S30 Removing Dents From Roof

You ll just end up with a whole lot of little dents within the dent.

S30 removing dents from roof.

Went to lyn design and took no more than 1hr for 10 dents all over the car and roof. Make sure there are no sharp edges on the timber before attempting this. The insurance adjuster came by to look at the car yesterday. Edited september 30 2011 by r aquarii.

I rinsed the caps off and used a. S30 hub cap restoration. Id say 3 hours of cutting 1 3 hours of fitting and adjusting and 2 hours of welding and ill be all done with this. Park your vehicle in the sun on a hot day and see if it will do the trick.

Next i used paint stripper to remove the old paint which is pretty thin. Revo told roof dent can t be removed and ask me to repaint. Using small hammers or mallets on large dents increases the probability of making hammer head marks before popping out the dent. To remove the dent using the mallet method go to the back side of the car panel where the dent is located.

A little hammer dolly work straightened things out. If parking in the sun is not an option use hot water or a hairdryer to pop out the dent. I put the hub cap in a large plastic tub that i got at ace hardware to prevent from making a mess. Allstate is paying to repair the dents on the hood and roof replace the.

If is not careful it might remove the paint from the metal body. The heat from the sun makes your car roof expand which pops out the dent. The featured vehicle a kia soul had a nasty dent on the. Learn the basic steps to repairing a roof dent s with paintless dent repair.

Removing the one on the car wont be nearly as much work since it dont have to cut through all the subframe for the roof. This instructable comes from a recent project i have been working on that involves fixing up an old fiberglass travel trailer. In the remodeling of this trailer i was left with many small holes from antiquated peripherals on the sides of the traile. Once clean it was easy to spot the dents dings.

He thinks the roof can be popped back out. Heat is an easy way to get your roof back to normal if it sustains a small dent. One thing you can never use is a hammer directly on the dent. You can then quietly tap the end of the piece of timber with a hammer until the dent pops out.