Is the Ding King dent removal tool any good?
04-14-2003, 06:28 PM
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Is the Ding King dent removal tool any good?
I have a friend that has used the Ding King on his Boxster and he said it works pretty good. I was just wondering if anyone has had any experience with this tool before I use it on my car.
04-14-2003, 06:33 PM
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Re: Is the Ding King dent removal tool any good?
I believe in letting professionals do what they do best.
Just a couple of days ago, an SUV gave me a nasty dent in my upper right rear quarterpanel. I took it to "Just Dings" in San Diego and 100 bucks later, my TT looks perfect.
Could I have done the same job with Ding King? Well, it's pretty doubtful. I could have probably saved money, but these guys do this stuff day in and day out. They can take out dings in their sleep.
So while I admittedly don't know much about the Dent King, my suggestion is to find a good and experienced dent repair facility and stick with them.
Just a couple of days ago, an SUV gave me a nasty dent in my upper right rear quarterpanel. I took it to "Just Dings" in San Diego and 100 bucks later, my TT looks perfect.
Could I have done the same job with Ding King? Well, it's pretty doubtful. I could have probably saved money, but these guys do this stuff day in and day out. They can take out dings in their sleep.
So while I admittedly don't know much about the Dent King, my suggestion is to find a good and experienced dent repair facility and stick with them.
04-14-2003, 06:35 PM
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I only have one (1) very small dent that is on my hood and $100 seems a little high, because they
do $100 per panel. I wish they could just charge me $25 or whatever to take out one small dent.
04-14-2003, 06:38 PM
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Re: Dents...
Nothing says you can't discuss price with them. My dent was difficult to get to, because of the location and a couple of tight braces.
They're not going to do the job for $25, but you may be able to negotiate a deal nonetheless.
They're not going to do the job for $25, but you may be able to negotiate a deal nonetheless.
04-15-2003, 12:07 AM
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Re: Is the Ding King dent removal tool any good?
You are all very lucky, I ended up paying around $400 to repair a small dent in the passenger side seat, a couple small of scratches and an abrasion mark on the rear bumper at the audi dealer. I was kind of worried about taking it to a non-dealer place but it looks like that the thing to do.
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04-15-2003, 05:25 AM
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It all depends >>>>
I've used it to fix some small dents on the hood caused by falling chestnuts, and it worked fine. However, I suspect that it works best with these sorts of round dents, and does less well where there is a crease. Just speculating, however -- I've never tried it with anything else.
04-15-2003, 05:38 AM
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Re: Isn't the Dent King a suction device? Dent removal guys
use a rod to push from the back side and know how to do it without cracking the paint. Also I would find someone who has experience with aluminum.