So let's assume I live in NH where one doesn't need insurance and I "rolled" backwards down a muddy pitch - into some birch trees.

Suction cups? Recommended paint?

Any advice would be appreciated.

 

I love body work. A suction cup will not work that's for sure. You are going to need a slide hammer among other things. I recommend using a stud welder instead of drilling a bunch of holes. Once you have the dent most of the way out then you need to take off the inside trim and start working with a hammer and dolly. Then comes the bondo and sanding and sanding and more sanding. The painting is the easy part of the job. The hours and hours of prep work before the paint is where the true skill is needed.

If you don't have body working tools already then this project will get expensive FAST. It would be cheaper to take it somewhere to get done.

 

Thanks Jared, off to the shop she will go.

 

anybody seen the show with those 2 guys in Britain re-habbing old cars/trucks? the one guy is the deal maker and the other guy does all the work. he has some pretty nifty body damage tools. and I love when he breaks out the "keys" and welds them on to dents and gets that Inquisition-looking tool and just pulls the dents right out. kewl...

 

"Wheeler dealer"!!!! I watch it on the BBC. I love that show. I thought I was the only one that watched it.

 

Quarters are attached with just bolts and glue. I'd be tempted to just replace the panel. It might take longer than just panel repair for someone skilled, but I'm not skilled and I hate trying to do art and I think panel repair is art.

 

Does the D2 have the aluminum body, like the D1? If so, isn't repairing aluminum more time-consuming than metal?

 

You better believe it. Nothing cheap about these trucks

 

the corner panels look like they took more damage than to quaters