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I recently bought another car,...didn't really need one, but I bought one anyway.

It had a couple of dings on the hood where a tree limb had fallen on it. They were fairly sharp dings,..about an inch in diameter,..maybe an inch and a half.

I took it to a place that specializes in removing dings from cars without having to do body work or painting. My expectations were tempered. I expected some improvement, but I didn't really expect them to make them disappear. I went to get it today.

They made them disappear,...charged me $125 and washed the car in the bargain.

The guy is a magician.


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It's nice when something actually works better than planned!


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Yep, they're good. Had a F150 several years ago got maybe 30 dings from hail. The dent remover took them all out and I couldn't even tell where any of them were.
I kept it for a few year after that and never had any paint chipping or any issues.

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Do not hold your breath, the "magic" does not last very long IME...


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Got a friend that does that for a living. He makes a fortune after a hail storm passes through here.


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Originally Posted by Sitka deer
Do not hold your breath, the "magic" does not last very long IME...


This is the second time I went to the place. The first time a walnut fell from a tree while I was driving down the road and put a slight ding in my car. I expected them to be able to fix that one. It wasn't that bad.

It's never come back.

These were a bit worse. I didn't expect them to be able to do as good of a job. But they did.

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I have a 2009 chevy crew cab that i had dent removal done on in 2010. They did a great job and still looks great today.

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It's these people. I was so impressed with their work and their reasonable prices that I said I would spread the word.

If you're within reasonable driving distance of Lexington, KY and want some dings removed from your vehicle,..these are the people to see. They do good work.

https://www.dingsdentsndetails.com/

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I had some removed, they did a good job! Cheap too!

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I have had two attempts on two bigger dings on a Ford Excursion. Both disappeared for maybe six months, both came back and are glaring. Getting ready to have the whole thing repainted.


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You can buy the various suction cup tools they use at harbor freight and other automotive stores.
Have like a clicker handle on that pull up a dent or ding
Kinda of progressive downward size series of em they use.

Couple outfits that insurance companies use after hail storms that set up at their approved body shops for claims.

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Originally Posted by renegade50
You can the various suction cup tools they use at harbor freight.
Have like a clicker handle on that pull up a dent or ding
Kinda of progressive downward size series of em they use.

Couple outfits that insurance companies use after hail storms that set up at their approved body shops for claims.


Yeah,...I went to youtube to see how it's done. From what I can see, pulling the dents out is fairly straight forward, but it usually pulls the body metal out a bit too far. The skill comes in when they tap everything back to flush.

The guy who does it at the place I went to is very good at it.

Even knowing how it's done, I wouldn't have done it for $125.

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What kind of car?

We need to know. laugh

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2010 Acura TL.

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Ahh man

I was hoping Cordoba with Corinthian Leather

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Nah,..it's the Batmobile,...a black sedan.

I'm thinking about going retro on it with some cherry bomb glass packs and some BF Goodrich T/A radials on Cragar S/S mags.

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I might be the first person in the country to redneck an Acura TL.

Somebody's got to do it.

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Originally Posted by Bristoe
I might be the first person in the country to redneck an Acura TL.

Somebody's got to do it.


LOL


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I have used Dent Magic three times on my 2500HD, a bad dent on the hood right on a crease from a tree limb, two dents in the passenger side front door from a Walmart shopping cart and one in the bed side from the previous owner. It's not cheap, about 85 a dent but their work is outstanding and I have watched every repair and will gladly pay for their work in the future.


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I had it done on a Jeep Liberty about eight years ago and it still looks perfect, don't see how it could come back if the guy does it right.

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