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Fame Member Since: 01 Dec 2012 Location: Oliveira do Hospital Posts: 42 |
I've managed to put a scratch-dent in a front door, at about the height of the front bumper About 6inches long , and relatively shallow, maybe 1mm at the deepest point. I've tried to remove it with heating using a heat-gun , and then compressed air as on you tube. I also tried rapid cooling with a spray of icey water,after heat application, but no luck. I don't want to heat to red-hot , as I have no idea as to what is on the interior of the door skin. Do RR coat with anything which is inflammable? . As the skin is Aluminium (I hate that American illiteracy, calling it Aluminum!!! ) ,and is not rust prone as steel , possibly it's uncoated metal? Any sound deadening foam or wiring harnesses attached to the inside?
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12th May 2013 9:37am |
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mjdronfield Member Since: 04 Nov 2011 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 7801 |
Not sure about the rest of it, but there is a screw behind the little Airbag label thing, which I think you have to remove. Pop the cover off the door card and you'll see it.
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12th May 2013 11:14am |
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Andpopse Member Since: 16 Oct 2010 Location: Bristol Posts: 100 |
PDR (paintless dent removal) deffo the way to go. I had a dent in the roof of my BMW (caused by a conker !). They did a thing called glue pull. and is was sorted, cost about £70 from memory
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12th May 2013 1:07pm |
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Fame Member Since: 01 Dec 2012 Location: Oliveira do Hospital Posts: 42 |
Thanks guys.My paint is off, but I like the idea of the glue pull avarient of the spot eld rods to pull on Wurth has a glue-pull set I think, but it is bloody expensive. I wonder if a strong epoxy would stand up to a few forceful pulls with a Morgan -knocker type puller? Food for thought and worth trying. I've tried on other vehicles, welded rods, but it's not so easy grinding down the weld flush afterwards.Glue should remove easier, later. Range Rover Vogue TD6 2002
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12th May 2013 2:37pm |
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E4 GUY Member Since: 07 Jan 2013 Location: London Posts: 513 |
Type "dent repair" into Amazon
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12th May 2013 5:18pm |
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RR2008HSE Member Since: 06 Jan 2013 Location: British Columbia Posts: 2932 |
Ditto the paintless dent recommendation. They are the true alchemists o the modern age. |
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12th May 2013 5:21pm |
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