatever that means.
Dave M.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Dean Caccavo
Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 11:45 AM
To: HealeyBJ7@aol.com; healeys@autox.team.net
Cc: david.r.altman@altmancompany.com
Subject: Re: Paintless dent repair
Bob -
I have had the paintless guys pull door dings out of
our Range Rovers (aluminum panels) with success. So I
imagine if it is pullable, it can be done.
However, I will tell you that one time I thought the
guy was on the verge of a full meltdown. The dent was
in the middle of the door panel - and RRover doors are
very flat. He worked on it for two hours and made no
less than four calls to his "expert". Seems that the
door kept springing one way then the next.
Another time, it was 110 degrees outside and the tech
insisted in working in my garage with the door closed.
No Open Windows. No Peeking. It must have been 140
degrees in there. When I opened the door to offer
some water, you would have thought I walked in on him
with the neighbors wife.
Why the technique is a secret is beyond me. Locally
here you can sign up for a tour of the BMW receiving
warehouse (Oxnard, CA). The new cars are
"refurbished" after they enter the US. Black cars are
waxed and dents are removed. In some cases whole cars
were being painted. One old German master was
responsible for dent removal. He used long picks that
looked like a combination of a thick coat
hangers/fireplace poker to massage the dent from the
back. I watched him for over an hour. I guess he
didn't get the memo.
If you do get it done, be sure to watch :)
Dean BN7
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