I remember those days. Of course it wasn't just the scouts. On one rustic camping trip, while turning around on a narrow farm road, I backed my F350 tailgate into a tree.
Before the days of backup cameras.
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My baby has some character now :(
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Before the days of backup cameras.
So I was lazy and left all the gear we used for Labor Day weekend inside the bed. Decided to unload everything a few minutes ago. Left a canopy tent standing next to it and I accidentally bumped into it. Sadly it went straight for the tailgate and created a dent right underneath the “a”. Will most def have to take it to a paintless dent repair specialist. My heart hurts but as I have said to many who have expressed grief after a dent, at least the truck has some character now.
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Ehh, leave it so the next one doesn't hurt as much!
Or the next time you're looking to rub one out, open up the tailgate so you can get at it from the inside. Fold a towel over the round part of a decent sized wrench. Then rub it gently from in the inside to bring the ding back mostly flat. I did that in the past with my first new car, hope to never bother again! Cars are for using and their gonna get dinged.
Or the next time you're looking to rub one out, open up the tailgate so you can get at it from the inside. Fold a towel over the round part of a decent sized wrench. Then rub it gently from in the inside to bring the ding back mostly flat. I did that in the past with my first new car, hope to never bother again! Cars are for using and their gonna get dinged.
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Bought an used last week to pull a big dent on the impala, pulled it right out, loud bang. Used the large one. Your dent looks really small, maybe too small for
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"The first dent is the deepest"
OP - I have a new philosophy on dents/dings/scrapes, assuming you will have to pay to fix, or an insurance company would pay you for it...
If someone offered you $350 to put a dent in your truck, would you take it? How about $350ea for 10 dents? At some point, we'd all say yes.
Live with it for a while and see if time softens the blow - in the meantime that $350 can earn 5% + in money market or T-bills
I believe it is
"The first dent is the deepest"
OP - I have a new philosophy on dents/dings/scrapes, assuming you will have to pay to fix, or an insurance company would pay you for it...
If someone offered you $350 to put a dent in your truck, would you take it? How about $350ea for 10 dents? At some point, we'd all say yes.
Live with it for a while and see if time softens the blow - in the meantime that $350 can earn 5% + in money market or T-bills
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LOL. Anyway, $350 sounds crazy high to me. OP should at least call around. In my metro area of ~500k there are definitely shops that would do it for a lot less. Or individuals who would do it as a sidegig.
They do all want the big jobs, yes, and many will quote real high for a small job to make it 'worth their time'. But $350 to PDR this is ridiculous.
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Oddly enough most pdr folks I’ve spoken to don’t want to do it due to the deepness and area and they do not feel comfortable with the potential results. They say that the paint might have been stretched out and it’s a difficult job due to it being aluminum. One fellow said 250 but I think he wants me to remove the tailgate myself. Not sure what i will end up doing. one things for sure, the dent is bothering the heck out of me.
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Definitely something to think about.I believe it is
"The first dent is the deepest"
OP - I have a new philosophy on dents/dings/scrapes, assuming you will have to pay to fix, or an insurance company would pay you for it...
If someone offered you $350 to put a dent in your truck, would you take it? How about $350ea for 10 dents? At some point, we'd all say yes.
Live with it for a while and see if time softens the blow - in the meantime that $350 can earn 5% + in money market or T-bills
I looked at your pics again, and I'm on a 26" monitor on my work pc now, which is way better than my tiny phone screen.
I see now that the dent goes over the ridge. I thought it was under only. That might not come out perfectly. Get the dent puller suction cup kit for $16 and see what happens. It wouldn't make the professional PDR cost any higher IMHO.
