Paint less dent removal

[beau]

Iv never had this done before, my new Maserati has obviously been in a car park it's life or something as there were at least 20 dents down the sides etc, and a few really bad ones, so I found this guy online who is a bit of a perfectionist and does it slowly and takes his time, he quoted £250 for the lot, which I'm well happy with, it's turned a generally tatty looking car into something really tidy

Some dents below the handles were bad, drivers door was all rippled and literally I was expecting it to have to be painted and fillered, so I'm pretty shocked quite how perfect it has come out

 

[CatmanV2]

It's a bit worrying to watch, though....
C

 

[beau]

It's a bit worrying to watch, though....
C

Yes, hitting the car with a hammer isn't the best to watch, I just went in and came out when he was done

 

[TridentTested]

It's a bit worrying to watch, though....
C

Reminds me of that Father Ted episode!

 

[NickP]

How far will he travel?

 

[CatmanV2]

Yes, hitting the car with a hammer isn't the best to watch, I just went in and came out when he was done

Same here. I could hear him, though!

Saw one of these on Wheeler Dealers yesterday:
http://www.hotboxpdr.com/

Very neat!

C

 

[whereskeith]

thats ace.... does he travel to spain lol....

 

[redsonnylee]

It's amazing how they do this, a nice cheap repair then.

 

[beau]

his still here, his been doing it all day! nice to find someone who does it for a passion rather than just a money maker

 

[2b1ask1]

I have to say that if you find someone at the top of their game like this, hang onto their details and share them frequently!

 

[beau]

yep, well still here and his going to be a few more hours yet, will be good to see the finished outcome, i was impressed at lunch time with the results ha

 

[midlifecrisis]

Does he charge by the panel, dent or by time spent?

 

[beau]

he charges £70 first dent, £30 there after, if you have more than a few then obviously he does a deal

i had 2 cars with combined total of about 20 dents and he did it for £250

 

[Scaf]

I have used the same guy in Herts for a number of years and he is really good, recomended by a local body shop and trained in "his art" at the Vauxhall factory Luton ! So it's not such a new skill after all.

He recently worked on my sons Golf and my wife's car from which he removed a four inch long dent that was about 5mm wide and 2-3 mm deep "truly amazing"

 

[mjheathcote]

Would like to have removed a slight depression on the bonnet from pushing down when closing (not by me I might add!)
Possible?

 

[CatmanV2]

Would like to have removed a slight depression on the bonnet from pushing down when closing (not by me I might add!)
Possible?

Has to be worth a try!

C

 

[Scaf]

Would like to have removed a slight depression on the bonnet from pushing down when closing (not by me I might add!)
Possible?

That's sort of damage is their bread and butter

 

[safrane]

Is that your car on PH already or does it have a twin Beau?

 

[beau]

Is that your car on PH already or does it have a twin Beau?

Yep it's up already haha, never was a keeper, I want the granturismo !

I have done a lot to the car since I have had it, when I picked it up it really did look like a bit of an old shed! New gear gaitor, mats, Polish, dents done, new suspension, it's coming along nicely now

Going to get the exhaust done still, and the ABS light is on, so got to try get that fixed too

 

[safrane]

Good luck on your trading up... hmmm have I seen Mike Brewer doing the same some years back?...at least yours is more realisti .