So, over-sanded offramp lead to a slight (grapefruit sized) dent RIGHT about my rear-fender well, drivers side. Now, I know I could easily hammer this out..but how can I get behind it? it seems like weld is blocking. and I can't take the panel off as I've got the wagon, and the rear quarter extends ALL the way to the front of the car via way of small strip at the top above the door.


2001 A4 Avant Quattro, 1.8t.... Any help?

 

if you are going to repaint the fender then weld something right on the dent and pull it out

 

^^ I agree, they have "guns" that arc weld these little bolts to a spot you want to pull out, and you use a different tool to "bump" it back out.

For some reason I forget what they are called at the moment.


If you aren't planning on painting it, how bad is the dent? Is the panel pushed in smoothly or has the sheet metal crumpled?

 

Hey guys, thanks for the responses - you are all more than helpful here!

The dent isn't that bad at all, there is no crumpling of the sheet metal, and ideally I don't intend to repaint it, as the paint has only minor damage. I'll get pictures tomorrow.

http://www.cartuningcentral.com/wp-c...1/car-dent.jpg

Is the closest match to my size dent I can find, of course it's on the fender-hump so it's a bit more difficult to get to. If I could get behind it I know I could hammer it out...

Also, I hear dry-ice will often remove a dent? Any truth to this?

 

The dry ice method does work on some dents. It works by expanding the metal molecules when you heat it and then rapidly condensing the molecules when you bring it contact with the CO2. It doesn't work on all dents, but CO2 is cheap, so might be worth a shot.

 

Hey, yeah most definitely. I'll give it a shot tomorrow or the next day and see what results I get and let you guys know. I'm going to blow-dry the hell out of that spot to get it nice and warm before I apply the dry ice. Heres hoping.

 

Be careful with that dry ice. A garbage man dropped a trash can and it hit my fender leaving a nice dent. I popped it out using that method but I didnt take my time and now you can kinda see a wave in the metal at the right angle and light...lesson learned. Good luck brother!