Worth every penny, and not a cent more
Written: Mar 13 '07 (Updated Mar 14 '07)
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Pros: Pulls minor dents, reasonably easy to do
Cons: Very narrow range of dents it can fix, won't fix fully
The Bottom Line: Can reduce severity of dents, but won't repair like new; which is all you can expect for the price.
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| kfgecko's Full Review: Ding King Twist A Dent Repair Kit |
I had a small but noticeable dent in the fender and I wanted a cheap way to mostly fix it before committing to a full body shop. Dent King can do some jobs, but not all. For what it does, it's a pretty good product. If you fall into the category where it can help, it's worth it.
WHAT IS IT?
It's a "do it yourself" dent repair kit for your car. It "pulls" dents back out and is a fairly good solution for dents that ONLY require pulling "back out". This includes door and shopping cart dings you'd get in a parking lot. It has to be minor, no larger than a grapefruit, and only cosmetic dent damage to a metal panel where there is NO crease. It does not address scratches.
The ideal dent for the Dent King to repair is damage from a blunt object, like a rounded plastic corner of a shopping car dinged the middle of your door and left an indentation that is small, did not cause creases, not on a crease.
I'm guessing this is but one tool of an arsenal of tools that body shops use. That means, it is only applicable to a specific type of damage. If the dent looks like it just needs to be "sucked back out a bit", then the Dent King probably can help.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Clean the surface with the included cleaner, which smells like regular rubbing alcohol. Use the supplied glue gun and special glue sticks and dab the melted glue onto the end of the "puller" stick and adhere to the dent where you want to pull it. Allow it to cool, then straddle the "puller stick" with the 2 point brace/bridge, and screw on the tightener to the puller stick. This will pull on the dent via the stick until the glue pops off. This action "snaps" the dent out a bit; depending upon how much force the glue was able to supply. This relies on a good paint job (OEM), as it's essentially pulling on the surface of the paint. The glue needs to be peeled off with the scraper and the alcohol helps clean the residue off.
It ends up you will need to do this multiple times to slowly work out the dent
HOW WELL DOES IT WORK
I can still see my dents but they are greatly reduced; that is, for the ones that the Dent King could be applied to. I don't think "good as new" will ever be achieved with Dent King, but it definitely can reduce "ugly ding" to "little annoying ding". My paint and finish looks ok and undamaged.
This is one of those products that is just a tool, and really is more dependent upon the skill of the operator.
CONCLUSION
I paid $14 + 7 shipping for my Dent King. After addressing two dents (and with more glue for more future dents) I think I got about $21 worth of dent repair out of it.
Recommended:
Yes
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