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  • Jul 12, 2009, 07:47 AM
    need2no1
    Repairing Small Dents in My Chevy Impala
    I put a small dent over my driver side rear wheel on my 2008 Chevy Impala. I touched up any scratches but I can still see a small dent. It looks like if I could take off the covering off over the tire, I might be able to get to it and tap it out. What will I run into if I tried this. I saw this niffty tool on YouTube called the slide hammer that works from the outside of the dent, which look to good to be true. Any direction will be appreciated.
  • Jul 12, 2009, 08:14 AM
    450donn

    To use a slide hammer and depending on the model you will first need to either spot weld a stud to the body or drill a hole for the screw tip to thread into. One takes a professional spot elder and the other requires a welder to fill the hold afterwords. Take your choice.
  • Jul 12, 2009, 08:40 AM
    need2no1

    I don't spot weld and I'm trying to go the most in-expensive route. Is there a type of glue that I can use on paint that will not damage the paint and can be used with the slide hammer?
  • Jul 12, 2009, 10:11 AM
    450donn

    Not that I have ever seen. There is an outfit around called Pop-A-Dent that uses some method that seems to work pretty well. As I remember they are fairly inexpensive. The biggest problem working with sheet metal is that when you dent it, it stretches. So unless you have a very small door ding it will likely need to be shrunk back to size before you can properly effect the repair. If you are not proficient in body work, I would suggest using some bondo to fix it.

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