Fixing a Car Dent for $15!
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- Опубліковано 12 тра 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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I sure wanted to see the finished product. Much improved! Thanks for the video.
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.
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
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 UA-cam videos I've watched so Thank you so much for sharing this!
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
You made it look great - for a first-time attempt.
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!!!!!!
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.
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!
Really good demo. Smart and easy to follow. Thanks
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.
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 🐦
Thank you for sharing. Excellent video with crystal clear commentary and detailed process of fixing the dents. Great job. I liked your video.
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.
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!
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.
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
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.
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" .
So glad you shared this video, I have a dent door, now I'll go to Harbor Freight. Thanks for the tip.
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 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!
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.
Hair dryer and Dry Ice worked for me. The dry ice shrinks the metal after is has been stretched by the dent,...
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.
Great job so far.. would love to see the finished result though!
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I guarantee you he stopped right there. lol
Very generous of you to share your knowledge! I am on my way to Harbor freight!
... we thank you sincerely for sharing your expertise, we appreciate you for being a neighbor.
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.
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
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.
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.
Yes, thank you for no music, and going right into the info. :)
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 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
Very useful.... especially when looking into buying a car that has a similar sized dent in the rear quarter panel 👍🏻
Thanks for the info. Very nice editing by the way. Clear and simple. Thanks.
You did a great job. I just clinked on your Amazon link and purchased the dent puller kit. Hope it helps you out. Thank you for sharing.
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
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?
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
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.
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
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.
Thanks for the video. Now gotta fix my 2010 Dodge Caliber right rear panel. Harbor Freight is an excellent go to for tools!
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.
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.
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.
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.
This video was exactly what we needed. Thank you so much
Thank you for the help and I appreciate it :)
Thank you for this video! It's a BIG money saver.
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!
you did a really good job demonstrating this. thank you!
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
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!!
I used the smaller plungers the black ones at HF used two at a time working the dent. Worked well but I didn't have lines to work with, you guys did a great job
Wow, that's some pretty nice work. I was a bit bugged that you did not show what you did from the inside the trunk, and then what happens if there is no access to tbe bare metal from inside, like on a door or on the inside wall of the back seat on 2-door style car?
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.
you warm up the depressed Grove and cool down the raised creases. then do the opposite.
Thank you so much for this video. I recently bought one of the pullers and couldn't work out which bit to put the glue on. Seeing you use it has been very helpful.
Glad we could help, Maureen!
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.
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
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
A great tutorial! Thanks for posting up!!!
Cheers
Doc
Good one , I’ve heated on outside and pushed with aluminum baseball bat to remove rear number cover dents .good job
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
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 😂😝👻
I like to use a wodden base ball bat. use both ends to roll out what you can. Works for me and old cars.
Boki! Good to see you. I used to go to school with Bojan. We lived in the same apartment complex in Jamestown.
thanks buddy, not perfect but 1000X better and the price was right :D
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 ;-)
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.
Great work mate enjoyed the procedure
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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Wow , well explained! Guy like this put body shops out of biz cause this DIY works with the right stuff!
Good job & thank you for this. I needed these tips.
Nice job using cheap methods!
This is the best DIY “PDR” Paintless Dent Removal “I have ever seen. Most people end up making it worse and we have to repair their failed attempt. They should watch this video!
Hahaha Charlie!! I bought my first cordless glue gun from you 6 or 7 years ago.. I’ll take over this job after what he did anyway. Sorry, I was looking for pdr access on a 2017 350 quarter panel. Idk if you can go in through finder liner or door sticker and I got stuck on diy pdr videos that are making my ass cringe but this isn’t 90% but I’ll take it From here for $200 all day
350z
And door striker*
@@lubbockdentrepair 😂 that’s pretty funny you happen to see my comment on this because I left it for years ago. That’s pretty awesome I did enjoy making those glue guns back then but I’d much rather just buy the ones they make today😅. Also I’m not really sure about the access on the 350z off the top of my head🤗. Hope you figured it out though
Thanks a lot for this video. I will be trying this on Vickie !!! 😍
I have watched a guy at a Chevy dealer removing dint and dings from transported cars and he makes them look new with the hot glue puller that you used only he had a huge assortment of the glue on pulling devices from tiny to a couple inches
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.
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
great job & great video , very very helpful if some one wants himself. thanks.
Excellent tutorial .... Thanks for posting !!!!
👍 😃 good job. Impressive
I have the exact same car, down to the color. And it is a 'hit and run' car too. I'm up to 7 hit and runs on it and still counting.
Claude Smoot - So YOU are the one hitting everyone else's cars!
Dang
I need help from you guys I wish I could show you the picture of what happened to my car it dented it quarter panel and the edge of the bumper quarter panel. I need advice I'm determined I going to fix this because I don't have the money to bring it to a shop. It's a 2000 Camry I took really good care of it and this psychotic dude across the street purposely run into my car parked in front of my housee.
So he had a truck so I have a dent up on the quarter panel and then at the bumper area it's a pretty deep dent easily accessible to. I've had this car for 18 years and this nut job across the street moves in and decides he don't like where I parked my car out front of my own home of 27 years. He's 37 and just moved shacked up with the girl across the street for the last 5 years. He's threatening to do this to me the past and then I finally did it but he is a felon because he ended up robbing a gas station so he's on probation. I didn't even know what happened. He called the cops because if he didn't it would have been leaving the scene of an accident. And he would have violated his probation. The insurance company wanted total my car. I've paid $30,000 for the car. It only has 140,000 miles on it and I'm determined 2 get this car to look like brand new again. The pay jobs 18 years old cuz of course there's some scratches and little things here and there and there's a little bit of rust around the wheel well. But I've been looking up how to do it and how to repair it and I believe I could do it
@@stenochicky3488 , call the police.
IMPRESSIVE for what you had to work with, GREAT VID. THANKS.
Good tip👍you helped thousand of people , thank you so much
Pour or drip rubbing alcohol over the cooled hot glue when you are done. it will come right off!
To get a seal you need to use windex on the cup
Great video thanks. Was that panel metal or plastic? Fibreglass?
You did a great job, helped me to fix my own car.
I'm from Brazil and I'm doing this service.
I saw another clip where someone poured boiled water over the dent then pulled it straight out with a plumbers suction stick.😀
Nice job thanks for the advice. I'm definitely going to try this.
wowww that was amazing job . thanks for this great dent solution video . . now i gonna start my work today hopefully it works like you do . thank you .
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