removing dents in cars Aldi offer

[Poppycat]

No idea if this is any good, no use for me at mo

http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/58_4789.htm

http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/media/offers/08_week_03/dent_improver_Wk0330.jpg

http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/offers_week3thursday08.htm

All you need to pull out those bodywork dents.

Hot glue gun (3 glue sticks included)
Dent pulling tabs
Power bridge
Ding king solution (1 oz)
Glue scraper
Tap-down tool
Easy-to-follow instructions

[Crabman]

Hmm quite a bit of interesting car-related stuff this Thursday, will have to pop on down :D

[CarolnMalky]

I love the offers in Aldi :D How sad am I? lol

[anewman]

I wonder what the glue gun and glue is for. Suppose it would be evident in the instructions.

[vikingaero]

I wonder what the glue gun and glue is for. Suppose it would be evident in the instructions.

You glue one of the black washers to the middle of the dent and use the 3 prong thingy to screw and pull the dent out.

I think Aldi sell this as a "dent improver". It'll still look cack but better than before.

[anewman]

I have a biggish dent on my car from where someone tried to smash the rear window by throwing a brick at it a while ago, but they were so good they missed. It was just touched up with paint at the time. Might see if this does anything for it.

[Jorgan]

It may be ok on some types of dents, but not all. If you have ever seen the dent repair guys at work, they have a large selection of tools, can't recall see any that involve gluing things to the panel in question though.

[Mikeyorks]

Same sort of thought process as the Sinclair C5 / Ronco buttoneer etc .... probably similar results?

[anewman]

Same sort of thought process as the Sinclair C5 / Ronco buttoneer etc .... probably similar results?

Either way, cheaper than whatever the pros will charge you - so probably ok for a banger if you'd rather the dent wasn't so obvious.

[mickamike404]

Try this link on UTUBE there are lots of ways to get dents out.
CLICK HERE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miNykNl-0NM&NR=1

[manda1205]

But then you've got glue all over your car! Id rather have the dent left myself. Also anewman QD(or equivilent) shops sell these dent puller(like a locking plunger) for 99p(draper charge £10 for the same item), my OH says they're very good for pulling them out, and work on suction rather than "glue"

[mickamike404]

The glue is to give the plunger extra strength . A squirt of wd40, will get rid of the glue

[vaio]

It may be ok on some types of dents, but not all. If you have ever seen the dent repair guys at work, they have a large selection of tools, can't recall see any that involve gluing things to the panel in question though.

Body shops have a device that welds a stud into the dent to give them something to pull on. Obviously this involves paint repairs so not really suited to roadside repairs.

[anewman]

Just been today to 2 stores, and the one thing they did not have was this.

[shown73]

Surely the act of denting a car body stretches the metal, so just popping it back out, if that were possible, would result in the reverse, ie, a bulge. I can almost hear the sniggers, but I write as someone who once made a living repairing small dents on a car body production line. Larger ones needed specialist treatment, or even panel replacement. Our method was, in simple terms, to hold a sharp tool behind the dent, and hit the body on the outside with a slightly curved piece of spring steel, then file off the excess to smooth it down.
Genuine panel beaters are very skilled people, and a joy to watch. I know they can tease out dents etc, but it's by no means easy reshaping metal, and I wonder just how effective a cheap kit would be, especially in unskilled hands. If anyone does go for it, it would be a good idea to practice on something other than your pride and joy first!

[goldspanners]

good advise shown,i got a tiny sharp dent in the passenger door,thought a smart repair was out of the question,but no sure enough took it to someone who was recommended and stood back and watched in amazement at how quickly it was gone,it is a real skill if you want it perfect.
he only used a thin piece of aluminium, a plastic card and a little mirror.

[scbk]

"Ding king solution (1 oz)"

I get spam emails daily with people trying to sell me similarly named products:o

[anewman]

"Ding king solution (1 oz)"

I get spam emails daily with people trying to sell me similarly named products:o

Please do not apply this product to your phallus :rotfl:

[Biggles]

Please do not apply this product to your phallusBut surely it's the same principle, stick a plunger to it and let it pull it out? It's just getting the glue off afterwards with WD40 I'm not sure about.