super cab dent removal
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super cab dent removal
i have a 79 supercab. On the driver side, a log skidder backed into it when the previous owner drove it to work. It dented pretty bad, the door and the area behind the door on the extended part. I havent got the panels out yet because they are brittle from old age. Does anyone know if i can get behind the plastic panel in the backseat and push the worst of it out or is it double walled? if it is double walled im not going to remove the panels because i know they will break. and also where can i buy aftermarked panels for the backseat? thanks
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I actually think it is double walled. I have two supercabs in my driveway. 1 with and 1 w?o the inside plastic. The one without it is double walled so i would assume the other is too.
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i agree, i took autobody repair in highschool, and the instructor swore by bondo, but i always hated to put a whole lot in it, i would rather do the work straightening it out the best i can. I had a 63 f100 that i found enough bondo in to build the great pyramid lol. But i always used a stinger, it tacks a little stud like thing to the metal and you put a slide hammer on it and hammer away. I would like to have a stinger kit at home but i dont know where to buy one. I come from a small town, we dont have much of anything here lol.
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Originally Posted by Murph2006
i agree, i took autobody repair in highschool, and the instructor swore by bondo, but i always hated to put a whole lot in it, i would rather do the work straightening it out the best i can. I had a 63 f100 that i found enough bondo in to build the great pyramid lol. But i always used a stinger, it tacks a little stud like thing to the metal and you put a slide hammer on it and hammer away. I would like to have a stinger kit at home but i dont know where to buy one. I come from a small town, we dont have much of anything here lol.
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well it wasnt actually the high school itself, the technological school here in the county worked with the highschool and allowed us to attend there classes for credits, but still we are lucky tohave it. the high school actually turned there shops into classrooms back in teh early 90s
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Originally Posted by Murph2006
i agree, i took autobody repair in highschool, and the instructor swore by bondo, but i always hated to put a whole lot in it, i would rather do the work straightening it out the best i can. I had a 63 f100 that i found enough bondo in to build the great pyramid lol. But i always used a stinger, it tacks a little stud like thing to the metal and you put a slide hammer on it and hammer away. I would like to have a stinger kit at home but i dont know where to buy one. I come from a small town, we dont have much of anything here lol.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...temnumber=3223
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Originally Posted by kyhiboy
Here is the one I bought. About $100.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...temnumber=3223
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...temnumber=3223
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hey thanks for showing me that tool and that site. I havent made the purchase yet, but i am sure it will be one well worth the money. I have looked almost everywhere i could drive around here, but never looked online, but then the only time i do anything online is usually on this site. But thanks!
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be careful...if the dent is real bad it is highly likely that the sheet metal has been stretched so when you pull it out there will be too much material and it won't look right, you might want to look into getting some new skins and cut out the offending area and weld the new panels in...that dent puller is for smaller dents and if you use right you can actually shrink the metal...our sponsors should have the patch panels for the doors and you might have to fabricate something for the area behind the door.
Good Luck!
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Good Luck!
~Grizz
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Originally Posted by Murph2006
it seems possible to me, but do you guys think taking and old door and measuring the right size, cutting out, and placing in the area that needs repaired on the back part would work?
Body work is a skill that I wish I knew.
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