1986 Dodge Truck - Dent Repair Made Easy - Tech

...staying within the length of the dent's crease.

The dent on the Dodge's bedside was a compound hit, meaning it was struck in two places....

...Mike continued to grind the damaged area until the entirety of the two creases were down to the bare metal.

Once the damaged area was properly prepped down to the bare metal, Mike used the Spitzenagel to spot-weld the copper studs (nails) approximately 1 inch apart directly in the crux of the dent's crease.

The direction of the copper studs traveled from vertical to horizontal.

At first, Mike solely used the Spitzenagel's slide-hammer, applying very light pressure to see if he could walk (coax) the dent out.

The next step was to increase the pressure he was using to pull on the slide-hammer's handle while working around the dent's crown (high spot) with the body hammer's pick end.

The last step of using the copper stud to make the pull was to hammer directly onto the high spot created by the copper stud.

Throughout the dent repairs, Mike ran his trained hand over the sheetmetal to feel for high and low spots to detect his progress.