Has anyone ever tried to remove dents like these on your own?

MacR6 · 06-14-2011, 04:36 PM

These either happened in the airport parking lot or during a storm at the house. Either way I was wondering if anyone had any luck removing dents from their car themselves?

tscdennab · 06-14-2011, 04:41 PM

I (almost) did. I had a fender dent probably from a rock. I went to a shop which had the tools to remove it but they had no idea how to use them

So I took one of the tools and massaged the dent from inside and managed to improve it alot, but not like you see on YouTube PDR movies. If you have a paintless dent removal shop near you, I would strongly advise to use it's services, because your dents require a lot of trim removal.

MacR6 · 06-14-2011, 04:45 PM

Ya that's what I was afraid of. This could get pricey quick.

bimmer_335 · 06-15-2011, 11:01 AM

yes i did... but on my friend's sentra... i wouldnt man handle my bimmer lol

wrickem · 06-15-2011, 11:16 AM

I think you'll be doing yourself a BIG favor by calling a trained professional paintless dent guy.

Good luck!

JFU · 06-15-2011, 12:07 PM

The one by the roof rail and the one on the roof are probably the most difficult to get out. They have to take out the roofliner and all the material to get there. Would save you a lot of money if you knew how to take out the roof liner. Also, removing your rear side panels would save you some money. It's all about getting the specialist to the back side of the dented metal as quickly as you can.

MacR6 · 06-15-2011, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by JackFu

The one by the roof rail and the one on the roof are probably the most difficult to get out. They have to take out the roofliner and all the material to get there. Would save you a lot of money if you knew how to take out the roof liner. Also, removing your rear side panels would save you some money. It's all about getting the specialist to the back side of the dented metal as quickly as you can.

NOw I just gotta find out how to get those panels off.

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tscdennab Banned 151 Rep 1,809 Posts Drives: BMW 335i Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Europe iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 BMW [6.24]	I (almost) did. I had a fender dent probably from a rock. I went to a shop which had the tools to remove it but they had no idea how to use them So I took one of the tools and massaged the dent from inside and managed to improve it alot, but not like you see on YouTube PDR movies. If you have a paintless dent removal shop near you, I would strongly advise to use it's services, because your dents require a lot of trim removal.
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