Have you ever used a paintless dent removal guy?

Merve
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edited November 2017 in Tips for making Caravanning & Touring Cheaper #1

Hi all. I ask this as I had occasion with my 22 year old Toyota Surf tow car to search for a paintless  dent removal guy. I didn’t want to take her in and spend hundreds on resprayed wings etc. She had a few little dings which, although not drastic, annoyed the bejesus out of me, particularly when I had washed and waxed it- it just took an edge off my hard work. Enter Carey who runs ‘Body Poppers’ at Kettering. Apart from having a brilliant name for his business this guy is a magician. He set about 3 little dings on the top of the near side wing, some more on the rear wing and a couple behind the spare wheel carrier. With rods and soft hammers, glue pads and pullers he achieved what I didn’t believe possible. Perfection. The dings are completely gone! I still have to go to the car to make sure I’m not dreaming! You would never know that a dent had been there. I can thoroughly recommend this type of repair. Then I got to thinking- caravans are notoriously easy to dent- has anyone used someone like Carey on their ‘van?? 

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  • ocsid
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    edited November 2017 #2

    No, but I would expect the van's skin being aluminium rather than steel, it being bonded, and access to the undersurface being that much more difficult if possible would all lead to greater challenges.

  • Merve
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    edited November 2017 #3

    I agree Ocsid that access would be non existent on a caravan but I wondered if the glue and pull method had been successful at all? I know you can get ‘dent kits but as you say, in the wrong hands you could cause more problems than you solve!  

  • DSB
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    edited November 2017 #4

    I have been fortunate in not needing to have to deal with a serious dent and certainly nothing that has punctured the skin of the van.  On the odd occasion I have managed to cause slight imperfections I have used the age old trick of covering the offending imperfection with a reflector or decal.

    David 

  • Merve
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    edited November 2017 #5

    Yep, not a bad idea David.

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