Small dent removal / repainting 90

cowasaki · Oct 12, 2015

My landy is a van back and in it's infancy was clearly used for that purpose. There are quite a few small dints from the inside leaving a small raised dent on the outside. Is there a good way to remove these?

Also just thinking out the paint side, what paint do you need for a roller paint job and how much? Do you need a different amount for a spray paint job?

I'm not even sure what the paint is called on mine, it's an older picture but the colour is easy to see on this.

Thor1950 · Oct 12, 2015

metal is stretched, need to shrink it, not a easy job. Should be youtube for shrinking dents in body panels

Dippypud · Oct 12, 2015

cowasaki said:
My landy is a van back and in it's infancy was clearly used for that purpose. There are quite a few small dints from the inside leaving a small raised dent on the outside. Is there a good way to remove these?

Also just thinking out the paint side, what paint do you need for a roller paint job and how much? Do you need a different amount for a spray paint job?

I'm not even sure what the paint is called on mine, it's an older picture but the colour is easy to see on this.

Good body repairs are hard to do, some see the bumps and dings in a Landy as part of it's history and will make it distinctive ....

Turboman · Oct 13, 2015

Once the soft metal has stretched, very difficult to get it back again, easy to do more damage by messing around.
I would be much more worried about what that wheel is doing to the rear door frames!

cowasaki · Oct 13, 2015

Turboman said:
Once the soft metal has stretched, very difficult to get it back again, easy to do more damage by messing around.
I would be much more worried about what that wheel is doing to the rear door frames!

The rear door is fine at the moment but I'm picking up a set of 265/75r16 Cooper AT3 tyres tomorrow so I'm looking at an alternative location for the spare then

Turboman · Oct 13, 2015

cowasaki said:
The rear door is fine at the moment but I'm picking up a set of 265/75r16 Cooper AT3 tyres tomorrow so I'm looking at an alternative location for the spare then

It does look in good nick, maybe has been replaced or reframed already.

Weight of a spare is sometimes too much for rusty old frames!

zeaphod · Oct 13, 2015

That looks just like Marine Blue - a series colour. I always find a spray covers further than brushed paint, but then that might just be my lack of technique

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