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Old Apr 12, 2010 | 09:04 PM
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other than having it fixed because I don't want to spend that much right now.







btw I didn't do this, I just bought the car and the guy said someone hit him in the parking lot.
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Old Apr 12, 2010 | 09:12 PM
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If you're not planning on fixing it right away, I'd say at least clean the metal up, get rid of the rust and put a sealer on the bare metal and a little over the paint clearcoat. Keep it from rusting anymore. my $ .02
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Old Apr 12, 2010 | 09:52 PM
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Just putting a little touch up paint over the bare spots will go a long way in preventing corrosion.
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Old Apr 13, 2010 | 02:27 PM
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ok thanks thats pretty much what I was thinking.
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Old Apr 16, 2010 | 01:59 AM
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you can always have a paintless dent remover guy try to work his magic on it.
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It's on the seam with the inner fender, which unfortunately is out tof the realm of PDR repair.
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you can always have a paintless dent remover guy try to work his magic on it.
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 09:29 AM
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yes but even on the seam you could make it look a bit better then it does now,,, but i wouldnt pay to get it done if it wouldnt come out 100%.
I would remove your interior on that side and use your hand to pop it out or a small block of wood and a few taps with the hammer,,,, dont beat on it or youll strech the metal worse. If you cant reach that area from inside try wood and a bar,, never let the bar itself push the metal out.
If this works or not you will wanna cover up that bare metal like someone here said.
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 07:40 PM
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thanks for the info!
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 07:41 PM
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ill try pushing it a bit and post the results
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 07:50 PM
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hammer the whole car. see if you can get a nice even hammered finish.
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