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Hood Attacked By An Oil Filter

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 1:21 pm
by oldoutboardjim
I was putting some oil filters on a shelf in my garage rafters. I pushed the car back about 5 feet so I could place the stepladder between the car & the shelf, and was climbing the ladder when -plop - one of the boxes opened at the bottom, the filter fell out, bounced off the ladder, and directly on the car hood. Ouch! Now there's a small (but noticeable) dent in an otherwise pristine hood.
I'm not sure if there was any paint damage. The center of the dent looks like a light grey (my car is CD Silver). However, if I run my fingernail over the spot, there's no roughness; nor can you feel the edge, if indeed there was any paint removed.
I don't know if paintless dent removal is even an option, since there is a structural member on the underside of the hood that completely covers the area of the dent.
Sometimes if it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have any luck at all!
Ideas, please.

Re: Hood Attacked By An Oil Filter

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 2:24 pm
by Steve@Tasca
I had a stroller fall out of the garage rafters on to my windshield a few years back :shock:

Time for Jim to call a PDR guy.

Re: Hood Attacked By An Oil Filter

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 2:40 pm
by FocusMech.73155
If there is re-inforcement behind the dent then the pdr guy can use glue to pull the dent out. The guy that tousley uses is amazing and I would recommend him, eventhough you live nowhere near tousley

Re: Hood Attacked By An Oil Filter

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 4:56 pm
by Redlineracer12
I've had my dad fall on my car in the garage, as well as a ladder and a creeper. So don't feel too bad about a little oil filter ding :lol:

I'd at least get it checked out by a PDR guy, worth a shot!

Re: Hood Attacked By An Oil Filter

Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 12:42 am
by focinite
Redlineracer12 wrote:I've had my dad fall on my car in the garage, as well as a ladder and a creeper. So don't feel too bad about a little oil filter ding :lol:

I'd at least get it checked out by a PDR guy, worth a shot!
a 3 yr old and a rake. followed by my wife falling on my rf fender after triping over a wagon. and four random door dings. all on the right side and a black car. :(