Any Easy Way to Make this Look Better?

"Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis" (Dwhite95) 06/11/2014 at 13:52 • Filed to: None

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My little sister was rear ended a little while ago while I was at school. She was too close to the truck in front of her and it got some light damage on the hood and front bumper. Its been bothering me more and more since I got home. Any easy way to make this look slightly better? At little to no money.

Party-vi > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 06/11/2014 at 13:53

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Hammer this shit out.

mr_gofast > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 06/11/2014 at 13:53

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ball peen hammer and some judicious light tapping from the underside of the hood?

Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis > mr_gofast 06/11/2014 at 13:54

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Thats what I was thinking.

Diesel > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 06/11/2014 at 13:54

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Put a sticker there that says, I hit it.

HammerheadFistpunch > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 06/11/2014 at 13:54

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Here you go.

Brian, The Life of > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 06/11/2014 at 13:55

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Oof. Edge creases are a motherfucker to DIY fix. Like Party said, hammer out as best you can. The sand/prime/blend paint. Luckily the car is white so paint matching won't be too hard.

So she got rear-ended and pushed into the car in front or her or it was her who did the rear-ending?

Audi-os, Amigos! > mr_gofast 06/11/2014 at 13:56

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I'm gonna make a band called "Ball Peen Hammer and the Judicious Light Tapping."

jkm7680 > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 06/11/2014 at 13:56

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Car Bra. Hehehur.

Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis > Party-vi 06/11/2014 at 13:56

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That was my thought, just wanted to make sure there wasnt a more delicate way to go at it

CalzoneGolem > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 06/11/2014 at 13:56

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Bug Guard.

Svend > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 06/11/2014 at 13:58

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Raise the bonnet a foot and a half and prop it up, take a hammer and a piece of wood and placing the wood underneath hit the wood with the hammer until your happy. Don't try and hit it all out from one place at a time, move the wood about and gently ease the dent/fold out or you'll likely stretched the metal and then you've another problem. You'll be surprised just how much better you can make it if not remove the damage altogether.

mr_gofast > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 06/11/2014 at 14:00

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put a rounded piece of wood with teh curved end facing the dent..hammerthe wood not the metal.

Mattbob > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 06/11/2014 at 14:00

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a rag and some man strength if the metal is thin enough. Whatever you do, try to use a rag or rubber or wood so you dont destroy the paint. Last time I had to "adjust" some metal on a car, I used a piece of cardboard and a 3 lb hammer.

Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis > Brian, The Life of 06/11/2014 at 14:00

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She was in the very dangerous high school parking lot. I'm guessing she was in the line to get out and some guy who wasnt looking and ran into her, and pushed her into the truck in front of her (see the tow hitch hole in the bumper). I'm guessing she was freaked out because she didnt get the guys insurance info and claimed she didnt see any damage, which as you can see is a decent amount of.

Party-vi > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 06/11/2014 at 14:01

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You could always try a dead-blow hammer or rubber mallet to straighten it out. I'm not sure if it would benefit you to take the hood off, if only to make it easier to do. If you don't have a rubber or soft-face hammer use a piece of wood between the hood and hammer.

Takuro Spirit > jkm7680 06/11/2014 at 14:04

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Beat me too it.

I know a guy who wrecked his Acclaim but didn't have the bra on it when he crashed. He straightened out the metal as best as possible and threw the bra on it. Looked mint.

jkm7680 > Takuro Spirit 06/11/2014 at 14:07

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Haha, If you can't afford front end repairs. The Bra is the way to go.

Brian, The Life of > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 06/11/2014 at 14:13

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OY! :(

Jagvar > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 06/11/2014 at 14:13

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Slap one of these over it.

Wait. That doesn't look better at all.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > CalzoneGolem 06/11/2014 at 14:29

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That's not a bad idea! Maybe try to hammer it a bit and then just cover it with this.

MonkeePuzzle > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 06/11/2014 at 15:11

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yes, MS-Paint, cost me zero dollars and only a few minutes of labour! :D