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GrantedTaken 10-06-2019 12:45 AM

Getting acorn dings in hood and roof
 
Since the 86 is the greatest car made in the last 30 years, it must be lightweight.

I got some dings from acorns last night. You ever get this?

I popped the hood and massaged the ding from behind and was able to remove about 80% of each ding. I might keep a blanket in the car for the next time I park under a tree.

soundman98 10-06-2019 12:56 AM

http://www.jimmylarche.com/wp-conten...alue-dents.jpg

ToySub1946 10-06-2019 12:56 AM

Remember: Hood is Aluminum. Roof is steel.

soundman98 10-06-2019 01:00 AM

but is it

https://is5-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/t...jpg/268x0w.jpg




?

mav1178 10-06-2019 05:45 AM

Christ, here we go again...

KR-S 10-06-2019 07:07 AM

Yeah. Worst fucking metal ever.





[obligatory /s]

DarkPira7e 10-06-2019 09:25 AM

Mine has a few. Doesn't bother me, I think it's a bit strange to expect something that delivers us through almost literally anything unequivocally to not take aesthetic damage eventually.

It sucks, but it happens. Get a different DD and put this one away if it's something you want to preserve :)

Will BRZ 10-06-2019 11:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soundman98 (Post 3264285)

Posts like this keep me happy lol I used to worry all the time about keeping this car perfect. At the end of the day, it’s not a super car or anything. Just an affordable sports car that I daily so it’ll get little dings and chips here and there. Doesn’t bother that much. Just shows that I actually drive it

Shim 10-06-2019 11:53 AM

After parking under an oak tree every day for the past seven years, mine has at least 1000 dents. The hood is the worst, but all the steel panels have some dents too.


I've chosen to believe that it adds charming character, and improves aero like a golf ball.

DJCarbine 10-06-2019 12:26 PM

I had 4 acorn dents and it pissed me off so much.

A few months later a hail storm came through and put approx 240 dents in the car. Some were quarter sized and 2mm deep. Hood, roof, trunk, fenders....
Insurance took care of it with PDR, 10/10 would park outside in the hail again as they took care of every dent on the car including ones from parking door dings etc.

Sold the car after a good paint correction cause the panels were in the best shape they have been since I got the car in 2012. Blessing in disguise, probably got another 1-2k for the car

GrantedTaken 10-06-2019 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shim (Post 3264330)
After parking under an oak tree every day for the past seven years, mine has at least 1000 dents. The hood is the worst, but all the steel panels have some dents too.


I've chosen to believe that it adds charming character, and improves aero like a golf ball.

Can you post some photos of the damage?

GrantedTaken 10-06-2019 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KR-S 86 (Post 3264318)
Yeah. Worst fucking metal ever.

[obligatory /s]

No, in this case, it's the best metal ever. The reason I own a BRZ is because 2700. Outside of the Elise, this is the fastest handling car made in the last 30 years due to the weight. A few dings are totally worth the price of owning the best driving car of the new millennium.

It is pretty simple to remove the dings with a PDR kit, and it looks a lot better today.

DarkPira7e 10-06-2019 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GrantedTaken (Post 3264340)
No, in this case, it's the best metal ever. The reason I own a BRZ is because 2700. Outside of the Elise, this is the fastest handling car made in the last 30 years due to the weight. A few dings are totally worth the price of owning the best driving car of the new millennium.

It is pretty simple to remove the dings with a PDR kit, and it looks a lot better today.

Could'nt agree more with this. After owning a 3000gt VR4, I'd gladly trade lighter/weaker panels for tankiness. Damage is much easier to mitigate than material weight

weederr33 10-06-2019 02:03 PM

What did you do the piss the squirrels off this time?


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