What are my options on this nasty dent?

[JDaniels2186]

I hate body work, but I really hate this dent...any ideas on what to use to attack this one or nasty enough to have a collision shop take care of it?

Opinions appreciated...thanks

 

[DC4twokone]

Take it to a shop unless you have experience with body work like this.

 

[ryukkid]

Unless you do body work then go for it.cause it's pretty bad man.

 

[da9_vito]

take out the rear panel on the inside and knock out most of the dent. then bondo the rest.

 

[Prozon]

I believe there is more then one layer to your car, and you can't access the inner panel from the inside...

Unless you have a dent puller, I'd let a shop take care of it.

 

[G3GirL]

Take it to a shop unless you have experience with body work like this.

^This.

That dent has a lot of creases, even along the body line. It won't come out as clean as a perfectly rounded dent would, but it'll definitely be less of an eye sore. You could purchase a hammer and dolly set and lessen it before taking it into a body shop if you choose to go that route and have them work on the imperfections and paint. That might save you some money. It could also end up costing you more if you don't learn how to use the tools correctly and end up warping the metal, though. lol

I'd just bring it to a body shop. Maybe they can take care of that rust along the wheel well, too. :twocents:

 

[DarkDB1]

take out the rear panel on the inside and knock out most of the dent. then bondo the rest.

Don't take this advice ^^^^



I'm experienced in body work, Here's how I would fix it... I'd sand down the deepest dented parts to the metal (going in a line of the dents) and use a stud welder on it (it looks like a big gun thing that welds these little nails to the body) and pull it out with a slide hammer until it's as straight as it can be... Then using a air (or electric [no way to do this by hand]) powered D-A Sander to smoothen out the nubs from the little nails. Then go over it with a thin coat of body filler... primer then paint.

I see rust in your wheel well too, That would have to be cut out and a new piece will have to be welded in.

 

[da9_vito]

Don't take this advice ^^^^



I'm experienced in body work, Here's how I would fix it... I'd sand down the deepest dented parts to the metal (going in a line of the dents) and use a stud welder on it (it looks like a big gun thing that welds these little nails to the body) and pull it out with a slide hammer until it's as straight as it can be... Then using a air (or electric [no way to do this by hand]) powered D-A Sander to smoothen out the nubs from the little nails. Then go over it with a thin coat of body filler... primer then paint.

I see rust in your wheel well too, That would have to be cut out and a new piece will have to be welded in.

or bang it out how i said and then just take it 2 the shop

 

[Teggykid952]

Shop is got my vote. Hopefully you know someone, because quarter panel jobs aren't cheap. Find one on another donor teg and have whoever cut it out. Take that to the shop and have them do the rest. I'd get it cut big enough to get rid of your rust though. Two birds with one stone. Here's some pics of when I got mine fixed:

 

[DarkDB1]

or bang it out how i said and then just take it 2 the shop

It won't work, He has the gas door and a corner in his way to "bang out" the dent, And filling what is left with bondo is not a good idea. Because what will be left will still be quite deep making you have to fill it with thick layers of bondo which will crack over time.

If someone is not skilled in body work they should not do body work on their car if they want it to look good and last.

 

[Prozon]

I'm experienced in body work, Here's how I would fix it... I'd sand down the deepest dented parts to the metal (going in a line of the dents) and use a stud welder on it

I agree that this would be the best method, but I highly highly HIGHLY doubt that this kid has a stud welder, and to buy one would be like $500. Not worth it for a one time thing. Were you the one who suggested a stud welder to someone else recently? Not everybody has them. (Wish I did though!)

or bang it out how i said and then just take it 2 the shop

Still difficult to bang out, and filling it with bondo would just make more work, because the bondo would need to come out to fix it properly. Lol.

And filling what is left with bondo is not a good idea. Because what will be left will still be quite deep making you have to fill it with thick layers of bondo which will crack over time.

I've seen pictures of a truck that the guy filled a 3" dent in a bed side with bondo, I guess he used hair and shit to hold it together?

If someone is not skilled in body work they should not do body work on their car if they want it to look good and last.

Nuff said. :thumbs up

 

[eiznekeM]

I'd avoid bondo. Using that shit just ends up bad. Do it properly like above folk said or take it to a shop.

 

[Prozon]

Thats just it though, bondo has a use. It's to smooth out the little tiny imperfections on the surface. It is NOT a frickin' replacement for body work. It's supposed to be used something like an 1/8" or less. You should have to pass a test to buy the stuff, a lot of people don't know what they're doing and end up doing stupid shit. (Kind of like I mentioned above with the 3" dent filled with it.)

/Rant

 

[rexpepper123]

id use one of those stud guns that weld on little copper studs and then use a slid hammer to pull out the dents. use a body hammer to fix high spots and low spots from the inside and then bondo and sand.

 

[JDaniels2186]

I'm looking for improvement not perfection on it short term, but will get a quote today. No stud welder but I take donations haha.