Do those suction cup dent removers work?

[Deja Q]

I have two dents in my car. :cry: Both of them on the front driver's side, near the top. It's a curved area.

One of the dents were caused by me pressing down to test the shocks; but I didn't guess that the front of the frame is aluminum. (until now, I've NEVER had a car that dents so easily!) The other dent, in a similar spot, may have been caused by somebody else doing the same thing. Or maybe somebody dropped a rubber hammer. (but that dent is 7 years old, when it belonged to the previous owner.)

I hate looking at these dents but I can live with them if need be.

Do the suction cups work?, or is there an other cost-effective method? (these aren't worth insurance-based repairs.)

Thx!

[sister_rosa_refried]

1. No, I'm sorry to say.

Last month Sister I Juana Enchilada dented one of the doors on the convent van (the Nun-mobile) and tried to save some pesos and fit it herself.

A waste of good money.

I had that ear marked for a hot tip on the dog tracks.


Juana! What a mess she is.

[DS1]

2. I've heard body shop guys talk about freezing the area

and sometimes that can make the metal shrink enough for the dent to pop out - with some encouragement.

Otherwise you have to drill a hole through the middle and pull it out with a hook, then sand the entire area and blend in a new coat of paint.

Thus ends everything I know about fixing dents.

[-..__...]

3. Probably not.

Most likely those products come from an old body work tip using a toilet plunger.

If the dents are "dished in", the best way is to try and get behind it/on the other side, and push it out (might require removing door panels, etc).

If the dent is more like a gouge, a drill, slide hammer and bondo is probably needed. After that, wet sanding, primer and paint (the most difficult part being matching the paint).