Honda Car Forum

I have a new Accord (<1000 mi). Someone in a lot banged their door against
the car, and I now have a very small ding along the "hip" of the door. The
ding is about 1mm wide and probably a little less than that deep. However,
the metal is very slightly distorted about 1mm above and below.

Is there some (reasonable) way to have this fixed without taking the door
apart and repainting?

If the car were a few years (or even months!) old - I wouldn't care so much.

Thanks.

Look in your phone book for "paintless dent repair." They use special tools
that slide down into the door and they then work the dent out from the
inside.

"RonW" <ron_windham@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I have a new Accord (<1000 mi). Someone in a lot banged their door against
> the car, and I now have a very small ding along the "hip" of the door. The
> ding is about 1mm wide and probably a little less than that deep. However,
> the metal is very slightly distorted about 1mm above and below.
>
> Is there some (reasonable) way to have this fixed without taking the door
> apart and repainting?
>
> If the car were a few years (or even months!) old - I wouldn't care so
much.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>

"BBTACO" <BBTACO@SPAMNOT.COM> wrote in message
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> Look in your phone book for "paintless dent repair." They use special
tools
> that slide down into the door and they then work the dent out from the
> inside.

their dealer could probably recommend a guy too, or tell him when the guy
will be at teh dealership next. dealers have those guys out to go through
all the used cars.

"mike" <mikein562athotmail@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> "BBTACO" <BBTACO@SPAMNOT.COM> wrote in message
> news:X8WdnXDmXO0WLCbdRVn-uQ@comcast.com...
> > Look in your phone book for "paintless dent repair." They use special
> tools
> > that slide down into the door and they then work the dent out from the
> > inside.
>
> their dealer could probably recommend a guy too, or tell him when the guy
> will be at teh dealership next. dealers have those guys out to go through
> all the used cars.
>
>
Thanks for the info. How good are these repairs? Sounds like you don't need
to take the door apart? What would they charge for something like this?

> > their dealer could probably recommend a guy too, or tell him when the
guy
> > will be at teh dealership next. dealers have those guys out to go
through
> > all the used cars.
> >
> >
> Thanks for the info. How good are these repairs? Sounds like you don't
need
> to take the door apart? What would they charge for something like this?

i saw a guy firsthand doing it at an autonation franchise a few years ago.
talked to him a bit as he worked- my friend was there looking at used cars.

they try to work through existing holes in the area, but sometimes have to
drill a hole to get the "pick" in. on a door, hed do this in the door lock
area, and reach his tool in to massage the dent out. any holes drilled are
covered with a black rubber plug. the holes are usually only .25" pretty
unnoticible, IMO.

it doesnt work very well if the dent is on a body contour line. he said if i
needed a simple dent done, it would be about $30 and i could just call the
number on his card and meet him at a local dealer next time hes in the area.

its kinda cool... he sticks these pieces of wire with a handle through the
hole, theres a 90 degree bend and a sharp pick at the end. he feels around,
finds the center of the dent, and levers the dent out, with a massaging
motion. the dent seems to disappear before my eyes. cool stuff!

"mike" <mikein562athotmail@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> > > their dealer could probably recommend a guy too, or tell him when the
> guy
> > > will be at teh dealership next. dealers have those guys out to go
> through
> > > all the used cars.
> > >
> > >
> > Thanks for the info. How good are these repairs? Sounds like you don't
> need
> > to take the door apart? What would they charge for something like this?
>
> i saw a guy firsthand doing it at an autonation franchise a few years ago.
> talked to him a bit as he worked- my friend was there looking at used
cars.
>
> they try to work through existing holes in the area, but sometimes have to
> drill a hole to get the "pick" in. on a door, hed do this in the door lock
> area, and reach his tool in to massage the dent out. any holes drilled are
> covered with a black rubber plug. the holes are usually only .25" pretty
> unnoticible, IMO.
>
> it doesnt work very well if the dent is on a body contour line. he said if
i
> needed a simple dent done, it would be about $30 and i could just call the
> number on his card and meet him at a local dealer next time hes in the
area.
>
> its kinda cool... he sticks these pieces of wire with a handle through the
> hole, theres a 90 degree bend and a sharp pick at the end. he feels
around,
> finds the center of the dent, and levers the dent out, with a massaging
> motion. the dent seems to disappear before my eyes. cool stuff!
>
>
Thanks - I'll check it out with my local dealer...

> Thanks - I'll check it out with my local dealer...
>

no, no, no dealer. I just had a big door ding taken out of my
Accord two days ago by the Dent Wizard. Prices vary for each
area, but I would expect to pay $50.00 to $100.00. It's worth
it.

http://www.dentwizard.com/ go to their to find one in your area

I've used them several dozen times with great success. I
wouldn't use anyone else.
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On Mon, 31 May 2004 17:57:44 -0700, "RonW" <ron_windham@hotmail.com> wrote:

>
>"mike" <mikein562athotmail@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:0yPuc.26313$js4.22486@attbi_s51...
>> its kinda cool... he sticks these pieces of wire with a handle through the
>> hole, theres a 90 degree bend and a sharp pick at the end. he feels
>around,
>> finds the center of the dent, and levers the dent out, with a massaging
>> motion. the dent seems to disappear before my eyes. cool stuff!
>>
>>
>Thanks - I'll check it out with my local dealer...

Huh? You want to give the dealer his markup?

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