Fixing a Car Dent for $15!
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- čas přidán 20. 05. 2024
- We try to remove a huge dent on this Camry using a hair dryer and $15 worth of dent removal tools from Harbor Freight.
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As someone who has been in this business for 18 yrs, I would like to share something with your readers. When a dent occurs on a car there is obviously a low spot and a corresponding high spot(Crown) with the transference of energy at the time of impact. So the simple thought process would be to reverse the action of the impact. By this I mean , knock down the crown using the Plastic Tool so you do not damage the paint finish, and then use the glue tab puller to release the dent. Sometimes it might be necessary to do both at the same time, meaning that while you are screwing down on the Bridge, you are assisting in the release of energy, by knocking down the Crown. Also work on the body lines first, before the flat surfaces, you might have better results. Not trying to be a "know it all" just sharing.
Thank you Anthony, that's great information. Thanks for sharing.
Good information, thank you.
Thanks great information
>> knock down the crown using the Plastic Tool
Do you mean the suction cup thing? Or the little white plastic tool that he never showed how to use? Could one use a rubber mallet?
@@justgivemethetruth Sorry for the inconvenience.
I'm really impressed, thanks guys! Good way to avoid a $1500 repair at a body shop, no welding, sanding, or painting.
how you been smoking weed this car isn't worth 1500$
Professional PDR doesn't cost nearly that much and it'll be perfect when it's done.
@@aah4859 you must not know body work prices
The best part is you did not quit; you kept at it and it looks a lot better. Thanks for all the tips.
But he DID quit.
Water really helps for the suction cup, and after you get it to stick, you can slide it over the bends -- the suction will keep it formed against the metal.
Thank you for the advice!
And maybe a couple of drops of dish soap in the water. Spray foam window cleaner and a clean rag work well with the initial cleaning of the panel. Go over the dent with some paint thinner or alcohol lightly. Paint thinner/acetone can soften most paints if exposed long enough.
And hot water - accordi to some other add I saw, hot or maybe boiling water straight from the kettle, and a toilet or sink plunger. It worked 👍
@@BoziTatarevic1 can you use a hot gun instead of a hair blow dryer.
@@infertisk458 yeah if you wanna melt your paint
My 99 Camry it's been my daily driver for 23 years now, 346k miles and still going strong. Never any major problems, but I don't let the oil get dirty. I change it when it's turning brown... No sludge in my engine, all 4 cyl still have perfect compression
I sure wanted to see the finished product. Much improved! Thanks for the video.
I'm impressed at how easily you worked that dent out to 90 %.
Lets be honest closer to 80%, ..
@@NotUpdated005 🤣🤣🤣
@@NotUpdated005 more like 70%
@@victorgallegos9858 actually 60%
The big feet did most of the work!!!!!!
WOW -impressive! I have a 15 year-old truck with a similar dent in a similar place. It's not really worth dropping $400+ for dent repair, so DIY Harbor Freight dent repair to get it "good enough" is perfect for me. A huge thanks for taking the time to share your experience.
I am an Auto Body Painter with 41 years of experience. This guy is just an amateur. Instead of a Hair dryer, you need a Heat Gun to get the panel very warm, not just luke warm.
But I give him FULL MARKS for the work that he did. For an amateur, this was an excellent way of tackling this HUGE dent.
On this Dent an amateur can use a rounded stone the size of your fist, wrap the stone in a hand towel and gently pound or massage the Dent outwards from inside the trunk.
Heat with Compressed Air, normally works only on absolutely flat surfaces, like a Door panel, that has no ridges or ribs in it. Good job anyway.
What do you mean "Heat with Compressed Air?
Heat gun? pff amateur, I use a nuclear reactor to generate the heat
@@Superstar-nl5tlNuclear reactor? Pffft.. Amateur.. I take the panel off and stick it in the dryer.. 😂 messing with you. Lol.
Fixed my own dented bumper on my Mazda 3 about 5 years ago after backing into a snow bank that was actually ice. Just used my hair dryer set on high/hot to warm it up, then used the handle of a hammer on the inside of the bumper to punch it back out. Worked like a charm! Can't even tell anything ever happened to it! :)
I'm going to try that on my mazda 3 too! Did it work. Does it take a long time?Thanks.
