How does this happen?

AC5L4T3R · Post by **AC5L4T3R** » Fri May 18, 2018 9:23 pm

Went to my car today and noticed someone had dinged my rear arch, causing this weird nipple like bump just above the dent. Anyone seen this before?

Post by **srhutch** » Fri May 18, 2018 9:34 pm

Must be a reinforcement point behind, double skin, something like that. So when the panel was pushed in that stayed put and pushed out.

ronk · Post by **ronk** » Fri May 18, 2018 11:29 pm

It looks like you’ve had something un tethered In the boot?

jabber · Post by **jabber** » Sat May 19, 2018 8:03 am

ronk wrote: ↑Fri May 18, 2018 11:29 pm It looks like you’ve had something un tethered In the boot?

+1

JimsZ · Post by **JimsZ** » Sat May 19, 2018 8:21 am

One of those mobile dent repair companies will put the pride back in your pride and joy

It will cost you about £100 though

Post by **srhutch** » Sat May 19, 2018 8:45 am

ronk wrote: ↑Fri May 18, 2018 11:29 pm It looks like you’ve had something un tethered In the boot?

You can just see the crease on the edge that would have forced the wing in.

firebobby · Post by **firebobby** » Sat May 19, 2018 9:44 am

Your Zed needs a good squeeze, remember it's a teenager now and is starting to get spotty

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That looks like an inside to outside dent when you 1st see it, but what srhutch has pointed out, makes it a bit weird.

patriot66 · Post by **patriot66** » Sat May 19, 2018 10:12 am

Watch this video. It explains a little about internal structures causing external panel damage as well as shedding quite a lot of light on the art of PDR.

https://youtu.be/hcIA2vi86bc

Ducklakeview · Post by **Ducklakeview** » Sat May 19, 2018 10:52 am

patriot66 wrote: ↑Sat May 19, 2018 10:12 am Watch this video. It explains a little about internal structures causing external panel damage as well as shedding quite a lot of light on the art of PDR. https://youtu.be/hcIA2vi86bc

THAT is some skill..

Mike

firebobby · Post by **firebobby** » Sat May 19, 2018 11:31 am

patriot66 · Post by **patriot66** » Sat May 19, 2018 11:35 am

Pure skill indeed. How do you think that glue 'unsticks' itself ? Does it decay over a few minutes and peel off ? Be interested to know.

Z4C_er · Post by **Z4C_er** » Tue May 22, 2018 9:05 am

My take on that is that the glue has been applied to the surface with - at the time - a specific shape, and as you pull, the surface changes shape and the glue cannot keep its adhesion due to the new shape so pops off.

What blows me away is hitting the surface IN to pull OUT a dent.... Whaaaa?

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