Door Ding Repair. The Dent Houdini in OC/LA
 

Well, this is not about my Z, but my 78 corolla.

My idiot neighbor gave me a huge ding, so I made her pay for it.

I've been using Ed, the Dent Houdini since 2002, and he does great work. Mostly does the OC, Ca area but he also does some parts of LA. I highly recommend him.

Here are pics of the ding and repair.

http://www.pbase.com/mattjkphoto/ima...0/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/mattjkphoto/ima...6/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/mattjkphoto/ima...7/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/mattjkphoto/ima...8/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/mattjkphoto/ima...9/original.jpg

I'm not affiliated with him in any way... just wanted to get the word out for a good guy.

He can be reached at 714-556-0660

hey those tools look familiar to the ones hanging on my garage wall. ;)

http://www.the370z.com/members/kensa...-finished2.jpg

Wrong Section!

But beautiful Toyota!!!

Wow -- beautifull 'rolla!

There's a big difference between repairing steel (Corolla) and aluminum (Z). Aluminum can crack very easily when cold-worked; some PDR places won't even touch it. I wonder how your dent repair guy feels about working with aluminum body panels...evidently it takes a lot of skill to do it right.

My Wife had a 2006 WRX, the last gen before they went to steel hoods. Anyhow, a big chunk of semi truck tire hit the front of the hood, right on the edge and made a very sharp dent and crease in the aluminum hood.

Ed spent a good 15 mins on it, and I could not tell it was ever dented after he was finished! This guy is the best I've seen.

That Corolla looks familiar.

http://www.the370z.com/other-vehicle...l-content.html

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haha cool!

I didn't make the last one, too damn cold!

Haha, it was okay last night but my stupid camera died. :owned:

http://www.the370z.com/other-vehicle...tml#post707981

Man, I have not seen a Corolla in years!!!!! How many miles on it? Same engine.

Call me crazy, but I always love having the mirrors on the hood.

thanks! Yes, drivetrain is all original. 2tc 1.6 carburated. It has 24k original miles.

24k? No way! When I sold my Celica it had 24k also... Actually it was 224,000 miles. The odometer just did not support the first digit. :)

Aluminum is harder and more brittle but if thin enough not too difficult.