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- From: lee@hsh.com (Lee Havemann)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech,rec.autos
- Subject: Re: Suction cup slide hammer ?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan8.165417.457@hsh.com>
- Date: 8 Jan 93 21:54:17 GMT
- References: <1993Jan8.125456.1@ducvax.auburn.edu>
- Organization: HSH Associates
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- In article <1993Jan8.125456.1@ducvax.auburn.edu>, auidcc@ducvax.auburn.edu writes:
- > I have a large (~10"x20") dent in the lower panel behind the door of my
- > car. The paint is not scratched or cracked, and there are no sharp
- > creases. I think that it would pop out OK, but I can't get to the back
- > of it. I know that there are slide hammers that screw into the sheet
- > metal to pull it out, but that requires repairing the hole and painting.
- > It seems that I have seen a suction cup type of device to pull out dents,
- > but I can't locate one in an ad or catalog now that I need it. Am I
- > just imagining that there is such a thing? If not, does anyone know
- > of a mail-order source?
- >
- > Thanks,
- >
- > Steve
-
- It may be cheaper to take it to a local body shop and slip the guy a $20
- to pop it out with a suction dent puller....
-
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