How to Remove Small Dents

Taking care of little dents and dings on a car is a simple matter. This type of damage may not require much work. Here are some situations that you may want to tackle:

• If the paint has simply flaked or has been scratched off the surface: Touch up the paint. Before you prime and paint the car, take care of any dents that you find. By taking care of all these things at once, you can then put a final coat of paint on all of them at the same time and have a car that looks wonderful.

• If a steel surface has been pushed in and hasn’t been badly wrinkled: You can try to pop it back into place with a rubber plunger. Just wet the edge of the rubber, place the plunger over the dent, establish suction by pressing down on the handle, and then pull it toward you. It may take a couple of tries before the metal pops back to normal.

• If you have small dents in a steel part: You can attempt to hammer them out by placing a flat piece of metal on the outer side of the vehicle and banging the dent from the underside with a flat-ended hammer. Be very careful to bang only the underside of the dent and not the surrounding area, or you’ll end up with a couple of new bumps to deal with.

• If you have very small dings or places where the paint has chipped: You can fill them in with glazing putty, which is very easy to handle. Use a putty knife to apply it, following the directions on the package, and then prime and paint the area.

There are cheap Workshops that just fix dents and dings. Always get an estimate before you commit to doing any bodywork yourself. Having the work done professionally may cost you so much less in time and effort than struggling through a learning process that it will be cheaper in the long run!

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