[DML] Re: How can I remove small dings in the SS?

["Toby Peterson" <tobyp@xxxx>]

Jim - It depends on exactly where the dings are relative to the 
fiberglass understructure, but the best way *may* be to cut small 
holes in the fiberglass to access the stainless, and then patch the 
fiberglass after the repair is complete. The technician from Dent 
Wizard told me that he had to do that sort of thing on occasion. The 
goal is to locate the access holes such that they can be repaired 
without being "obvious". If the dents are in an area with the 
carpeting glued to the underside of the hood, you can peel the carpet, 
cut the hole, repair the dent, and then simply glue a plug back into 
the hole. The carpet would then hide the patch. When the dent is 
located where a rib is, the same thing can be done, but then you'd 
want to do a little better patch job on the fiberglass. Bottomline 
would be to get some guidance from the technicians as far as what they 
think is practical. As far as your question is concerned - separating 
the stainless from the fiberglass ... I don't really know the answer 
to that. I have no experience with it. Perhaps somebody else on the 
List who has done that sort of thing can give us some input?

Toby Peterson VIN 2248
Winged1

--- In dmcnews@xxxx, jwit6@xxxx wrote:

> You say that a franchise like Dent Wizards can be successful with 
>stainless, but they need access to the back side of the panel to do 
>it. My front hood has 2 small dings in it. Whats the best way to 
>seperate the front hood skin from the structural fiberglass it's 
>bonded to.