Ding King Dent Puller
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I just got back from Dent Wizard. Due to the location of the dent (under the door handle and to the right) they said they could not do a paintless pull. They said the door handle mechanisms would be in the way if they tried to go in through the top of the door. They told me they would have to drill it and then pull it. Said they would plug the hole with a factory matched plug Of course I said F@ck no! I can't be having a plug on the side of my car. Looks like I'll have to have it filled and repainted.
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Originally Posted by WPS,Sep 15 2004, 02:54 PM
i wonder why other car manufacturers don't just adopt plastic or fiberglass panels like saturn and corvette.
Also, plastic squeeks and such where it's attached to metal.
And, there is no denting in plastic, this is good and bad.
For small dings, where it would just pop back into place, plastic works great.
If an impact is high enough to actually overcome the threshold of the plastic, it fractures, meaning a new part, always. A lot of times, similar panels could be fixed instead of replaced on sheet metal cars.
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Originally Posted by Joe in STL,Sep 15 2004, 11:48 AM
I just got back from Dent Wizard. Due to the location of the dent (under the door handle and to the right) they said they could not do a paintless pull. They said the door handle mechanisms would be in the way if they tried to go in through the top of the door. They told me they would have to drill it and then pull it. Said they would plug the hole with a factory matched plug Of course I said F@ck no! I can't be having a plug on the side of my car. Looks like I'll have to have it filled and repainted.
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Originally Posted by mbilderback,Sep 15 2004, 03:27 PM
Well, I imagine a large part of it is retooling equipment, they'd be replacing a lot of VERY expensive equipment to do that.
Also, plastic squeeks and such where it's attached to metal.
And, there is no denting in plastic, this is good and bad.
For small dings, where it would just pop back into place, plastic works great.
If an impact is high enough to actually overcome the threshold of the plastic, it fractures, meaning a new part, always. A lot of times, similar panels could be fixed instead of replaced on sheet metal cars.
Also, plastic squeeks and such where it's attached to metal.
And, there is no denting in plastic, this is good and bad.
For small dings, where it would just pop back into place, plastic works great.
If an impact is high enough to actually overcome the threshold of the plastic, it fractures, meaning a new part, always. A lot of times, similar panels could be fixed instead of replaced on sheet metal cars.
I'm sure they can find a way to stop the squeaking. But the last time I drove a Vette, or even drove next to one, I didn't hear a single squeak.
It's usually cheaper to replace the plastic part than it is to patch the damaged sheetmetal (dent repair, bondo, repaint, and so on). The threshold of plastic is lower than that of sheetmetal, but if the impact is great enough to tear the fiberglass, I'm willing to bet the sheetmetal would not be repairable.
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Don't even think about it. I bought one to remove a couple smalll dents in the rear quarter panel... The body is way to soft for this system. It made even more dents!!! ONe time it pops right off doing nothing because the hot glue didn't set right, the next time it pulls the body all out of whack because it's stuck on there so damn good you can't get it to let go!!!!!!!!!!!!! DONT USE IT TRUST ME!!!!!!!!!!!
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