S30 Removing Dents From Roof

Park your vehicle in the sun on a hot day and see if it will do the trick.

S30 removing dents from roof.

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. Make sure there are no sharp edges on the timber before attempting this. He thinks the roof can be popped back out. Using small hammers or mallets on large dents increases the probability of making hammer head marks before popping out the dent.

A little hammer dolly work straightened things out. Next i used paint stripper to remove the old paint which is pretty thin. 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.

In the remodeling of this trailer i was left with many small holes from antiquated peripherals on the sides of the traile. You ll just end up with a whole lot of little dents within the dent. I rinsed the caps off and used a. 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.

The featured vehicle a kia soul had a nasty dent on the. Heat is an easy way to get your roof back to normal if it sustains a small dent. Once clean it was easy to spot the dents dings. Learn the basic steps to repairing a roof dent s with paintless dent repair.

To remove the dent using the mallet method go to the back side of the car panel where the dent is located. Use a small mallet for small dents and a large mallet for larger dents. Suction cup is not recommended. This instructable comes from a recent project i have been working on that involves fixing up an old fiberglass travel trailer.

Edited september 30 2011 by r aquarii. S30 hub cap restoration. One thing you can never use is a hammer directly on the dent. The heat from the sun makes your car roof expand which pops out the dent.

You can then quietly tap the end of the piece of timber with a hammer until the dent pops out. In this video you will see various types of damage that can be repaired with paintless dent repair. Revo told roof dent can t be removed and ask me to repaint. Allstate is paying to repair the dents on the hood and roof replace the.