My girlfriend dented the side of her truck by hitting a pole, and was hoping for advice on how to fix it. I'm not a body work expert by any means but have some welding and fab experience. Should I try and pull the dent with a slide hammer? Or cut the whole section out and replace it with a junkyard donor piece? I'm mostly concerned with the b-pillar area. Thanks. https://ibb.co/bQ2Vbc https://ibb.co/jAtmGc Having trouble uploading images but those are the links to them
I'd check for any frame damage,looks like a deep fold! If frame IS ok than I'd go with cutting out the damaged areas, you will have a hard time getting the body lines good! And even than you will have to stitch the replacement metal in slowly as not to warp it!
Frame should be fine, she just "scraped" a pole in a parking lot. I'll probably end up going that route though, I've never used a slide hammer before and can imagine it'd be hard to pull it out evenly. Thanks!
https://ibb.co/cDEogc Here's another pic, still on the fence between cutting the section out or trying to use a slide hammer to pull it