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Junior_Mint · 08-31-2012, 10:52 PM

Random chunk of 18 wheeler tire about the size of an iPhone was launched straight up in the air while I was driving on the freeway, Somehow landed directy my roof, not a big dent or anything looks just like a hail stone, I know pdr can fix it no problem just wondering how the dent is accessed.. Anybody have any experience with this??

schtebie · 09-01-2012, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Junior_Mint

Random chunk of 18 wheeler tire about the size of an iPhone was launched straight up in the air while I was driving on the freeway, Somehow landed directy my roof, not a big dent or anything looks just like a hail stone, I know pdr can fix it no problem just wondering how the dent is accessed.. Anybody have any experience with this??

With dents on the roof, they can massage it out from below by removing the headliner or they can do a glue pull - they literally put this goo on the tip of the tool and pull the dent out (think of a toilet plunger).

Junior_Mint · 09-01-2012, 12:42 AM

Ok yeah, anybody know about removing headliner in an frs? Is it fairly easy? Never dealt with a roof ding..

Those Meddling Kids · 09-01-2012, 12:46 AM

The PDR guy will do it all for you. Probably be a few hundred bucks.

DaJo · 09-01-2012, 01:14 AM

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but can't the PDR guy just pull out the dome light assembly and work from that opening?...

Junior_Mint · 09-01-2012, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by DaJoian

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but can't the PDR guy just pull out the dome light assembly and work from that opening?...

This or maybe removing the antenna?

Those Meddling Kids · 09-02-2012, 01:15 AM

Depends on the location of the dent. they need to be able to get tools in there and push the dent out from behind.

Floggin Tires · 09-02-2012, 02:36 AM

Try C02
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILVWPzO_swY"]Compressed Air Dent Removal - YouTube[/ame]

Rossman · 09-06-2012, 12:42 PM

They can glue pull it out with no access to the inside, no problem.

Had a guy around to fix a dent in the door of my Versa, same issue, couldn't access from the inside so pulled out using the glue...

Was only $145 to fix the dent and it was a much worse dent than what you are describing.

Junior_Mint · 09-06-2012, 05:57 PM

he just pulled down the passenger side door seal, got the tool in and massaged it out no problem, took 5 min... i dunno why i couldnt think about that before hand/

DaJo · 09-06-2012, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Junior_Mint

he just pulled down the passenger side door seal, got the tool in and massaged it out no problem, took 5 min... i dunno why i couldnt think about that before hand/

It's why they still have their job and why we hire them.

Spartan65 · 09-06-2012, 07:50 PM

I saw a guy on You Tube carefully heat a dent in a quarter panel that had NO crease with a heat gun , then he used a can of air, like the kind you clean computers with. He sprayed it for 15 maybe 20 seconds and as is dried off you hear this loud Plink and the dent was gone.

Guff · 09-06-2012, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Spartan65

I saw a guy on You Tube carefully heat a dent in a quarter panel that had NO crease with a heat gun , then he used a can of air, like the kind you clean computers with. He sprayed it for 15 maybe 20 seconds and as is dried off you hear this loud Plink and the dent was gone.

Like this?

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Originally Posted by Floggin Tires

Try C02

C. Charles Hahn · 09-08-2012, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Junior_Mint

he just pulled down the passenger side door seal, got the tool in and massaged it out no problem, took 5 min... i dunno why i couldnt think about that before hand/

It takes specialized equipment and quite a bit of training and practice to do that job properly.... best leave it to the professionals.

08-31-2012, 10:52 PM	#1
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09-01-2012, 12:42 AM	#3
Junior_Mint Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2011 challenger srt8/2013 scion frs Location: Tx Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Ok yeah, anybody know about removing headliner in an frs? Is it fairly easy? Never dealt with a roof ding..

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Those Meddling Kids Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2013 SWP BRZ limited Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 110 Thanks: 15 Thanked 41 Times in 29 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Depends on the location of the dent. they need to be able to get tools in there and push the dent out from behind.

09-06-2012, 12:42 PM	#9
Rossman Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: '22 BRZ, '17 BRZ (prev '13 FR-S) Location: Backwoods Ontario Posts: 366 Thanks: 44 Thanked 123 Times in 68 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	They can glue pull it out with no access to the inside, no problem. Had a guy around to fix a dent in the door of my Versa, same issue, couldn't access from the inside so pulled out using the glue... Was only $145 to fix the dent and it was a much worse dent than what you are describing.

09-06-2012, 05:57 PM	#10
Junior_Mint Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2011 challenger srt8/2013 scion frs Location: Tx Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	he just pulled down the passenger side door seal, got the tool in and massaged it out no problem, took 5 min... i dunno why i couldnt think about that before hand/

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