Because it is plastic
@@valentinosesti2499 YES plastic bumpers are very easy to pop out with heat. This metal repair is much harder
I fixed a dent on my mom’s Ford Focus with a heat gun, basketball and a hand air pump.
I've used the Harbor Freight Tools dent puller on a motorcycle gas tank that was badly dented. It worked well, but it requires patience. Definitely an inexpensive way to remove dents.
Excellent video! Patience, persistence and Harbor Frieght affordable tool did the trick! Fortunate location for dent but not an easy dent at all featured in the majority of CZcams videos I've watched so Thank you so much for sharing this!
I think you did a fabulous job especially when you got in the trunk and pushed. It straightened the whole dented in area along the trim which made all the difference in being able to do your smoothing. The glue and pop out equipment rocks!
Yes, thank you for no music, and going right into the info. :)
Not bad! 482 Auto body shops disapprove this video...
Soy Eldiego 483 DIYers approve!
Not true i don't disapprove at all. But don't spend money on that aerosol spray he used that's a waste of money.
@@flintdavis2 what a load of shit, all blah blah.
This weekend there was a guy driving around and saw the dent on my car ,he asked me if I wanted to get it fixed , I said how much ?
He said $200 , I said no thank you lol
Probably because it’s not fixed. But people that would rather do this , can’t afford to have a car properly fixed anyways
Great no nonsense video, direct and informative without the fluff. Just a few observations. If you find your glue not popping off and is stuck on the car, or tool put some isopropol alcohol in a spray bottle and a couple of quick sprays will have the glue peeling off. Let the area dry before applying additional glue or it won't stick very well. Always start with a clean, dry surface or your dent tab and car surface. Hopefully you know your cars history and whether or not it has been repainted in the area you are glue pulling. If you're not sure inspect the area carefully for signs of a previous repair. Look closely at the paint, compare it to the adjacent panels, are there imperfections, fish eyes (little craters in the clear coat), can you see faint sanding lines, does the clear coat finish have a different slightly different sheen, or surface appearance? These are tell tale signs of a previous repair. Finally if you have access to the interior side of the dent through the trunk in this instant, check to see if it looks repaired. If there is any question and you think the area has been repaired and repainted, stop and resist the temptation of getting your can opener out unless you have a fishing trip planned and need the worms. Call a professional dent remover at this point. The glue pulling system is useful with oem ;paint only (original factory paint) as this will quite probably pull the paint off a previously painted area. The glue sticks are made with different strengths for additional pull and can be ordered from Amazon as well as additional tabs as these will break. Do not try using hot boiling water before using tabs, it's dangerous and someone will get injured. Good luck, it takes practice all depends on how much time you put into it. If you feel your time is more valuable just call a dent guy, it's not that much more when you add the cost of all this equipment and your time.
Your foot was the best tool!!
You made it look great - for a first-time attempt.
I have watched three of these reviews of the harbor freight dent puller, and this is the only one that was successful. Congratulations on doing a really good job of fixing your car.
Very good! Lovely demo. I would use a Wagner Heat Gun $22 instead of a blow dryer. That heat gun is so darn useful around the house too, you can remove sticky labels easily, and also soften the Dicor Lap Sealant on RV roof for easy removal, decals from RVs and cars, wrinkle paint to scrape off, and more. Its worth having in your shop.
I think if you keep having dents in one spot, put a big sign on window saying DONT DENT MY CAR OR i WILL SUE YOU. SMILE FOR CAMERA! And add a motion camera on that corner.
Really good demo. Smart and easy to follow. Thanks
Thank you for sharing. Excellent video with crystal clear commentary and detailed process of fixing the dents. Great job. I liked your video.
Nice job.
I have used the heat gun and compressed air on a smaller ding and got good results.
How it works depends on where the ding is and the size of it.
After backing up on your bumper and hitting it i also learned a lot on your video on how to fix my car's bump as well thanks!
