Can a shop pull this out?

[1973Guppie]

let me preface this by saying that I am NOT a paint and body guy. Metal work, ok. But not paint and body. So my question does not concern asking how to pull these dents out but IF a shop locally can work with what is in the picture?

I am considering finding a good rear corner, which has been difficult and am wondering if the damage is really all that bad and IF a decent body shop can pull the metal out well enough and use a THIN layer of bondo to make it look good? thanks for the advice, I don't have much experience working with bondo or paint.

Noah

 

[bobm]

HEAT it with a torch, They Pop right out. Those are PIMPLES not dents.

Thanks Bob.

 

[SteveH]

If that fender is as rust-free as it looks, any halfway decent body guy can work with that. Cutting it out would be a much bigger job. But, you have to find a shop that isn't devoted to quick insurance jobs, and is willing to do the real work on it.

Look for independent body guys can contract small amounts of work at a time, until you know the quality of his work. Buy 'The Key to Metal Bumping' (book) and read it - those dents can be greatly removed with a dolly and hammer.

 

[land cruiser kid]

Find a restoration shop, they will do it for less than a collision shop. It's definitely workable.

 

[1973Guppie]

thx guys, will just have the body shop do it.......

 

[nuclearlemon]

kind of looks like someone already fixed this

 

[1973Guppie]

yes, well I did give it a try with a friend an a harbor freight stud puller. We got some of the major ones out but just was not sure if a shop could pull the rest of it out as the backside is not readily accessible in order to get a dolly back there. If the rear was readily accessible I could easily pound it with a dolly and hammer to get it close enough to be dealt with a small amount of bondo but it is impossible to get a dolly back there.

 

[winoism]

Ok Stud puller. These 'weld' a pin onto the metal so it can be pulled. As a result the metal gets stretched. You have to re-shrink the metal back to its previous (or close to anyway) molecular structure. A heating / cutting torch on low heat will work. Small quarter size hot spots to star and the use a hammer and dolly and slowly tap back into shape. Metal work is fairly easy but you have to be careful not to overwork the metal or you will have issues. From the look of your photos this is a minor job that any body shop can do, just find a good one and tell them exactly what you want, or they will just add Bondo and charge you $$$$


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