Big dent

fire_munki · 2 Dec 2011 at 11:45

This is just me getting it off my chest, there is no answer/solution.

Some lovely person has hit my car. The drivers side wing now has a dent the size of my head. It goes from the bonnet shut line with a deep vee. It has even made the shut line wonkey where the wing meets the bumper.

It may be a 11 year old Nissan Almera but its mine and I can't afford to fix her. They had no manners and failed to even leave a note to say sorry.

To make that bigger dent you would have to have felt the impact so you couldn't fail to realise it, so no leaving a note seems wrong.

Hades · 2 Dec 2011 at 11:52

red eye · 2 Dec 2011 at 12:00

a little trick I know does not work on all dents most large panels but if you make a fist and whack it it can pop back out.

kae2 · 2 Dec 2011 at 12:05

red eye said:
a little trick I know does not work on all dents most large panels but if you make a fist and whack it it can pop back out.

Sorry to hear that OP, hopefully karma will come back to haunt them!

Confused · 2 Dec 2011 at 12:07

Being the wing, it should be quite easy to remove the arch lining and get up under there to push out the worst of the dent.

It's when it's something like a bonnet, and you get a dent on the edge of one of the contours, and underneath it is the main structure of the bonnet, and there's no access for any tools to get in there... much like on my current bonnet

Haze · 2 Dec 2011 at 12:09

freeze it then heat it up quick

red eye · 2 Dec 2011 at 12:14

Confused said:
Being the wing, it should be quite easy to remove the arch lining and get up under there to push out the worst of the dent.

It's when it's something like a bonnet, and you get a dent on the edge of one of the contours, and underneath it is the main structure of the bonnet, and there's no access for any tools to get in there... much like on my current bonnet

there's special tool for that it welds staples to the dent and then pulls it out good for pulling creases too

Brookert · 2 Dec 2011 at 12:17

get the dent pulled out but don't worry about the paint. I know how you feel

koolpc · 2 Dec 2011 at 12:17

Getting the dent fixed will add value to your car!! Not!

andy_mk3 · 2 Dec 2011 at 12:23

koolpc said:
Getting the dent fixed will add value to your car!! Not!

Who said anything about the value of the car?

Philz0r · 2 Dec 2011 at 13:42

koolpc said:
Getting the dent fixed will add value to your car!! Not!

Not a very nice thing to say when some idiot damaged his pride and joy

johnny6 · 2 Dec 2011 at 13:57

fire_munki said:
The drivers side wing now has a dent the size of my head.

You sure it wasn't your head?????

In all seriousness it grinds my gears when people knowingly drive off after damaging your car.

Saw someone do it in Tesco car park a few months back, side swiped the car parked next to him quite hard as he reversed out of the space. I waited around for a bit and gave the owner the details, I hope the police got involved and he got done with leaving the scene of an accident to be honest.

shauncr91 · 2 Dec 2011 at 14:09

Haze said:
freeze it then heat it up quick

Isn't that the other way round, you heat it up then freeze it quickly?

fire_munki · 2 Dec 2011 at 14:29

I wish it was my head then it would have been my fault!
I'm not worried about the value, its 11 years old! Its the fact it's mine and they didn't have the manners to say sorry.
Beside which to the value, its got a scratch/dent on the rear where I avoided hitting a cat, but that was done by me and I like cats so I don't care!

Liquidfox · 2 Dec 2011 at 15:21

shauncr91 said:
Isn't that the other way round, you heat it up then freeze it quickly?

Not from what i've seen iirc, can of compressed air upside down, then blast it with a hairdryer

rippling · 2 Dec 2011 at 16:11

Get a small fire extinguisher co2 type blast the sent with it till ltd finished the panel will be round minus 30 so don't lick it then get a hot air gun and from round 2 feet away heat the dent it should pop out

Hyburnate · 2 Dec 2011 at 16:16

Vacuum

Hit it hard from the inside

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Pics?

joem1983 · 2 Dec 2011 at 16:21

Where did it happen? any CCTV around?

Locky · 2 Dec 2011 at 16:42

Pics tbh.

fire_munki · 2 Dec 2011 at 16:44

No CCTV, was on the street where I live.
will take a pic tomorrow when it's not dark.