This approach will significantly save the family budget and return the car to its original appearance in the shortest possible time. To implement your plan, you do not need the skills of a professional chiropractor, scarce and expensive materials, or special tools.
Will need
In order to successfully cope with the upcoming work, we need to prepare the following quite accessible items:
- plumbing plunger;
- water container (ladle, kettle, etc.);
- heating device for boiling water;
- rags.
Car dent removal technology
We dismantle all removable elements in the area of damage. In our case, this is a convex plastic molding, which we simply tear off with our hands, especially if it is already damaged.
We rinse with clean water and wipe the dent and the metal around it dry. If necessary, we use detergents. We also remove traces of glue under the molding.
If you have never had to do this kind of work before, it makes sense to definitely watch the video at the end of the article. This will help you avoid serious mistakes and mistakes.
Depending on the size of the dent, boil the appropriate volume of water in a container and pour it over the damaged area and the area around it.
This allows you to prepare the metal and paintwork for upcoming elastic deformations.
Now, without delay, we install the plunger in the deformation zone, starting from the periphery of the dent, and gradually approaching the center. After each suction of the plunger cup to the metal surface, sharply and forcefully pull the handle towards you. As a result, the metal gradually levels out and the dent eventually disappears.
If the depth of the damage is small, then it can be corrected by simply installing a plunger and sharply tearing it off. Most often, and especially in the case of a dent with variable depth and complex outline, the procedure for installing and removing the plunger will have to be repeated many times.
When the dent includes a bend line in the metal, a stiffening rib, or is located close to the edge of the facing element, the task becomes more complicated and a plunger alone is no longer enough. It may have to be combined with thermal (fire) heating, mechanical straightening, use of putty, etc.
If the dent was eliminated in a short time, it makes sense to lower the temperature of the metal and paintwork by pouring cool water and, thereby, return their performance to its original state.
