Panel Beating (Dent Repair)
Panel beating is reshaping damaged metal panels with hammers, dollies and pulling tools.
What is Panel Beating (Dent Repair)?
It restores the shape before filling and painting. Stud welders pull dents from the outside. Aluminium panels need special tools. Skilled panel beaters can save panels that would otherwise be replaced, which keeps original factory paint and seams on surrounding areas. Heat is sometimes used to shrink stretched metal back into shape.
How it works
The metal is worked back to its original shape.
Why it matters for your car
Over-stretched metal may need replacing. Hidden structure must be checked too.
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