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Old 04-03-2011, 06:34 PM   #4 (permalink)
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This happened to me when I first moved to Colorado (not a Z car though). Basically PDR (paintless dent repair) is the way to go. There are 2 methods that they will use. 1 is to use special tools (imagine different types of slim jims) to get in behind the dent and massage it out. Usually they minimize removing panels to get in behind the metal i.e. they will go down the window sill for door dings, or pull a tail light to get up in the quarter panel. The other method they use is a sticky glue and a rivet/tack like plastic nub. They glue the nub to the dent and use a special 'gun' that pops the nub off the car which pulls the dent. They will use that method if they feel that it won't pull any paint off if the original ding didin't chip the paint or if the ding doesn't have sharp edges.

I prefer the glue method as it takes about 1 minute to do a dent and they're not pulling the car apart to get to hard to reach spots.

It's not that big of a deal at the end of the day - they'll get your car back to normal looking. Just find a reputable PDR shop.
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