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Sako · 03-19-2010, 08:05 PM

That happened to me. I ended up grinding the paint down to metal and using a stud welder to pull it out. I then had to use body filler over it and paint. It's almost impossible to get to the dent with your hands unless you have really long hands. I was able to reach it and push it out when the metal was heated with a heat gun, but it would dent back in as soon as I released any pressure. Even when I was pushing it, it wasn't 100% straight. Here is what mine looked like, and how I fixed it:

03-19-2010, 08:05 PM	#12
Sako Leaky Injector Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tarzana, CA Age: 37 Posts: 138 Trader Rating: (30)	That happened to me. I ended up grinding the paint down to metal and using a stud welder to pull it out. I then had to use body filler over it and paint. It's almost impossible to get to the dent with your hands unless you have really long hands. I was able to reach it and push it out when the metal was heated with a heat gun, but it would dent back in as soon as I released any pressure. Even when I was pushing it, it wasn't 100% straight. Here is what mine looked like, and how I fixed it: