This is a build log on how to repair a dent on a car’s door and fender.
This video shows the procedure of removing the front bumper and fender to repair some damage to the door skin and fender on a Honda Accord.
A few fasteners and clips are removed from the front bumper before it is pulled off. Next, clips are removed from the fender liner and splash guard.
A few more 10mm bolts, along the top, front and inside door part of the fender is removed before it can be freed from the vehicle.
Once the fender is off, a hydraulic body jack was used to press the damaged tip of the door skin roughly in line with the rest of the car body. The door skin was then massaged using a hammer and spoon dolly, but proved difficult because the damage was right behind the rebar and could not be accessed from inside the door.
A few holes were drilled for a self tapping dent puller. Using a slide hammer, the door skin was pulled roughly back into shape and grinded smooth.
The fender was flattened using a dolly and put onto the car to realign it with the door. Once both panels are prep’d, Bondo auto body filler was added in multiple layers, sanding with 40 grit sandpaper in between.
Once the surface was smooth, 3 layers of primer was added. Spot putty was also added to the defective areas that the primer enabled us to see. The damaged area was then wet sanded before painting.
Paint was ordered from CarQuest which mixed it according to the paint code and put into a spray can. It is single stage paint, base, pearl and clear coat in one shot, which makes it tricky to apply.
4 layers of paint was applied in total, wet sanding blemishes in between. Once the masked area is pulled off and the paint is dry enough the handle, the front headlight, bumper, splash guard, mirrors and accessories can be reattached.
Clean up any overspray using a clay bar. The paint line can be blended using rubbing compound after the paint has cured.
Overall the project turned out well for what little was spent in materials (body filler and paint). The door had a bit of waviness due to the skin not being even and the filler did not compensate for it. In the future the fender should be instead replaced more cost effectively than spending time doing body work on it.
It just goes to prove that one can do a semi-decent job at home with the right tools and a lot of time.
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next time you use a slid hammer
DONT USE A DRILL BIT TO MAKE HOLES.
use a punch and hammer to make yiur holes.
when you drill in holes its to clean of a cut so when you screw in and use the slid hammer it doesnt hold! it just comes out.
but when you use a scratch owl
a punch you can use your slid hammer
screw in and pull as hard as you need and the screw wont come out.
MAN…that is stupid…the door its just not streight at all, even my grandma can do a better job and still you decide to film it and teach other how to do it…dude stop ,this is wrong,
Hey Your are doing a great job!!! Keep it up. Little tip with dollies and hammer. There are special hammers for use with dollies. Hold the Dollie tightly against the back of the panel. Tap on the front side of the pane on the high spot. LISTEN for a solid tap. If not a solid sound the Dollie is too loose or in the wrong place. Use a Dollie shaped nearest to the curve in the panel. Just keep moving the Dollie to the next high spot and tap with a tapping hammer. Don't wham it. Just light little taps. You can get a panel very smooth with dollies and hammers. It takes time. Lost art. No one knows how anymore. It's very satisfying to straighten a panel with dollies and hammer work. Keep up the great work! Oh yeah they are the cheapest way to straiten a panel.
Don't do it again….never!!!! It's terrible!!!!!
keep at it you will get it sum day good try pal we all need to start somewhere
Bumper reinforcment… LOLOLOL
Collision repair at its finest…