Dents in roof.

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Dents in roof.

Post by mavada » Thu Jan 03, 2013 2:04 pm

Just noticed ive got some slight dents in my roof. some human/alien/animal decided to walk over my roof. the dent(s) are spread over a wide area.
i know the metal is very thin (remember its easy to get it moving when washing it...). i hope it can be repaired without replacing the whole roof...
Anyone heard of a roof replacement before? i know its available in ETKA but lets hope it can be sorted without replacement. it didnt left scratches, weird... :(

Will shoot a video of it cos on pic it isnt that good visible.
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Re: Dents in roof.

Post by swannny » Thu Jan 03, 2013 2:15 pm

My friend had this on his BMW bonnet and roof, loads of little dings which were only visible when looking down the paint. Turned out a hailstorm caused it!
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Re: Dents in roof.

Post by mavada » Thu Jan 03, 2013 2:20 pm

its iphone quality, but here it is...its from middle right towards the front...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUD3gXUK ... e=youtu.be
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Re: Dents in roof.

Post by Shoppinit » Thu Jan 03, 2013 8:08 pm

Paintless dent removal. Will be easy on the roof. Had some dents removed on mine recently. You can't tell it was ever dented afterwards.
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Re: Dents in roof.

Post by chunky79 » Thu Jan 03, 2013 8:15 pm

What Shopp says, drop the roof lining to save some cash too.
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Re: Dents in roof.

Post by mavada » Thu Jan 03, 2013 8:36 pm

what worries me is that the roof is so flexible (thin) it wont find its Original shape...
just found out my bonnet has the same... :evil:
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Re: Dents in roof.

Post by Shoppinit » Thu Jan 03, 2013 9:02 pm

It'll be fine. It's magic.
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Re: Dents in roof.

Post by mavada » Thu Jan 03, 2013 9:06 pm

Thanks :thumbs:
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Re: Dents in roof.

Post by swannny » Thu Jan 03, 2013 9:07 pm

It is good, I had my passenger door done, and you'd never know. I know it is a thicker grade of metal compared to the roof skin, but it is worth a try.

And as chunk said, if you remove the roof liner yourself that will save a few pennies too. Plus you know it's been out back correctly!
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Re: Dents in roof.

Post by Hedgehog Dodger » Thu Jan 03, 2013 10:41 pm

Were you on a boat while shooting that vid? :bigblink: :biggrin3:
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Re: Dents in roof.

Post by Shoppinit » Fri Jan 04, 2013 12:51 pm

For most of the work on mine, the bloke didn't have to take any trim off. True, it's easier to push a dent out than pull it, but I would be very wary about the rooflining going back in exactly the right place. Seen too many cars with creases and ill-fitting roof lining to want to take mine off;

Here's a pic of him doing my car, pulling the dents out:

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Re: Dents in roof.

Post by el_ringo » Sat Jan 05, 2013 10:41 am

I saw one place about my dents and they can stick stuiff and tug it out. That only tends to work for more shallow dents. Mine will need a respray though to get them perfect.
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