What a 🐦
Bozi, thank you so much. I really appreciate the tips and step-by-step. I have some smaller dents to pull out and you've given me the confidence to do it!
The star of your repair was your foot, an the cost was freeeeee
Ye! he should add what feet size need in the info area! I believe he's 11? xD
Facts
True!!!
I dunno man. Alot of food has been put into growing that foot
Not funny
... we thank you sincerely for sharing your expertise, we appreciate you for being a neighbor.
Thanks - you've given me encouragement to try DIY - cheers
Use no hairdryer , pull HOT WATER over the dent and puch at the inside .
(many film on you tube : "dent / hot water" .
You done a great job, I didn't even know there were any tools like you used. I will have to purchase myself some of these auto body repair tools. Thank you for the video.
So glad you shared this video, I have a dent door, now I'll go to Harbor Freight. Thanks for the tip.
Saw a video with a guy using a deflated football and looked like it works way better than pounding out dents with a mallet so you don't accidentally crease or create any protrusions by hitting too hard. Just air up the ball slowly between the panel and whatever kind of bracing you have to come up with.
That's pretty good, I'm glad to see I'm not the only one whose "dent pulls" work out about the way your video shows... Plainly speaking pulling most dents is not as easy as most videos show it to be, none will ever be like it never happened, but with time and patience it can end up looking pretty decent without spending all sorts of money.
Thanks for this demonstration. A neighbor across the street backed into my car, which was parked on the street, while they had a bicycle rack on the back of their car. It dented front and rear doors, but it looks worse than it is: power windows still work, no change in gaps around the doors, etc. I got a couple estimates, the least expensive being $1,300 and so I've been considering trying to fix it myself. Your video gives me some hope/confidence that I might be able to get mine to 95% as well. Cheers!
If you know what neighbor it was why don’t you confront them about it
Hair dryer and Dry Ice worked for me. The dry ice shrinks the metal after is has been stretched by the dent,...
Great video! That last tool was great! I would have used a piece of 2 x 4 on the inside to hammer out the big stuff.....the hit would be spread out over a larger area and not put hammer dings in metal.
Thanks for this great video. Just went along nice and smooth. The car came out pretty darn good and will look even better when you are finished. Anything to save money these days. It all helps. Thanks again.
I'm not smart enough to know one way or another, but this I do know...by putting this video out here you sparked conversation, pro and con plus suggestions. I'd say that in itself is something. Have a good day.
vinyltapelover genius
Thank you for the help and I appreciate it :)
Thank you for this video! It's a BIG money saver.
Great video...I have a small dent in my 300ZX convertible, just above the windshield, missed during hail repair and will try removing it myself...It's hard to see now, but I know it's there, so it has to go....My thanks to the gent that made this.
Thanks for the info. Very nice editing by the way. Clear and simple. Thanks.
Putting pressure from the inside and at the same time spoon tapping the high spots on the outside would relieve the stress and make the repair a lot easier. But I noticed a couple of stretch marks that will not come out without shrinking the metal. Trying to do a repair on that type of dent can only be done completely with repainting. I worked at collision repair for over 45 years.
It may not be perfect but I bet you didn't turn out any work which looks a little bit better for next to nothing -
@@davidrice3337 we got collision repair "expert" here....not the guy that pocketed his insurance money and pulled the dent himself....the guy in this video did a phenomenal job......thanks for your expert comment jonas miller..but no one's here for that.
Can you heat it up with a blow torch and beat it out with a 12 pound sledge hammer?
@@randyweber2275
That's kind of hard to do on a dual panel car. You are correct though if he was able to push on the dent while heating then it would've pushed right out.
thanks buddy, not perfect but 1000X better and the price was right :D
Very generous of you to share your knowledge! I am on my way to Harbor freight!
That little bottle of fluid with internal brush that came with it is used to remove the glue, just a tiny amount applied to the edge of the glue left on the body and it picks straight off real easy
Heat and dry ice works on door dings and hail damage. That large a dent needs a lot more heat and cold change, but you can also push doing it to help move the metal back into its formed shape. When I was a kid I used to watch guys fix cars at a body shop, they added lead over the dents, you didnt try to bend that metal back into shape you couldnt it was way to thick. That was say 1965?
