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I do take the time to point out the blemish I caused and give a little insight into how I approached everything as a whole. https://www.ssdcva.com/blog-3/2021-ford-bronco-side-swipe monthly 0.5 2024-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee3adb49d10c2a0df0439a/f0ba7f3d-d791-423d-ac7e-9076ace2809b/IMG_1654.jpeg Repair Blog - 2021 Ford Bronco Side Swipe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee3adb49d10c2a0df0439a/839d51ae-af83-4b4f-b141-ff09b5208282/IMG_0917.jpeg Repair Blog - 2021 Ford Bronco Side Swipe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee3adb49d10c2a0df0439a/341f8a79-cb31-40e2-85a4-6427cbfc30bf/IMG_1655.jpeg Repair Blog - 2021 Ford Bronco Side Swipe - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.ssdcva.com/blog-3/2015-nissan-murano-dent-repair monthly 0.5 2024-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee3adb49d10c2a0df0439a/1121865c-a976-461e-b4bf-8f5e33818961/298594156_578720977320850_1078266291627087703_n.jpg Repair Blog - 2015 Nissan Murano Dent Repair - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee3adb49d10c2a0df0439a/a0c75d03-95ab-4574-ab22-183c8635e16c/298195977_618252346562768_517654118088555528_n.jpg Repair Blog - 2015 Nissan Murano Dent Repair - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.ssdcva.com/blog-3/2017-nissan-rogue-crease-repair monthly 0.5 2024-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee3adb49d10c2a0df0439a/f7aa0887-840c-4524-9921-cf2e93dfc19e/294992752_785010522642400_4590669897020464176_n.jpg Repair Blog - 2017 Nissan Rogue Crease Repair - Make it stand out This crease repair came out beautifully. If you’d like to watch a video of this repair click the link below. Youtube https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee3adb49d10c2a0df0439a/32732f7b-574b-466d-bbe8-f9065df8e2b0/294694449_747232449885971_1381524539303714949_n.jpg Repair Blog - 2017 Nissan Rogue Crease Repair - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.ssdcva.com/blog-3/2015-volkswagen-fender-smash monthly 0.5 2024-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee3adb49d10c2a0df0439a/e5cc0b76-e03f-483f-922e-890a727fe25a/292617209_2459991500810012_4544900970244422577_n.jpg Repair Blog - 2015 Volkswagen Fender Smash - Make it stand out Here was our final product. I was very happy with how this repair turned out and so was the customer. If you are interested in watching a video of this repair click the YouTube link below. YouTube https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee3adb49d10c2a0df0439a/9a5c2416-2710-4a81-8294-3f2e04455bd5/292403733_439680701399916_4585153247280747630_n.jpg Repair Blog - 2015 Volkswagen Fender Smash - Make it stand out The shape, location, and depth of the damage on this fender all contribute to how complicated repairing it would be. The metal above the natural body line was pushed up to create what we call a “crown” and the body line was completely pushed in. The result of those two things together meant that the metal was under heavy pressure and would be difficult to move without damaging the paint. In order to fix this dent I had to do a dance (so to speak) of pushing some of the dent out, and then knocking down the crown, push a low spot, tap the crown, repeat, repeat, repeat. I chose to use a VIP knockdown as well as a blending hammer from KECO to reduce the crown, and the bulk of the metal was pushed with a double bend tool with a soft tip on the end. Blending hammers are specifically made for knocking down high spots and crowns on damage like this and have polished stainless steel heads to prevent damaging the brace. Even with this special hammer a technician has to use it properly to avoid putting a bunch of smaller dents in and around the already existing damage. Once you find the right tapping pressure and speed a blending hammer is excellent and smoothing out the bulk of a crown quickly and getting the panel ready for more traditional knock down methods. After using the blending hammer to take care of the bulk of the damage I did end up switching to a nylon tipped knock down and rubber mallet to clean up the finer points of the crown, all while balancing my “push, tap, repeat dance. When pushing I found that the soft tip worked very well for moving large amounts of metal on this panel. When working on bigger damage you want to use a broader tip to push and avoid creating hundreds of high spots, And a broad soft tip will get the general shape of the panel back quickly without the risk of cracking paint but it isn’t effective when finishing a dent repair. When it was time to finish the repair I used another double bend tool with a sharp tip on it for those finer details and clean up work. These double bend tools have become my absolute go to for paintless dent repair and I use them every chance I get. 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So if you’re a DIY guy, I would probably sit this one out. To gain access we used a window wedge and guard, but only pressed the wedge in far enough to get a rod inside the door. On most windows the more room you have to work with the better, but in this case the safest option is to put the smallest amount of pressure on the glass as possible to prevent it from breaking. To be perfectly honest here the safest option is to remove the glass as even putting the wedge in carries the risk of breaking the glass. However we understand that everyone has a budget and this was the most cost effective way to perform this repair. Once we had access we used a double bend tool from Tequila tools to push the metal back into factory position. Due to the sharpness of our rod and the fragility of the window, we had to take this repair very slow and make dozens of small pushes rather than a few big pushes. I would estimate that we pushed over 100 times to repair this dent. The glass is ultimately what we use to gain leverage and gives our pushes strength. So again, it is a big risk to go about this repair without removing the glass from the door, but that costs time and money. So the strategy on this particular repair was slow and steady. I’ll say it again- Slow. And. Steady. The window guard was also the unsung hero of this repair. Not only does the guard prevent the steel rod from scratching the glass, it also disperses the pressure exerted by the tool. Instead of all of the pressure being put on a single point by the heel of our double bend rod, that pressure is spread out to a wider area and the window guard actually takes on most of the force. The only other thing to worry about is the neck and head of the tool. It was critical to make sure when doing this repair that the top of the rod stayed within the limits of the window guard. The most fragile part of the window is the edge of the glass, so one slip and it would be over. With all of that in mind, with the slow and steady strategy, and with years of experience we were able to tackle this issue for our local dealership and get this vehicle front line ready. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee3adb49d10c2a0df0439a/5baf8999-fc35-48c7-a932-d909431a0061/291471754_1924816677712129_9018000252318461804_n.jpg Repair Blog - 2021 Honda Pilot Door Dent - Make it stand out And here is our finished product! 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