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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 06:47 AM
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Dent due to inconsiderate jackarses

Yep.. the day i dread for finally came yesterday.. some inconsiderate low-life ******* finally put a dent on my car.. i would say the dent is small but very noticeable.. heck, i can even see the dent when i look on my passenger sideview mirror.. it sucks.. i think i had nightmares about it last night.

anyone know how to repair dents aside from paintless dent removing jobs?

thanks
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 06:51 AM
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Originally Posted by LanceR_11

anyone know how to repair dents aside from paintless dent removing jobs?
ehhh....you could do it the extremely difficult and expensive way, sand the area, use a filler, sand again, then get it painted to match....or you could go super-cheap and have a PDR guy take it out in probably 20 minutes...
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 06:59 AM
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I'm sorry man. It reminds me of the day I got my first (and only) dent. PDR would be the best way if your dent is not too deep or if the sheet metal is not creased.
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 07:38 AM
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someone dented my car in 2 places the first day I got it. Inconsiderate college students who don't know how to drive.

Ever since that day I'm very **** on where I park. I always park in a corner/end spot and hug the curb so the one car that can park next to me has a lot of room to open their door.

I do it religiously. and my girlfriend hates it cause I will pass by lots of normal spots and finally find a corner spot that is far away from where we are going.
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 08:07 PM
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depending on where the dent is you could try a suction cup to pull the dent out. but the paint is such junk on our cars it would probly crack or something
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by chetman7
someone dented my car in 2 places the first day I got it. Inconsiderate college students who don't know how to drive.

Ever since that day I'm very **** on where I park. I always park in a corner/end spot and hug the curb so the one car that can park next to me has a lot of room to open their door.

I do it religiously. and my girlfriend hates it cause I will pass by lots of normal spots and finally find a corner spot that is far away from where we are going.
i do this all the time and yet i have 2 bad dents and 2 minor dents , the bad ones have paint chips...

seems liek that 1 time a week i decide to run in real quick and park somewhere close i get hit...
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 09:12 PM
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college parking lots are the worse place to park your car,
thats why I dont drive mine when I go to class.

unless somehow I can get a staff parking sticker
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 09:15 PM
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well yes I do..

Originally Posted by LanceR_11

anyone know how to repair dents aside from paintless dent removing jobs?

thanks
..bondo
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by 4g94T
college parking lots are the worse place to park your car,
thats why I dont drive mine when I go to class.

unless somehow I can get a staff parking sticker
i've been trying to get my hands on a faculty parking pass for the past four years lol.

I walked to my car yesterday morning to find out that someone has tipped over my brand new, to me at least, motorcycle.
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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 07:37 PM
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I've had shopping carts hit my car in three different spots. Each one has left a white mark on my car too. It sucks because my car is black and it is very noticeable.
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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 12:57 PM
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My car emerged scarred and tainted after 4 years of college town abuse. Get some touch up paint, and become a master at it. Practice on another surface first until you get the hang of it. My car looks great until you bend down to scrutinize the surface intensely. But it is much better than before, and certainly way more practical than having someone repaint my decaying lancer
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