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Car Forum / Honda Cars / July 2007

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Neshia - 21 Jul 2007 04:53 GMT
recently i had damage done to my passenger side bumper in the back. i wanted
it to remove the dent myself. being a female i dont know the ins and outs of
fixing a car. if someone can help me that would be great
jim beam - 21 Jul 2007 06:36 GMT
> recently i had damage done to my passenger side bumper in the back. i wanted
> it to remove the dent myself. being a female i dont know the ins and outs of
> fixing a car.

eh?  back in the 40's, xx's did cars, planes, electronics, ships,
crypto...  has something happened to debilitate one half of the
population all of a sudden?  how come only xy's "know the ins and outs"???

> if someone can help me that would be great

nobody here will do it for you.  if you want do it yourself, it you
might want to address that slight perception disability you seem to have
first.

then, you have a couple of options:

1. being plastic, it may simply pop out if you press from the inside.
2. see if you can find the parts in a junk yard and simply replace them.
3. sign up for some evening classes on basic body repair.  doing a
professional job takes time and money for specialized equipment, so #1
or #2 are probably the cheapest fastest routes.
Michael Pardee - 21 Jul 2007 06:55 GMT
> recently i had damage done to my passenger side bumper in the back. i
> wanted
> it to remove the dent myself. being a female i dont know the ins and outs
> of
> fixing a car. if someone can help me that would be great

Believe it or not, many bumper cover dents pop out when heated with a hair
dryer. More stubborn dents (again assuming they are just in the plastic
cover) can be popped out with a "Pops-a-dent" (available at many auto parts
stores) with heat from a hair dryer. When heating it isn't the temperature
that is important so much as giving the heat time to soak in, at least three
minutes or so. Keep the hair dryer moving to heat the general area rather
than making a small hot spot.

Mike

Mike
Tegger - 21 Jul 2007 13:25 GMT
>> recently i had damage done to my passenger side bumper in the back. i
>> wanted
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> time to soak in, at least three minutes or so. Keep the hair dryer
> moving to heat the general area rather than making a small hot spot.

And if you're lucky, some dents can just be pushed out by hand from behind
the skin.

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Neshia - 21 Jul 2007 19:18 GMT
i just wanted to thank you for your help. you are very helpful and im glad to
see that you didnt feel the need to be smart but rather help. i appriciate it
very much and i will let you know if i get any results.

thank you

>> recently i had damage done to my passenger side bumper in the back. i
>> wanted
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>
>Mike
 
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