Nice video, thanks for sharing. Just one note (not to be an internet dweeb but...) once you wipe an area with acetone to clean it you DO NOT want to then touch it before using the glue puller. Even the very small amount of oil on your fingers can reduce the adhesion strength of the glue. Just clean it and apply the hot glue and puller for best results.
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This video was exactly what we needed. Thank you so much
Excellent job!! I was really impressed. I've watched a lot of pros use expensive dodads and fancy stuff.
But the low bidget way is the way to go initially.
Thanks for the tips.
Very useful.... especially when looking into buying a car that has a similar sized dent in the rear quarter panel 👍🏻
Wait a minute... so you're telling me I could have just got in the trunk and pushed this entire time
Haha the secret body shops won't tell you
I had a dent in my door and getting in the trunk didn't help at all. It could have been my technique though.
@@Ra-218 maybe it doesnt work on the front of the car 😂😝👻
you did a really good job demonstrating this. thank you!
A great tutorial! Thanks for posting up!!!
Cheers
Doc
Title: “Fixing a Car Dent for $15”
Guy: Attempts tools, ends up using foot and hand instead
Wallet: “So am I just nothing to you?”
Brutally unfunny
Looks good--thanks for sharing! I wonder if one of the smaller 2" suction cups would have been useful, too?
Yes, a smaller suction cup pulled slowly after heating the area. The best technique is to slowly pull and hold rather than multiple pulls.
@@disco3landrover654thanks for the tip, I used at least 20 pulls, worked a little bit though.
I would not hit the area multiple times.
Reverse the impact procedure,
One Long slow Gentle push from behind the panel .
Try a Flat smooth Small block of wood, Pushed by a car jack Gently & slowly.
Support the Jack against a Solid Part of the car in the Boot / Trunk, Apply pressure from the jack to a long length of wood to Push the small flat wood & the Dent Outwards Slowly & gently in one Slow Push.
Once Bent, Metal has the tendency to stretch, Less Contact is Always better.
ALSO Try to find the point of Impact, Then push just in that same place, The surrounding Dent should follow back to body shape.
The car that HIT it did not hit it 10 times, = Just once in one smooth push, Hence Reverse the impact.
It was only hit in one contact point, all the surrounding area is The Stretching motion of that impact.
Don't try to KICK it out, BUT You Could Brace yourself & put your Foot / Feet against the dent in the same slow gentle Motion. If You can get behind the Dent properly.
I had a dent sort of like that on my car one time and not long after on a hot day ,It popped out by itself, I was amazed!
Rob C. What? Unbelievable
plastic fender or quarter panel.
had the same thing happen to an oldsmobile 98 one time. found out the panel was plastic.
Dude...I"M the one who fixed your dent while you were sleeping. I wanted to practice dent repair on someone ELSE'S car before working on my own. I won't apologize after I did a great job.
@@bobjasper5447 bahahahahahahahaha
Hah
Good stuff for the DIY at Home like myself. . .
Going to buy one of these cheap pullers . Thanks. Good video.
Im gonna go cheaper + "run" with the foot option
Not gonna lie, I was a little skeptical but I must say I’m impressed.
I’m impressed he has 3 hands
Wow you were impressed?!?! Thank goodness
@@lionpaw2024 I know thank goodness I was impressed lol
A neat trick: a little alcohol will cause the hot melt glue to release cleanly and effortlessly. I like to apply with an eye dropper.
Nice job thanks for the advice. I'm definitely going to try this.
Great job so far.. would love to see the finished result though!
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I guarantee you he stopped right there. lol
When you heat the panel and then use the compressed air it was acting as a coolant , therefore tightening / shrinking the metal . When I couldn't get a replacement part I would use an oxyacetylene torch to shrink the damaged panel .
I was going to use that on my bumper, but decided against it after considering the cost of acetylene.
Thanks for the video. Now gotta fix my 2010 Dodge Caliber right rear panel. Harbor Freight is an excellent go to for tools!
Good job & thank you for this. I needed these tips.
