2015 Nissan Murano Dent Repair
A customer came to me with a dent in the right front door of their Nissan Murano after purchasing a Do It Yourself kit and attempting the repair. Why didn’t it work? And if it didn’t work for them could it be repaired at all? It was only about an inch, but it still took a high level of expertise to repair.
As you can see, this isn’t the largest dent in the world, so what made it so difficult? Paintless dent repair is difficult in general, but this dent was hit with the tip of a pressure washer. The tip of the pressure washer wasn’t fully secure and shot off of the end of the machine causing a small but very deep dent. This isn’t the first time I’ve had a customer tell me this story, so if you’re doing any work around the house this weekend double check those pressure washer tips.
The customer was under the impression that it would “pop” right out, not unlike a plastic bottle or aluminum can. They even tried a DIY kit they bought from a local auto parts store similar to this one on Amazon but with no success. Side Note: I’ve had dozens of customers tell me they’ve tried this kit from amazon, and tell me it didn’t work. I’m a DIY guy myself, but I promise if Paintless Dent Repair was as easy as buying a $50 kit everyone would do it. There’s a great video on this topic and I’ll link it right here.
When I arrived I used a window wedge and guard to access the dent from the backside and push the metal back to its’ factory condition. The window guard provides protection for the window to prevent scratching by providing a barrier between the heel of a paintless dent repair rod and the glass, and the guard helps prevent the glass from shattering by displacing the pressure caused by the rod. The tool I chose was a double bend tool to give myself decent leverage and accuracy, and instead of the pressure from my tool being exerted on a single point on the glass it was spread across the entirety of the window guard.
Due to the depth of this repair it took more effort than you would expect. I’ve watched the repair video in an attempt to count my pushes, and estimate that it took over 50 to repair this dent. When I was finished you couldn’t tell that there was ever any damage. And that’s the goal with paintless dent repair- we want to achieve pre loss condition without using body filler or repainting. We want to do this because there is no paint and clear that lasts as long as the finish from the manufacturer, and the benefits of paintless dent repair are that it’s faster, sometimes more cost effective, and better for the environment.
As you can see, this repair turned out great. If you’re interested in seeing a video of this repair it can be found using the link below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YN86CDk88Zg
