Restoring the Paint to Like New

[TheTrueMoron]

So my truck is 5 years old now, and the first owner didn't really maintain the coat as much as I would have liked him to. When my brother got it, he kept it clean and waxed and now I keep it clean and waxed. Anyway, it just won't shine and it isn't as black as it should be. Besides getting it repainted, is there any way to make the paint look new?

 

Question 2: My truck has quite a few dings all around and a large dent in the rear right fender. I can't afford getting them fixed professionally, so is there any way to fix it myself without drilling holes and doing things of that sort? I went over to Autozone, but all they had was those Pops-A-Dent things. I'm sort of afraid that it will pull it out too far and leave a bump sticking out. Would that be worth anything?

[hcvone]

For small dents and dings look for a paintless deant removal person, they do not charge that much, and they can do so unreal things with dents. A buffer like a Porter Cable and some paint cleanser/scratch and swirl remover will do a lot to bring the paint back depending on the amount of damage to the paint.

[ZZ327]

ill vouch for the pops a dent It does work. it takes more than 1 pull for big dents. And it doesnt pull it out farther than it should be.

 

if it does they offer a plastic bar in the kit to smack it backdown

[XR Man]

PAINTLESS DENT REPAIR

 

I was the biggest skeptic there was but after my truck looked like it had been out on a driving range for a day I figured how could it be worse?

 

I took it in & they guy went over every panel & removed all dents for $125 (one is $75, as many as he could find was $125). There were about 6 I knew about.

 

It is unreal---there was one that was almost creased--to this day can not see it what so ever & my truck is black! He got them out of some tough places all without any modification to the truck. I am a true believer now. I WISH I still had the pics as it was truely amazing.

[Platonic Solid]

Finish Restoration

 

In the right hands, a buffer can do an excellent job at bringing out the shine. In inexperienced hands you can very easily permanently damage your paint.

 

Before going the buffer route, I'd suggest you try a clay bar treatment.

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