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I finally got the hang of smoothing out door dings with just a spoon and some heat
Okay, so this might sound silly, but I had this old beater come in with a shallow dent on the driver's side door. I didn't want to break out the big tools for such a small thing. I remembered seeing a video about using a hairdryer and a spoon (yes, a regular kitchen spoon) to pop dents out. I gave it a shot, heating the area slowly and pressing from behind with the spoon handle. After a few tries, the metal just clicked back into place, almost perfectly. It was such a tiny victory, but it felt awesome to fix it with stuff I had lying around. Now I keep a dedicated spoon in my toolbox for these little jobs. It's not for every dent, but for the right ones, it's a game changer.
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reesemiller7mo ago
Worry you could mess up the paint doing it that way. Most body shops would tell you to use proper tools to avoid that.
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the_ray7mo ago
Professional advice rarely accounts for duct tape enthusiasm.
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the_nina7mo ago
That trick works great on shallow dents with no paint crease. The key is to heat the metal slowly and evenly to avoid any color change. Just keep a wet rag handy to cool the spot right after it pops.
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