Yes now this. Not a bad one but you can notice it. Anyone ever try and pull out a door ding from the outside using a suction cup?

 

i wouldn't risk it. it may come out but may make the ding worse...like cause some ripples or something. where are you in va. if you're in no.va, give jim lofton a call. he owns ding depot in the tyson's corner area. the number i have for him is 703 751-4320. but that number may be old. if it is, you can look up ding depot on the internet or call 411. i had him take out a really bad ding i had on my driver's door.....took him about 15 minutes....cost $80. i was very pleased with his work. he charges depending on how difficult it is to remove the ding. he'll explain what he has to do to.

 

Thanks Icy... I'll give it a try.

 

I tried that glue & suction-cup thingy... does not work!

 

allmotor.. in what way does it not work? does the glue pop off?

 

Just get it fixed for $60 at a paintless dent removal place!

 

Nicky Pass. Can you describe what they did in some detail? Thanks

 

They "massage" it out from the rear of the panel. This way the paint doesn't get messed up. I've had my car to www.dentbusters.com twice!

 

Nicky. How do they can to the back of the panel?

 

i spoke to jim lofton of ding depot when i had mine done. these guys don't really wanna explain how they remove the dings. they have to go to some training school which costs them about 2 grand. but each part of the car body requires a different technique in removing the ding. sometimes they have to slightly push it fromthe inside, while controlling the bulge from the outside. honestly, i don't know how they do it....but they have the tools, the training and the skill to do it. i recomended someone to jim who had a dent in his hood right by a groove. you know how our hoods have that groove right in the middle. well, jim was able to remove it and the groove was perfect and straight. i understand you're curious how they do it. but sometimes it's better to just have someone do it.....eat the $60-$80 they charge....and move on.

oh..by the way...when i had mine done on the door...he didn't remove the inside door panel. what he did was drilled a hole on the side of the door and did some "magic" to push/pull the ding out. i was trying my best to watch what he was doing but cuz i'm very curious and protective when it comes to my car but i couldn't see from afar. when he was done, he covered the hole he drilled with some rubber stopper. he does agood job!!!

 

What he said....they're kind of secretive about it!

 

you let him drill a hole on ur car!?

 

yah...he explained it to me before he did it. actually, it was a very small hole on the side of the door opposite the door hinges. the size of the hole is less than 1/4 an inch. then he plugged it up pretty good when he was done. i've redone my speakers several times and everytime i remove the door panel, i check to see if there's any signs of moisture coming in from that hole he plugged up. so far so good.

 

Icy. When you remove the inside door panel do you have access to the inside of the door (where the ding is)? Are there items in the way?

 

They can usually can just remove the interior panels to get to the ding!