S30 Removing Dents From Roof

A little hammer dolly work straightened things out.

S30 removing dents from roof.

Learn the basic steps to repairing a roof dent s with paintless dent repair. Heat is an easy way to get your roof back to normal if it sustains a small dent. Went to lyn design and took no more than 1hr for 10 dents all over the car and roof. One thing you can never use is a hammer directly on the dent.

The featured vehicle a kia soul had a nasty dent on the. S30 hub cap restoration. Suction cup is not recommended. In this video you will see various types of damage that can be repaired with paintless dent repair.

Edited september 30 2011 by r aquarii. Using small hammers or mallets on large dents increases the probability of making hammer head marks before popping out the dent. If parking in the sun is not an option use hot water or a hairdryer to pop out the dent. Use a small mallet for small dents and a large mallet for larger dents.

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. If is not careful it might remove the paint from the metal body. Allstate is paying to repair the dents on the hood and roof replace the. You ll just end up with a whole lot of little dents within the dent.

Make sure there are no sharp edges on the timber before attempting this. Next i used paint stripper to remove the old paint which is pretty thin. You can then quietly tap the end of the piece of timber with a hammer until the dent pops out. This instructable comes from a recent project i have been working on that involves fixing up an old fiberglass travel trailer.

Once clean it was easy to spot the dents dings. He thinks the roof can be popped back out. Revo told roof dent can t be removed and ask me to repaint. To remove the dent using the mallet method go to the back side of the car panel where the dent is located.

In the remodeling of this trailer i was left with many small holes from antiquated peripherals on the sides of the traile. 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. I rinsed the caps off and used a. I put the hub cap in a large plastic tub that i got at ace hardware to prevent from making a mess.