Hi all,

I have a dent (100mm) in the bonnet of my mini. The paint is not split or anything so was wondering how easy it would be to push it back out. There is a strengthening bar the other side of the bump but conveniently has a hole in it right where the bump is.

Looking at a few YouTube videos it seems that heating the area with what looks like a paint stripper gun and then pushing from behind with a rubber ended bar seems to largely do the trick. It doesn't need to be perfect just not as noticeable as it is.

From the video it looks easy but was wondering if anyone has tried this and has any too tips? Also the videos don't say how much to heat it - any ideas?

Thanks in advance

Lee.

On 21/02/2023 08:15, leen...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have a dent (100mm) in the bonnet of my mini. The paint is not
> split or anything so was wondering how easy it would be to push it
> back out. There is a strengthening bar the other side of the bump
> but conveniently has a hole in it right where the bump is.
>
> Looking at a few YouTube videos it seems that heating the area with
> what looks like a paint stripper gun and then pushing from behind
> with a rubber ended bar seems to largely do the trick. It doesn't
> need to be perfect just not as noticeable as it is.
>
> From the video it looks easy but was wondering if anyone has tried
> this and has any too tips? Also the videos don't say how much to
> heat it - any ideas?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Lee.
You may not need heat - it may just pop out. The challenge is to apply
enough force over a fairly wide area to achieve that without creating a
new dent.

Panel beaters have fairly specialised tools. It may be worth seeing if
there is a recommended mobile dent remover in your area

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On 21/02/2023 09:37, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> You may not need heat  - it may just pop out. The challenge is to apply
> enough force over a fairly wide area to achieve that without creating a
> new dent.

It also depends on the dent - if it has soft rounded edges then it may
pop out. If it has a sharp crease on the edge it may not.

One method I've had some success with is the pull out method. You stick
a plastic pad to the middle of the dent using a hot glue gun and then
use a slide hammer connected to the pad to gently pull it out.

Something like :-

https://youtu.be/TgZ-Ml88kNU?t=243

The glue is just the generic type you get in sticks form for hot melt
glue guns.
The cleaning solution is IPA which if bought in a aerosol can a spray on
the plastic pad will ease the release the hot glue from the car panel.

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On 21/02/2023 09:53, alan_m wrote:
> On 21/02/2023 09:37, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>
>> You may not need heat  - it may just pop out. The challenge is to
>> apply enough force over a fairly wide area to achieve that without
>> creating a new dent.
>
> It also depends on the dent - if it has soft rounded edges then it may
> pop out. If it has a sharp crease on the edge it may not.
>
> One method I've had some success with is the pull out method. You stick
> a plastic pad to the middle of the dent using a hot glue gun and then
> use a slide hammer connected to the pad to gently pull it out.
>
> Something like :-
>
> https://youtu.be/TgZ-Ml88kNU?t=243
>
> The glue is just the generic type you get in sticks form for hot melt
> glue guns.
> The cleaning solution is IPA which if bought in a aerosol can a spray on
> the plastic pad will ease the release the hot glue from the car panel.

If you already have a hot glue gun and some IPA

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/314378852914

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On 21/02/2023 08:15, leen...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have a dent (100mm) in the bonnet of my mini. The paint is not
> split or anything so was wondering how easy it would be to push it
> back out. There is a strengthening bar the other side of the bump
> but conveniently has a hole in it right where the bump is.
>
> Looking at a few YouTube videos it seems that heating the area with
> what looks like a paint stripper gun and then pushing from behind
> with a rubber ended bar seems to largely do the trick. It doesn't
> need to be perfect just not as noticeable as it is.
>
> From the video it looks easy but was wondering if anyone has tried
> this and has any too tips? Also the videos don't say how much to
> heat it - any ideas?

I have seen some where they heat it with a hot air gun, then spray it
with freezer spray - the sudden shrinkage often pops the dent out.

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Enough to not melt or bubble the paint.
I wonder if some smart person might have a suction device that did this?
Is it joined to this strut, as if it is, then it could also be slightly
bent and I'd not fancy your chances getting a flat result.
Brian

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"leen...@yahoo.co.uk" <leenowell@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:5805d677-d3ae-4409-9072-85e7d9cff8e2n@googlegroups.com...
Hi all,

I have a dent (100mm) in the bonnet of my mini. The paint is not split or
anything so was wondering how easy it would be to push it back out. There
is a strengthening bar the other side of the bump but conveniently has a
hole in it right where the bump is.

