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Old May 21, 2013 | 03:33 PM
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Hey all,

Yesterday some nasty storms came through Tampa, and my 2011 5.0 received quite a few barely noticeable dents on the roof. Nothing crazy, but given my attention to detail, it bothers me to see them. Anyone have any experience with fixing something like this?
Old May 21, 2013 | 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by iBones
Hey all,

Yesterday some nasty storms came through Tampa, and my 2011 5.0 received quite a few barely noticeable dents on the roof. Nothing crazy, but given my attention to detail, it bothers me to see them. Anyone have any experience with fixing something like this?
Find one of those paintless hail dent repair places. They are magicians when it comes to that kind of stuff, (although they are all probably packing up their mobile equipment and heading to Oklahoma). I don't know what it costs but I think its cheaper than having someone bondo, sand and repaint it which also decrease your trade/resell value.
Old May 23, 2013 | 05:09 AM
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I've had PDR (paintless dent repair) done on a couple different vehicles and you'd never know the dings were there. One my cars had a black cherry paint job too, couldn't tell.
Old May 28, 2013 | 01:40 PM
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I agree with the others. Find a paintless dent removal shop and get a quote. They should be able to quote you over the phone if you can give them a good estimate of how many dents there are also.
Old Jun 11, 2013 | 06:12 AM
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Or start calling them speed dents, like on a golf ball. They help channel & smooth out the air going over the car making it glide through the air resulting in the car going faster. :-)
Old Jun 12, 2013 | 05:43 AM
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True, improves mpg too.
Old Dec 23, 2013 | 01:45 AM
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Its not a very big issue. Paintless dent removal technique helps you alot. you should visit to a good auto body shop. I suggest you a best auto body shop i.e. Reutimann Collision Repair. They are really helpful. Reutimann Collision Repair also offers a wide range of auto body services including collision repair, car painting, body work, dent removal, scratch removal, custom painting, vehicle towing and all the other kinds of damage repair services that your car may need.
Old Dec 24, 2013 | 05:36 PM
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Is that an advertisement
Old Dec 25, 2013 | 10:07 AM
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They've been popping up all over the site and it's getting kind of annoying.
Old Dec 25, 2013 | 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by iBones
Hey all,

Yesterday some nasty storms came through Tampa, and my 2011 5.0 received quite a few barely noticeable dents on the roof. Nothing crazy, but given my attention to detail, it bothers me to see them. Anyone have any experience with fixing something like this?
You're lucky. I had to have a new hood and trunk lid replaced and all of the drivers side and roof re-done and painted. Also a new windshield. Ultimately I was not too happy with the outcome. Needless to say, I traded in the 2013 for the Ruby Red 2014.
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