Paintless Dent Repair
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Paintless Dent Repair
Has anyone had success using a paintless dent repair company to fix a ding in the fender? When installing my new handlebars it seems I dropped something on the front fender. It was covered so no scratches, but not thick enough to prevent the ding.
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Haven't had to use one on the bike, but I have a BMW I picked up used. The first owners weren't too careful about where they parked. It had a quarter sized dent behind the drivers door, & 8 or 9 door dings on the passenger side. Dent Ranger took 'em all out in just a few minutes. You can't tell they were ever there. The guy that did mine also does motorcycles, so I would assume it wouldn't be a problem.
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A good paintless dent repair place should be able to do it, I had a front fender with a crease in it & it turned out nearly perfect. The guy who did mine is also a salesman at the Harley dealer I go to, the hardest part getting at it. The fender I had done was off the bike & my guy had a stand to firmly mount it on, I would think they could do it on the bike, but you might have to remove the front wheel. Most reputable shops will look at it & give you an estimate & guarantee their work or you don't have to pay.The only piece on a Harley that's too thick is the gas tank, I think that was an excuse because the guy didn't want to hassle with it.
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My outer fairing fell on my front fender. I had a paintless guy work on mine and he got it close. If youve had enuff beer you cant even tell there was a dent 
.. Actually I am pretty **** about that **** but now I dont even see it. The guy that did mine said the same thing the metal is too thick .
.. Actually I am pretty **** about that **** but now I dont even see it. The guy that did mine said the same thing the metal is too thick .
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I doubt a "PDR" repair is going to happen on a fender, I think the metal is too thick.
You may be able to take the fender off and get a lot of it out from the back side using skill, but what we know as Paintless Dent Repair is usually reserved for panels where there is some "give" to the metal.
That is the trade off with HD sheet metal, you can fix it, it is not disposable.
I had a dent in my front fender when I got the bike. I was able to "pick and file" it out and repaint it without using a drop of plastic, just primer. Pick and file is a lost art these days because the metals are so thin there is no "working them" to speak of.
I would go find a real old body man or someone that does restoration quality work and see if they can work it out from the back side with a hard rubber hammer.
You may be able to take the fender off and get a lot of it out from the back side using skill, but what we know as Paintless Dent Repair is usually reserved for panels where there is some "give" to the metal.
That is the trade off with HD sheet metal, you can fix it, it is not disposable.
I had a dent in my front fender when I got the bike. I was able to "pick and file" it out and repaint it without using a drop of plastic, just primer. Pick and file is a lost art these days because the metals are so thin there is no "working them" to speak of.
I would go find a real old body man or someone that does restoration quality work and see if they can work it out from the back side with a hard rubber hammer.
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I too dropped something and dented my front fender. The dent was about the size of my thumb but very shallow. The PDR guy came to my house and 20 minutes later you could not tell it was ever dented! Paid the guy his $75 and I was a very happy camper. And since I live in TX I've had them successfully take hail dents out of several cars. Try it... if it does work to your satisfaction you just took a low dollar gamble.
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Years ago I had some chitbag ram a shopping cart into my drivers door on my truck.
I bought some dry ice and was able to get the dent to "pop out" by laying the dry ice on a towel and placing the towel on the door (while wearing welding gloves).
You could still see the crease if you looked for it, but it was a 1000X better.
Might be worth a shot
I bought some dry ice and was able to get the dent to "pop out" by laying the dry ice on a towel and placing the towel on the door (while wearing welding gloves).
You could still see the crease if you looked for it, but it was a 1000X better.
Might be worth a shot
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My friend dropped a battery pack on his RK fender. Paintless dent guy removed it completely. I purchased a hail damaged car with about 80 dents. 6 hours later they were all gone. Only a couple could be detected when the light hit it at the perfect angle.
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A paintless dent repair guy removed a 1 inch dent from dead center on the top of my 04 Ultra front fender. He did not even remove the wheel, used a tool and made small tweaks till it was gone. After he was done, no sign of the dent from any angle. Took about 45 minutes and $75 for repair.
Good luck.
Good luck.