Looking at a few YouTube videos it seems that heating the area with what
looks like a paint stripper gun and then pushing from behind with a rubber
ended bar seems to largely do the trick. It doesn't need to be perfect just
not as noticeable as it is.

From the video it looks easy but was wondering if anyone has tried this and
has any too tips? Also the videos don't say how much to heat it - any
ideas?

Thanks in advance

Lee.

On Tue, 21 Feb 2023 16:13:16 -0000, "Brian Gaff"
<brian1gaff@gmail.com> wrote:
>Enough to not melt or bubble the paint.
> I wonder if some smart person might have a suction device that did this?
> Is it joined to this strut, as if it is, then it could also be slightly
>bent and I'd not fancy your chances getting a flat result.
> Brian
My first thought was to use a sink-plunger.
==
Dave W

leen...@yahoo.co.uk <leenowell@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have a dent (100mm) in the bonnet of my mini. The paint is not split or
> anything so was wondering how easy it would be to push it back out.
> There is a strengthening bar the other side of the bump but conveniently
> has a hole in it right where the bump is.
>
> Looking at a few YouTube videos it seems that heating the area with what
> looks like a paint stripper gun and then pushing from behind with a
> rubber ended bar seems to largely do the trick. It doesn't need to be
> perfect just not as noticeable as it is.
>
> From the video it looks easy but was wondering if anyone has tried this
> and has any too tips? Also the videos don't say how much to heat it - any ideas?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Lee.
>

Try one of the companies who advertise to do it, I used one and was
surprised how cheap it was £50 from memory for one in the door - I assume a
shopping trolley or similar.

The chap projected a pattern of lines and used a tool like a bent metal rod
to push it out. He gained access by removing the rubber seal. The lines
indicated when the dent was ‘out’.

The end result looks perfect.

I doubt it took 30mins.

It was done on my drive.

I don’t recall the company but I suspect they all use similar methods.

On Wed, 22 Feb 2023 12:03:50 +0000, Dave W <davewi11@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

>On Tue, 21 Feb 2023 16:13:16 -0000, "Brian Gaff"
><brian1gaff@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Enough to not melt or bubble the paint.
>> I wonder if some smart person might have a suction device that did this?
>> Is it joined to this strut, as if it is, then it could also be slightly
>>bent and I'd not fancy your chances getting a flat result.
>> Brian
>
>My first thought was to use a sink-plunger.
>==
>Dave W

I have successfully done that: used a sink plunger to pull a dent. It needs a
good wetting to stick, and not just a pull but a huge heave -- and my dent
popped out. YMMV.

Thomas Prufer

On 22/02/2023 12:43, Brian wrote:
> leen...@yahoo.co.uk <leenowell@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I have a dent (100mm) in the bonnet of my mini. The paint is not split or
>> anything so was wondering how easy it would be to push it back out.
>> There is a strengthening bar the other side of the bump but conveniently
>> has a hole in it right where the bump is.
>>
>> Looking at a few YouTube videos it seems that heating the area with what
>> looks like a paint stripper gun and then pushing from behind with a
>> rubber ended bar seems to largely do the trick. It doesn't need to be
>> perfect just not as noticeable as it is.
>>
>> From the video it looks easy but was wondering if anyone has tried this
>> and has any too tips? Also the videos don't say how much to heat it - any ideas?
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>> Lee.
>>
>
> Try one of the companies who advertise to do it, I used one and was
> surprised how cheap it was £50 from memory for one in the door - I assume a
> shopping trolley or similar.
>
> The chap projected a pattern of lines and used a tool like a bent metal rod
> to push it out. He gained access by removing the rubber seal. The lines
> indicated when the dent was ‘out’.
>
> The end result looks perfect.
>
> I doubt it took 30mins.
>
> It was done on my drive.
>
> I don’t recall the company but I suspect they all use similar methods.
>
>
>
>
>
better just keeping your dents...I do

On 22/02/2023 15:10, Jim gm4dhj ... wrote:
> On 22/02/2023 12:43, Brian wrote:
>> leen...@yahoo.co.uk <leenowell@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I have a dent (100mm) in the bonnet of my mini. The paint is not
>>> split or
>>> anything so was wondering how easy it would be to push it back out.
>>> There is a strengthening bar the other side of the bump but conveniently
>>> has a hole in it right where the bump is.
>>>
>>> Looking at a few YouTube videos it seems that heating the area with what
>>> looks like a paint stripper gun and then pushing from behind with a
>>> rubber ended bar seems to largely do the trick.  It doesn't need to be
>>> perfect just not as noticeable as it is.
>>>
>>>  From the video it looks easy but was wondering if anyone has tried this
>>> and has any too tips?  Also the videos don't say how much to heat it
>>> - any ideas?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance
>>>
>>> Lee.
>>>
>>
>> Try one of the companies who advertise to do it, I used one and was
>> surprised how cheap it was £50 from memory for one in the door - I
>> assume a
>> shopping trolley or similar.
>>
>> The chap projected a pattern of lines and used a tool like a bent
>> metal rod
>> to push it out.  He gained access by removing the rubber seal.  The lines
>> indicated when the dent was ‘out’.
>>
>> The end result looks perfect.
>>
>> I doubt it took 30mins.
>>
>> It was done on my drive.
>>
>> I don’t recall the company but I suspect they all use similar methods.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
> better just keeping your dents...I do
cars are a thing of the past anyway and so last century