From my experience : If your car got a dent, don't start removal operations immediately, but wait for at least 24 hours .....The metal sheet used to build the car body is a bit resilient, so some of the dent get removed automatically if you give time to happen. (Not always , depends on the nature of dent and make of the car) .
This has happened to me. got rear ended. pretty decent dent on the back. next day it was gone.. just a big scrape still.
@@PC-iv5so Will the rust just automatically removed if I tap my heels together and say, "There is no rust", three times. LOL
So basically your foot did 80% of the work.
Ye! he should add what feet size need in the info area! I believe he's 11? xD
Feet and thumb could work 100% but then the video title could become useless :)
hahhahahahhahahhaha
@@stamatisiliadis8844 what about the brand of shoes? I'm sure that might help a lot. I'm thinking, don't wear your hiking shoes,lol. 😂
Lets add a codicil for the idiots out there- if you try this at home be sure to keep the trunk OPEN
excellent job…i knew about the 3 and 4 inch suction units from HF…but by this i now found out about the bridge puller…excellent tube
4:34 daaang you made that Camry squat!😂
Wow , well explained! Guy like this put body shops out of biz cause this DIY works with the right stuff!
👍 😃 good job. Impressive
Excellent tutorial .... Thanks for posting !!!!
great job & great video , very very helpful if some one wants himself. thanks.
I have seen heat and cold contrast pull dents from us navy ships , 1/2;" steal plate the craft is called frame straitening
NO SHIT, THAT IS KRAZY SIR.
Nice job using cheap methods!
Thanks a lot for this video. I will be trying this on Vickie !!! 😍
Blow dryer is pretty good , but a hot air gun from Harbor freight for about $8 puts out a LOT more heat and does a great job with just a paddle to push simple dents like that out easily.
Popping Dents depends on Memory of the sheet metal, the quicker you attempt to remove the dents the better results you will have.
You right , the sooner you fixed is always better.
The ole foot wedge works everytime:)
Not really i would of soaked that fucker in paint stripper , power washed, filled the shit out of it with bondo and proceeded to spray paint. I would of had this done in 2 hours. Probably even just packed it with foam first and coated with bondo and spray paint.
Upgrade your foot wedge with the addition of some curb-stomp work boots...no flip-flops ;-)
Great work mate enjoyed the procedure
IMPRESSIVE for what you had to work with, GREAT VID. THANKS.
you warm up the depressed Grove and cool down the raised creases. then do the opposite.
good job thank you
You did a great job, helped me to fix my own car.
The anticipation is making me want to continue watching
Thanks for the BS free tutorial. Extremely useful. Cheers!
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Perfect solution to a dent in an 18 year old car. BTW, we had an identical Camry. Best car I ever owned.
They run forever
Wow I'm impressed
Now I know what to get on a low budget
Hats off
Just one comment, and don't take it personally, but hot melt glue does not dry, it cools. As others said below, great job without the annoying background music. Smaller glue on pieces can be purchased which focus more pulling power in a smaller area to pull right in the center of small dents such as hail impacts. Good job!
This is brilliant. Thank you so much for this video. I was very concerned about the money I would have to spend on the repair. I can’t wait to try this.
I'm going to try this too tomorrow
It works better if you use a heat gun not hair blower and wet the dent puller for better grip on the suction cup!!
heat guns are not so expensive too! nice suggestions ;)
Compressed air was a good technique, just not on a crease dent. Can’t wait to try it on my hood dents , thanks for your video!
Good tip👍you helped thousand of people , thank you so much
That’s amazing!
I'm from Brazil and I'm doing this service.
Very good tips. On an older car, very useful to bring back the beauty; then wax it, and what little dent left will not even be visible.
Thanks for video, guessing both pieces of this rear quarter panel is plastic or composite, good to know the hair dryer method, I have a heat gun so that should work.
Gonna try that. Very useful video. Screw that $1500 estimate for such a small-=much smaller than in the vid "dent"..more like not smooth, than a dent.
Pour or drip rubbing alcohol over the cooled hot glue when you are done. it will come right off!
Over all nice job. Thanks
Great video thanks. Was that panel metal or plastic? Fibreglass?