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Spent a full day on a simple door ding because of hidden glue
Had a 2020 Honda Civic with a small dent near the door edge, figured it was a quick PDR job. Turns out a previous repair used some kind of adhesive behind the panel that fused the metal, so my regular tools just slid off. Ended up taking almost 8 hours to carefully heat and work it out without messing up the paint. Has anyone else run into this with newer cars and found a better way to deal with it?
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joseph4481mo ago
Wait, they GLUED the metal together? That's wild, I've seen some bad fixes but that's next level. No wonder your tools wouldn't bite, you were basically fighting a weld made of glue. Eight hours on a door ding sounds like a nightmare, man. I'd be so mad finding that kind of hack job on a car that new.
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walker.rowan1mo ago
Glue fixes are the kind of thing that makes you lose faith in people. It's like they used arts and crafts supplies on a car. Honestly makes my own bad DIY moments look almost professional.
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