On Thu, 23 Feb 2023 02:10:05 +1100, Jim gm4dhj ...
<kinvig.netta@ntlworld.com> wrote:

> On 22/02/2023 12:43, Brian wrote:
>> leen...@yahoo.co.uk <leenowell@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I have a dent (100mm) in the bonnet of my mini. The paint is not split
>>> or
>>> anything so was wondering how easy it would be to push it back out.
>>> There is a strengthening bar the other side of the bump but
>>> conveniently
>>> has a hole in it right where the bump is.
>>>
>>> Looking at a few YouTube videos it seems that heating the area with
>>> what
>>> looks like a paint stripper gun and then pushing from behind with a
>>> rubber ended bar seems to largely do the trick. It doesn't need to be
>>> perfect just not as noticeable as it is.
>>>
>>> From the video it looks easy but was wondering if anyone has tried
>>> this
>>> and has any too tips? Also the videos don't say how much to heat it -
>>> any ideas?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance
>>>
>>> Lee.
>>>
>> Try one of the companies who advertise to do it, I used one and was
>> surprised how cheap it was £50 from memory for one in the door - I
>> assume a
>> shopping trolley or similar.
>> The chap projected a pattern of lines and used a tool like a bent
>> metal rod
>> to push it out. He gained access by removing the rubber seal. The
>> lines
>> indicated when the dent was ‘out’.
>> The end result looks perfect.
>> I doubt it took 30mins.
>> It was done on my drive.
>> I don’t recall the company but I suspect they all use similar methods.
>>
> better just keeping your dents...I do

Me too, who cares.

On 22/02/2023 20:54, Rod Speed wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Feb 2023 02:10:05 +1100, Jim gm4dhj ...
> <kinvig.netta@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>
>> On 22/02/2023 12:43, Brian wrote:
>>> leen...@yahoo.co.uk <leenowell@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> I have a dent (100mm) in the bonnet of my mini. The paint is not
>>>> split or
>>>> anything so was wondering how easy it would be to push it back out.
>>>> There is a strengthening bar the other side of the bump but
>>>> conveniently
>>>> has a hole in it right where the bump is.
>>>>
>>>> Looking at a few YouTube videos it seems that heating the area with
>>>> what
>>>> looks like a paint stripper gun and then pushing from behind with a
>>>> rubber ended bar seems to largely do the trick.  It doesn't need to be
>>>> perfect just not as noticeable as it is.
>>>>
>>>>  From the video it looks easy but was wondering if anyone has tried
>>>> this
>>>> and has any too tips?  Also the videos don't say how much to heat it
>>>> - any ideas?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance
>>>>
>>>> Lee.
>>>>
>>>  Try one of the companies who advertise to do it, I used one and was
>>> surprised how cheap it was £50 from memory for one in the door - I
>>> assume a
>>> shopping trolley or similar.
>>>  The chap projected a pattern of lines and used a tool like a bent
>>> metal rod
>>> to push it out.  He gained access by removing the rubber seal.  The
>>> lines
>>> indicated when the dent was ‘out’.
>>>  The end result looks perfect.
>>>  I doubt it took 30mins.
>>>  It was done on my drive.
>>>  I don’t recall the company but I suspect they all use similar methods.
>>>
>> better just keeping your dents...I do
>
> Me too, who cares.
indeed...I buy cars with dents cheap

