Re: Opinions on Paintless dent removal

["Fred Munro" <munrof@isys.ca>]

Joe;

    When I purchased my '91 200q, the dealer backed a Mercyless Benz into it
and put a 2" ding in the left front fender. He had the dent removal guy come
and pull it out. They did a pretty good job - the paint was unbroken and you
have to look really close to see the very slight ripples left in the metal
surface. If you didn't know it was there, you'd never notice it.
    From what I understand, there are two approaches to this paintless dent
removal business. One uses long metal spoons which slide inside the panels
and tap the dents out from the inside. The other process uses some kind of
suction device from the outside of the panel. The suction device was used on
my car, but the dealer didn't get to see what was done - the dent guy chased
everyone out of the garage because he didn't want them to see the process.

HTH

Fred Munro
'91 200q  263k km
-----Original Message-----
From: Joseph Rae <quattro@ptinet.net>
To: quattro USA <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Date: Wednesday, December 09, 1998 11:32 AM
Subject: Opinions on Paintless dent removal


>Has anyone used the paintless dent removal services? Would you recommend
>them? If you have used them could you still see the dent.
>Should I pay the $200 to have my dent fixed or should I just break down and
>have the places where the dents are filled and painted?
>Thanks
>Joe
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