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19th March 2012, 22:04
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Frequent Poster
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Milton Keynes
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Car(s): 2000 Citroen Saxo 1.0L
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Easiest way to get dents out?
any tips to get dents out of cars? Got a spare day tomorrow and wanna have a go at sorting it out  Also how would you get stone chips out? I have loads and please, do not say paint it... I dont want that. LOL
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19th March 2012, 22:05
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Saxperience Addict
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Plymouth, Fiddling - under a two poster ramp
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where is the dent, how big is it, has it creased the body work? split the paint work?...
some you can push / plunge out.
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19th March 2012, 22:11
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 362
Car(s): Saxo 1.4 Furio
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How can you get stone chips out..? They are already chips out of your paintwork so you need to fill them back in. Tcutting them would just make them even deeper.
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19th March 2012, 22:12
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L-plater
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Ripley, Derbyshire
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Car(s): 1.4 Furio Wicked red + Black citroen c2 gt
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watched a video on youtube once they heated the dent up then froze it or the other way round and the dent popped out. dunno if it actually works though.
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19th March 2012, 22:30
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: cardiff
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Car(s): saxo Vtr
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depend on if it creased/split the paint but if not then you can use the hot/cold approach or do want i did use a sink plunger sound daft but it worked for me
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19th March 2012, 22:40
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it hasnt split the pain at all. got one major one in the left front arch... might take some pics in the morning of the ones that i cant get out 
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19th March 2012, 22:45
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actually one dent has split paint, but it is impossible to get that dent out.
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19th March 2012, 22:50
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Location: cardiff
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Car(s): saxo Vtr
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take it to body shop they get it out as it need beating/filler/spray etc
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19th March 2012, 22:59
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Location: Milton Keynes
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body shop = spending alot of money. lol
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20th March 2012, 13:16
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Infrequent Poster
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: chesterfield
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Car(s): Citroen Saxo VTR , citroen c3 , gsxr 600 , dr600 ,
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Pm me , I do full resprays from 500 quid , n drop the price if helped we prep
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20th March 2012, 13:49
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Saxperience Post Whore
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Stourbridge
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Car(s): Nissan 200sx S14a
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As said, if you have stone chips (i.e missing paint where a stone has removed it) You'll obviously need to paint it.
Some dents can be removed but the likelyhood of needing a bit of paint is high.
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20th March 2012, 19:17
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#12
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Car(s): 2000 Citroen Saxo 1.0L
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cheers for all your help guys! got most of them out. got 2 to finish off gave up in the end. got most of the day tomorrow to finish it off one is easy to fix, the other is a pain although i did most of it!
any tips on this:
thanks in advance! 
It was about 2 inches bend in (hit a pillar) and now its a about half a CM...
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20th March 2012, 19:28
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: exeter, devon
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Car(s): Clio 172
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replace the boot
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20th March 2012, 22:14
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Car(s): 2000 Citroen Saxo 1.0L
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BertieG
replace the boot
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thanks for the advice ... how much are they to replace?
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20th March 2012, 22:36
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Location: cardiff
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Car(s): saxo Vtr
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i picked up a new boot for £20
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21st March 2012, 12:02
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Location: Milton Keynes
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Car(s): 2000 Citroen Saxo 1.0L
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Quote:
Originally Posted by huricane
i picked up a new boot for £20
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hard to fit? or not?
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21st March 2012, 12:43
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Join Date: Jan 2010
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AnthonyMartin
hard to fit? or not?
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Have a look at your car for 2 seconds and see for yourself lol. It's a few bolts and you have to unplug the wiper loom. Not hard at all.
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21st March 2012, 17:43
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Join Date: Dec 2010
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Car(s): saxo vts . honda hrv modified to the max
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sorry but this is what gets on my tits no matter what your going to have to send money no way you going to beat that out will still want filler and paint ...i give up!!!!!!
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21st March 2012, 18:56
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Saxperience Hardcore!
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: smurfland.
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Car(s): Ex saxo owner.
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The most cost affective solution is to replace the boot, a really simple job to do.
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21st March 2012, 20:13
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1 way of getting a dent out is heat the metal up (it makes the metal more rigid? if thats the right word to use)
anyway heat up the metal then use something like a bottem end of a lighter or anything simular could do the trick,
prize out the dent, dont just push or hit at it because that will increase the likelyhood of cracking the paint
this works on SOME dents, not saying it will work for all but give it a try
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