On 22/02/2023 21:01, jim.gm4dhj wrote:
> On 22/02/2023 20:54, Rod Speed wrote:
>> On Thu, 23 Feb 2023 02:10:05 +1100, Jim gm4dhj ...
>> <kinvig.netta@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On 22/02/2023 12:43, Brian wrote:
>>>> leen...@yahoo.co.uk <leenowell@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a dent (100mm) in the bonnet of my mini. The paint is not
>>>>> split or
>>>>> anything so was wondering how easy it would be to push it back out.
>>>>> There is a strengthening bar the other side of the bump but
>>>>> conveniently
>>>>> has a hole in it right where the bump is.
>>>>>
>>>>> Looking at a few YouTube videos it seems that heating the area with
>>>>> what
>>>>> looks like a paint stripper gun and then pushing from behind with a
>>>>> rubber ended bar seems to largely do the trick.  It doesn't need to be
>>>>> perfect just not as noticeable as it is.
>>>>>
>>>>>  From the video it looks easy but was wondering if anyone has tried
>>>>> this
>>>>> and has any too tips?  Also the videos don't say how much to heat
>>>>> it - any ideas?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks in advance
>>>>>
>>>>> Lee.
>>>>>
>>>>  Try one of the companies who advertise to do it, I used one and was
>>>> surprised how cheap it was £50 from memory for one in the door - I
>>>> assume a
>>>> shopping trolley or similar.
>>>>  The chap projected a pattern of lines and used a tool like a bent
>>>> metal rod
>>>> to push it out.  He gained access by removing the rubber seal.  The
>>>> lines
>>>> indicated when the dent was ‘out’.
>>>>  The end result looks perfect.
>>>>  I doubt it took 30mins.
>>>>  It was done on my drive.
>>>>  I don’t recall the company but I suspect they all use similar methods.
>>>>
>>> better just keeping your dents...I do
>>
>> Me too, who cares.
> indeed...I buy cars with dents cheap

A friend suffered a blow-out and spun backwards into the central
reservation of the motorway. Her boyfriend and I cut the nearside rear
corner out and replaced it with a section from a scrap car. For a couple
of years, she drove around with one corner of the car a different colour
and rough filler over the joints. She said that other drivers seemed to
think that she clearly didn't care about damage to her car and gave her
a wide berth.

On 21/02/2023 08:15, leen...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have a dent (100mm) in the bonnet of my mini. The paint is not split or anything so was wondering how easy it would be to push it back out. There is a strengthening bar the other side of the bump but conveniently has a hole in it right where the bump is.
>
> Looking at a few YouTube videos it seems that heating the area with what looks like a paint stripper gun and then pushing from behind with a rubber ended bar seems to largely do the trick. It doesn't need to be perfect just not as noticeable as it is.
>
> From the video it looks easy but was wondering if anyone has tried this and has any too tips? Also the videos don't say how much to heat it - any ideas?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Lee.

Good instructions here...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1IpELCTX5w

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On Thu, 23 Feb 2023 08:01:21 +1100, jim.gm4dhj <kinvig.netta@ntlworld.com>
wrote:

> On 22/02/2023 20:54, Rod Speed wrote:
>> On Thu, 23 Feb 2023 02:10:05 +1100, Jim gm4dhj ...
>> <kinvig.netta@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On 22/02/2023 12:43, Brian wrote:
>>>> leen...@yahoo.co.uk <leenowell@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a dent (100mm) in the bonnet of my mini. The paint is not
>>>>> split or
>>>>> anything so was wondering how easy it would be to push it back out..
>>>>> There is a strengthening bar the other side of the bump but
>>>>> conveniently
>>>>> has a hole in it right where the bump is.
>>>>>
>>>>> Looking at a few YouTube videos it seems that heating the area with
>>>>> what
>>>>> looks like a paint stripper gun and then pushing from behind with a
>>>>> rubber ended bar seems to largely do the trick. It doesn't need to
>>>>> be
>>>>> perfect just not as noticeable as it is.
>>>>>
>>>>> From the video it looks easy but was wondering if anyone has tried
>>>>> this
>>>>> and has any too tips? Also the videos don't say how much to heat it
>>>>> - any ideas?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks in advance
>>>>>
>>>>> Lee.
>>>>>
>>>> Try one of the companies who advertise to do it, I used one and was
>>>> surprised how cheap it was £50 from memory for one in the door - I
>>>> assume a
>>>> shopping trolley or similar.
>>>> The chap projected a pattern of lines and used a tool like a bent
>>>> metal rod
>>>> to push it out. He gained access by removing the rubber seal. The
>>>> lines
>>>> indicated when the dent was ‘out’.
>>>> The end result looks perfect.
>>>> I doubt it took 30mins.
>>>> It was done on my drive.
>>>> I don’t recall the company but I suspect they all use similar
>>>> methods.
>>>>
>>> better just keeping your dents...I do
>> Me too, who cares.
> indeed...I buy cars with dents cheap

I buy cars new and don't care about the value because
I keep using them for a very long time.