Paintless dent puller

[Dayvo]

After getting some quotes to remove some small dents from my commodore ranging from $50 to $75 per dent I decided to make my own dent puller . Picture 1 You will need a hot melt glue gun , a dent puller , some suction cups and a threaded hook.
Picture 2 take off the dent puller extension and slide a small nut inside and screw on the hook then screw attachment back onto the puller
Picture 3 shows the suction cup in place .
remove the suction cup from puller and put some hotmelt on it and stick it to the panel over the dent . Make sure that all traces of polish is removed from around the dent or the glue will not stick . don't worry , the hot melt will not damage the paint. let the glue set for about 10 minutes then attach the puller to the suction cup and start pulling the dent out . Don't be scared to use a fair bit of force as it takes a bit of pulling to pop them out . One word or caution , don't attempt to do this on a panel that has body filler on it as it will pull the filler out . One problem that i did encounter was that the suction cup will split where the hook goes through so you will need a few of them . I bought a pack of 6 from Bunnings for 2 bucks .If anyone can think of s better setup let me know . I pulled out 2 dents and used all 6 suction cups

[skruba]

good work man saved ya some cash

[davey g-force]

lol yeah the first thing I thought of when I saw the pic is that the suction cap will break where the hook goes through.

How did you get the hot melt glue off the paint once you were done?

[Dayvo]

It just peels off , I got the idea from here Paintless Dent Repair with Kit - MonkeySee

[Pete SS]

Do you have any before and after pics?

I've got a few carpark dings down the sides of my ute, I may give this a try.

[Dayvo]

Do you have any before and after pics?

I've got a few carpark dings down the sides of my ute, I may give this a try.

I will take some pics this w/end have a few more to pull out

[Surfwagon]

With the before and after shots maybe you could do a pictorial of how you do it.

[vn.v6]

would this work if i were to use a plunger and hot glue. im thinking the plunger as im trying to remove a larger dent???
thoughts???

[Dayvo]

Can you get to the dent from the inside of the panel?

[vn.v6]

I could but im not sure on how to remove the door trim???

[levymetal]

awesome thread!

@vn.v6 Removing Front Door Trim on VN - VS

might be easier to knock it out if you can get to it.

[Dayvo]

would this work if i were to use a plunger and hot glue. im thinking the plunger as im trying to remove a larger dent???
thoughts???

Autobarn sell big suction cup dent pullers

[vn.v6]

yea allright will be taking care of it tomoro will try and get the door trim off and hit the dent out but if im unsuccesful ill try the dent puller..

[Commo_Carl]

That's bloody genious dude! Love it, I have two dents in my tailgate (relatively big) thanks to previous owner, makes me look like a sh** driver, might give this a try, or mod something similar to it. Thanks for the post dude

[jazza15]

Do you reckon something like this would work? NEW Car dent ding remover-hail damage suction puller - eBay Hand Tools, Tools, Car Parts, Accessories, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 13-Nov-09 12:18:43 AEDST)

[Dayvo]

Do you reckon something like this would work? NEW Car dent ding remover-hail damage suction puller - eBay Hand Tools, Tools, Car Parts, Accessories, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 13-Nov-09 12:18:43 AEDST)

I guess it would work but it is pretty big in diameter for pulling out small dents.You can buy these at most Autobarn stores .
I still have some dents to pull out so hopefully i will get around to doing some before and after pics this w/end

[ch1mp]

you reckon you can get this from autobarn hey?...i'm gonna check it out...i'm all for saving a bit of money

[Dayvo]

I got the dent puller from Autobarn and the hot melt glue gun from Bunnings .

[NSTG8R]

how much was the dent puller from autobarn?

[Dayvo]

how much was the dent puller from autobarn?

Mine cost about $20

[tuf355]

very helpful will do this some time this week