I don't want to spill too much of the beans because
1) I'm going to do this as a story in Avalanche Zone
2) I burned the heck out of my right hand today so I'm not done
However I wanted to share my thoughts on the "Ding King." You may have seen this shown on TV as the tool that removes dents without having to do any paint repair. Just glue, turn, pop, poof!
Well I'm here to tell you I'm pretty darn impressed with the product. The test vehicle was my 02 Avalanche that had a pretty nasty dent on the rear driver side fender that stretched about six inches long. The paint wasn't broken and the metal isn't creased.
I worked on the dent for about two hours - however about 45 minutes of that was dancing around after getting severe second degree burns on my right hand from the hot glue - and then trouble shooting the hot glue gun after I threw it on the floor. Thankfully I had the prescence of mind to remember the faucet outside in front of the garage and went straight to it. We're talking flesh peeling off the hand burns - OUCH!
Anyway I'm not done doing the repair work. The owners manual for the Ding King says you may have to do as many as 10 pulls on the same dented area to get the desired result - and even then it may not be 100%
Other reviews I've recently read had similar experiences to me - really darn impressive but not 100%. I am amazed at how much of the dent is removed so far. I'm convinced that another three to six pulls over a two inch area will give me even better results.
Bottom line, if you're thinking about getting a "Ding King" I would say it's the best $20 to $60 (depending the model you get) you can spend in an attempt to get rid of door dings or even more major damage on your Avalanche. I had received an estimate of $500 for paintless dent repair - and I'm pretty sure that I can get to within 95% of what a pro will be able to do.
As I said, more work to be done and there will be a story with pictures in a future Avalanche Zone magazine.
1) I'm going to do this as a story in Avalanche Zone
2) I burned the heck out of my right hand today so I'm not done
However I wanted to share my thoughts on the "Ding King." You may have seen this shown on TV as the tool that removes dents without having to do any paint repair. Just glue, turn, pop, poof!
Well I'm here to tell you I'm pretty darn impressed with the product. The test vehicle was my 02 Avalanche that had a pretty nasty dent on the rear driver side fender that stretched about six inches long. The paint wasn't broken and the metal isn't creased.
I worked on the dent for about two hours - however about 45 minutes of that was dancing around after getting severe second degree burns on my right hand from the hot glue - and then trouble shooting the hot glue gun after I threw it on the floor. Thankfully I had the prescence of mind to remember the faucet outside in front of the garage and went straight to it. We're talking flesh peeling off the hand burns - OUCH!
Anyway I'm not done doing the repair work. The owners manual for the Ding King says you may have to do as many as 10 pulls on the same dented area to get the desired result - and even then it may not be 100%
Other reviews I've recently read had similar experiences to me - really darn impressive but not 100%. I am amazed at how much of the dent is removed so far. I'm convinced that another three to six pulls over a two inch area will give me even better results.
Bottom line, if you're thinking about getting a "Ding King" I would say it's the best $20 to $60 (depending the model you get) you can spend in an attempt to get rid of door dings or even more major damage on your Avalanche. I had received an estimate of $500 for paintless dent repair - and I'm pretty sure that I can get to within 95% of what a pro will be able to do.
As I said, more work to be done and there will be a story with pictures in a future Avalanche Zone magazine.