Title: Chris Lynch The Dent Puller ProvokerVal, don't worry--your secret is safe with me--uh oh, I just posted this to the whole list. Um ,well, your secret is safe with several hundred people.
Actually, I'm not surprised by the answers I get. What it has done is steel my resolve to hunt up a competent old-time, tools and lead body man. They must exist. Even if I have to buy a $500 piece of junk to drive for 2 months while my Coupe goes what could well be 100 miles away so get the body restored prior to painting. Mind you, that is probably 2 years and several thousands of dollars from now, but I WILL PREVAIL!!
From: "Val Dutson" <r40gto@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: IML: Suction Dent Pullers
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 19:41:23 -0700
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In response to the Chris Lyinch Question about dent pullers. I may =
suggest that nearly everyone has a dent puller already. It's called a =
toilet plunger. I know that sounds like a funny but it actually works. =
Maybe all designs won't work but the old style does work on what I =
refer to as big slow dents such as a oil can type that just pops in and =
out. It cant have any sharp creases or dimples because that type dent =
has stretched metal that requires shrinking to fix it. Obviously a dent =
puller can't do that because it takes heat treatment to do that. Most =
dents are not repaired that way by body shops-ether they are just left =
and filled with body filler (plastic). The toilet plunger has to =
started away from the dent and slid into the center with the vacuum =
already in it and pulled. I hope I don't become too well known for this =
remedy. I can see some negative reverberations arising. Don't let =
anyone see you doing that!!! Good luck. Val
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