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[Michael!]

Well, ive only just realised the wings are bolted not welded, so tonight the wing will be coming off and sorted out as best as can be done with a heat gun and a hammer

also, going to strip the drivers side door down to sort out the leccy windows and reattch the passenger mirror be using the one remaining screw fixture and some sealer

hopefully will turn out like new ill post an update tomorrow of progress.

[sam-si]

hi-jack any pictures of the fiesta as it currently is as i haven't seen it?

[Michael!]

Wing is off, was told by a friend to use a heat gun an hairspray on the dent? Anyone ever heard of that?

From bumper is a right c**t! While it's off I'll be freshening up the front with new bulbs and such so it's all done in one job. Oh! And it has hid's which I didn't know hahaha.

I'll get some up tomorrow sam!

[jonyb4]

llama hid's hid from you


so hes telling you to use a makeshift flamethrower to heat the metal to soften it up then bash it with a hammer?


does he realise it has paint on it?

i guess it could work, your never gonna have a neat panel now without using filler and s**t, but just be careful of the heat on the paint, the heat will go through and blister it

[Michael!]

Yeah they did! Because gti's have xenons with a mini ballast under the light I thought that was the case but as I hot the bumper off I discovered they were actually hid's hidden hahaha.


Well I have a heat gun which I'm going to lightly skin the metal with until slightly warm then slowly tap it out, also going to try and use a plunger as I've had success with a plunger before haha

[jonyb4]

it wont help unless its hot enough thou

[Michael!]

I just assumed any level of heat would help the paint!

I'll update afterwards tomorrow anyway.

[Rs Adz]

good luck go careful with the hammer tho

[Gus!!]

I did say it was bolted on!! did it have loads of glue holding it on too??

[Michael!]

No glue mate just a shed load of dirty and mud!

Anyhow some pictures of this mornings progress;









Also as well as the hid find, I also have updated pioneer speakers all round !

[Michael!]

Bit more done!

De fogged my headlights and sealed them up where the rubber plug had come away behind the unit! Nice and clean!



Andddd took apart, fixed the electrics and reassembled then reattached my Wing mirror





All in all I've been at it since 10 and I'm quite proud of it so far!

[- Danny Boy -]

The heat gun and hair spray has nothing to do with making a flamethrower lol. Basically what you do is warm up the panel where the dent is and then spray it with hair spray, the cold hair spray against the hot panel will pop the dent out. Compressed air (co2) works just as well. The dent in your wing does look quite bad, so might not work. It will probably be creased no matter how much you try get it out, but give it a shot and see what happens

[Michael!]

That what I mean dan haha not a flamethrower! That's next on my list today, just refitted the doorcard and I'm getting a brew


I'll update when I've tried the hairspray thing. How hot are we talking like

[- Danny Boy -]

You probably don't need it too hot because the metal will be too flimsy to react to the cold on it, just keep trying and slowly increase the heat as you go until you get a result. It might not even work, but it's worth a go. There's various videos on YouTube showing people do it too

[Michael!]

Didn't work! Just made my wing sticky, going with the heat gun plunger deal now

[Michael!]

So I'm done, going to take it for a wash tonight and a buff and polish tomorrow !
In a pretty good mood tbh!





Jobs a good'en !

[jonyb4]

a good result, being a runaround id be happy enough with that dent untill i had money to filler and spray it tbh

liking the Jack, i need to take the plunge and get a propper one, getting bit sick of 2 ton jobbies



also headlamps look so much better now, despite being angel eyes

[- Danny Boy -]

Hair spray probably wasn't the greatest thing to use, compressed air, or canned air would be better

[SLEEMAN]

some paintless dent removal people can get that dent out it just takes a bloody long time! all you have to do is remove the inner arch panel for them and leave the wheel on and give them a couple of hours and they can reduce it or may get it near to perfect!

[Rs Adz]

well done mate good work you will get thought that list in no time

[Michael!]

The local pdr guy told me I needed a new wing because of where the dent is

I've made the list, there's not that much left now after today Adam!

[Rs Adz]

well price up a wing and get it put on the list you might get someone to paint it off the car then fit it your self

[sam-si]

fiesta pictures?

[dontpannic]

fiesta pictures?

What fiesta?


Sent from my Casio FX-260

[jonyb4]

he has a point

[Michael!]

he does haha. but on that note, i got it running briefly last night.

[jonyb4]

why whats wrong with it?

[Michael!]

Flooded.

My friend told me it had seized but that wasn't the case

[jonyb4]

howd that happen?!

[sam-si]

:( howd that happen?!

usualy by cranking over constantly for too long? at a guess?

[Michael!]

There's a rubbing sound coming from one of the back wheels, sounds like when you rub your hands together?


Anyone get me/point me in the right direction?

[- Danny Boy -]

Wheels rubbing on anything?

Brake shoes/pads rubbing?

I'd check those two things first, if the wheel is rubbing you should see the wear marks.

[Michael!]

It's a metal rubbing, the tyres scrub I know that but it's a different noise.

When I put new pads on at the back I didn't replace the brakes so it could be those rubbing?

[Rhinopower]

Rear discs? Did you use a calliper wind in tool or just squash the pistons back in?

[Ratspeed]

Michael probably did neither, just filed the new pads down until they fitted


sorry mike!