Dent on my hood - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

dkbavaria · 09-09-2005, 04:41 AM

Hi,
I have a dent on my hood which is right in the middle. It is a ding from a piece of metal/wood that fell off of a truck driving in front of me. I got money from my insurance company to fix it, but I want to work on it myself.

It is the size of a nickel, it is barely a dent, but more like just a chunk of paint that was ripped off and a small dimple.

The car was in the rain for a few days and then the bare metal rusted. (this is my 2003 white camry)

So what should I do?

Do I first sand out the rust?
I heard about a rust application thing that will stop the rust from spreading?
How do I smooth the dimple?
Or do I use filler?

If any of you are used to doing body work,
please guide me in the right direction,

thanks

Drew

ps. I will post up a couple pics of my ding once i get a chance

Keep · 09-09-2005, 09:53 AM

Do you plan on spot painting? Or repainting the whole hood in the process?
Fortunately your car is only 2-3 years old.

Because white is the HARDEST color to match nicely, especially if the original paint it aged.

Maxemily · 09-09-2005, 01:15 PM

If you want it to look like crap, do it yourself.
If you want it to look good, go have the hood repaired and repainted by a pro.

thoughthard · 09-09-2005, 09:41 PM

Goto a paintless dent removal place and have them work the dent out.

I use a rust treatment, such as Extend by Loctite, on all my rock chips that are down to the metal.

tightcamry129 · 09-09-2005, 10:03 PM

how much did the insurance pay you? Looks like it's maybe a time for a carbon fiber hood...

Daffunda · 09-10-2005, 07:42 AM

Be careful with the carbon fiber hood. If you get into a frontal crash, the pieces can come flying through the front windshield and kill you, which has happened in Japan. This guy got into a frontal crash at highway speeds, and the CF piece nailed him in the face. It is rare, but it can happen.

Also, the stock hood does a good job with absorbing crash forces. Carbon fiber does not. If this was a track only car, I would get the CF hood, but for a daily commuter,

JetspeedCamry · 09-10-2005, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Daffunda

Be careful with the carbon fiber hood. If you get into a frontal crash, the pieces can come flying through the front windshield and kill you, which has happened in Japan. This guy got into a frontal crash at highway speeds, and the CF piece nailed him in the face. It is rare, but it can happen.

Also, the stock hood does a good job with absorbing crash forces. Carbon fiber does not. If this was a track only car, I would get the CF hood, but for a daily commuter,

So are you saying the countless people here on TN with CF hoods have made a mistake?

Daffunda · 09-10-2005, 05:54 PM

I am just stating the fact. It is up to the vehicles' owners to do what they please to the car.