mpars

decent door and front quarter panel damage when i bought it. would like to find a way to smooth or pop these dents out or are they too small to pop out? body shop? hammer? any input is appreciated.



By matxj

DaddyCat

I've done some driveway body work and here is what I would do. Remove the interior door panels and use whatever will fit in the space, a 1 x 2 or a 2 x 2 piece of wood and pry and push out the dents, alittle at a time and don't over do it. Maybe a little hammer and dolly work on the bumps and little dents. The driver's side rear door looks fairly simple but the front passenger's door looks rough. You might get most of the dents out but it'll never be perfect with just push/pull and hammer work. The sheet metal has been stretched.

I would remove the fender and work the dents out on a blanket covered picnic table or over my lap.

johnnyseub

It's a Jeep!!!! Chicks Dig Body Damage!!! Go with it!!!

caged

you won't just get those dents out in your driveway. it will take more than a hammer and block of wood. you may just make more of a mess and be less happy.

most larger dents can be removed with a plunger, but those have a crease, so no go with backyard tools.

i say live with it, or get a new fender and doors from the junk yard.

dougfrompa

X2!

DaddyCat

passenger door may be fubar but the driver's side, I say, can be made 90% better in the driveway. Been there, done that.

waltermitty

Get a book on body work that is focused on sheet metal repair. If you choose not to go that route get a cheap set of body hammers and dollys. Dents begin a one point and move to another. Obviously some are more severe than others. The thing in common with all dent removals is the bodyman should remove the dent opposite the way it occurred. In other words start at the point farthest away from the point of impact and work your way back to the point where the dent began. If you are careful there will be little need for bondo. I didn't see anything in the pics that couldn't be done in your driveway. Good luck.

DaddyCat

Some good good reading:
http://www.autobodystore.com/forum/index.php

http://www.autobody101.com/forums/vi...45f267f5ae959f

And some links on PDR paintless dent repair, may give you some ideas on how to repair your doors, (you can make your own PDR tools).
http://www.google.com/search?q=www.h...73f91f3774c5c7

KD3NE

I would fix if the Junk Yard way.

Junk Yard Doors - NO DENTS
Junk Yard Fender - NO DENTS

DaddyCat

you must have nicer junk yards than I do sure it's possible to find junk yard parts with out dents but no dents And the right color?

here is a junk yard search tool, it's worth a shot:
http://www.car-part.com/

KD3NE

A lot of older XJ's are in the junkyard around, not because they were wrecked, but for mechanical problems.

Sometimes we get real lucky and there are notes on the XJ windshield like ...

" Bad motor "

" Need trans "

These usually come from junk auction lots where the vehicles did not sell and we sold instead to the JY that pays $300 for any complete vehicle.

I am restoring a 96, 2 door XJ, SE model. I was real lucky to find a same year 2 door XJ sport in the same color in the JY with a " needs head gasket " note on the windshield. I was taking stuff off that XJ on a daily basis. Went back one day and it was GONE.

I inquired about it and was told, " we only keep vehicles here for a specific amount of time " then we haul em out to make room for new ones and send the old ones to our crusher.

I asked the JY owner/manager to call me before they pulled any JEEP vehicles for the crusher because I would like to have a shot at buying them.

So far they called me twice, and both times I bought the vehicles from them for $50. I stripped off what was useable and sold it and hauled the rest to a scrap recycler.

lambo

X2^ Lots of good parts at the bone yard...

tommyxj2000

you never know what your gonna find....last time i went with a group of friends that were looking for theirs jeeps and various other cars...i pretty much just went along for the ride and not really ooking for anything, at the end of the day i was the one with the most stuff...so its worth a shot to go the junkyard route first

Cherryokee

Find mud. Drive through it and splash it alot. Park beside mud and let others splash through it. Repeat process until well covered. Voila! Jeep body dent filler!