Recently, I met one of the owners of a Paintless Dent Removal company. I
believe they're franchised so each one may be different. You are right,
though, in that you want the factory paint to be disturbed as little as
possible. That is because unless you want to take your truck down to bare
metal and start over, there is NO way to completely match the factory paint.
Even if they repaint you don't have the environment that your truck was
originally painted in let alone the paint and clearcoat. Basically this
owner told me that they will make every attempt to push the dent out (from
the other side). A lot of the time it will be the clearcoat that cracks and
that can be sanded and/or buffed out. I've even done a little of that with
my truck from idiot door bangers. The touchup paint from the dealer is
excellent for these jobs. It includes the clearcoat in the paint. I don't
know how big your dents are but if they're little you can attempt to fill
with touchup, then sand with 1500-2000 grit sandpaper, then buff with
Meguiar's or similar polishing compound. On the other side of it, if the
dent is big enough to cause repainting, they'll probably want to repaint the
entire panel. Good luck.
HTH
Ron
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET]On Behalf Of Rich Fiser
Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2000 12:45 PM
To: dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET; dakota-truck-digest@buffnet4.buffnet.net
Subject: DML: HAIL-ARRRRRGGGGHHHHHH My Truck!!!!!!!!!!!
Boo Hoo Hoo. My beautiful Dakota has been smitten by the hail god! 2
years and not one problem with it. Not even a burnt out bulb! Then my
insurance company wants me to get it fixed at a paintless dent removal
shop. My concern is that after they roll the dents out that the paint
will have tiny cracks and will rust after a period of time. I've had
this truck since it was born and I plan on having this truck till it
dies of old age. Has anyone had any experience with any of these dent
removal places? If it works I have no problem using it cause it is
cheaper and the factory paint will not be disturbed. That is what the
insurance adjuster says anyway.
Spook
'98 Dakota Sport Ext Cab 3.9L Intense Blue
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