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Dent Repair

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How to fix simple dents.

Material

1 Dent
1 Heat gun
1 Rubber mallet
1 Small block of wood
1 Steam iron

Method

Heat up the dented area with the heat gun eg bumper bar
Hold small piece of wood behind the dent
Use rubber mallet to hit dent against block of wood
Iron out dent until smooth still with wood behind
Let cool down
Touch up paint work if necessary

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This project was posted by:

- Cynthea Jenke
- 06 Jul 2014
  11:30 pm

76 Comments
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- - Frankiielot said
  - 21 May 2021
    9:53 pm
Wow, this is amazing!
Never thought you could do this so thank you for sharing.
Hopefully I won’t get a dent in my car but this is super useful to know and have on hand.

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- - celebrity said
  - 23 Oct 2020
    2:03 pm
Wonderful tip! Anything that saves money is good.

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- - mom19782016 said
  - 16 Oct 2020
    4:07 pm
A good tip on saving money at the smash repairers

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- - mom112217 said
  - 27 Oct 2017
    12:45 pm
Thanks it may come in handy some day!
- kjgarner replied
  
  26 Jun 2018 , 10:46 am
  It sure will, great to have on side if I ever need it
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- - mom111059 said
  - 21 Sep 2016
    9:49 pm
Could save some money giving this a go. Thanks

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- - kcjfamily9 said
  - 17 Jul 2016
    7:11 pm
It’s worth a try…maybe?
- mggarner replied
  
  25 Jul 2018 , 12:26 pm
  Maybe, I would be a bit scared I would make it bigger
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- - serotonin said
  - 29 Feb 2016
    9:46 pm
Interesting, would love to try this but I’m worried I’d make it worse. Great to know, though. Thanks for sharing!

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- - Kasey said
  - 31 Dec 2015
    6:01 pm
very interesting

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- - mom81879 said
  - 30 Nov 2015
    4:30 pm
Clever! So handy to know for those of us that drive cars. I know I have a couple of little dingles in my vehicle

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- - mom90758 said
  - 23 Nov 2015
    6:24 pm
I will keep this in mind if my husband ever need to repair his car. Thank you!!
- mggarner replied
  
  10 Aug 2018 , 11:42 pm
  Same with me if I ever need to use it
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- - mom160421 said
  - 02 Oct 2015
    5:26 pm
Wish I’d read this before my husband went and spent $400.00 to have some small dents repaired.
- mom94125 replied
  
  07 Oct 2015 , 6:49 pm
  yikes that is a lot of money for sure.
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- - mom109229 said
  - 30 Sep 2015
    8:24 am
Depending on the bump and where it is, this is a real money saver!
- kjgarner replied
  
  22 Jun 2018 , 1:34 pm
  It will save you heaps especially if you don’t have insurance
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- - mom113055 said
  - 26 Sep 2015
    8:53 pm
repair car

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- - mom113055 said
  - 24 Sep 2015
    5:22 pm
dent repair

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- - dixigirl said
  - 11 Sep 2015
    10:48 am
What a great idea Thankyou

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- - dannsbuild said
  - 10 Sep 2015
    11:46 pm
A great creative idea! Thanks very much!

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- - Klsmith91 said
  - 01 Sep 2015
    7:30 pm
Bit of a clever idea!

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- - mom152736 said
  - 31 Aug 2015
    10:24 pm
i’m sure this is just looking easy 😀 lol….i’m bad at this

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- - bubble6369 said
  - 23 Aug 2015
    1:55 am
clever! as long as its done right it will save you a bundle!

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- - mom57808 said
  - 01 Jul 2015
    5:29 am
oooh love this you guys make it look so easy

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