I'm an Idiot !

[Oiluj]

Moving the gas grill out of the garage, the wheel caught on something, it swung around and put a ding in my driver's door on the Z. I saw it happening, but couldn't stop it in-time...

The ding is maybe about 1/10" deep, 1" diameter, about 1-1/2" above the supersonic line on the door. I'm really bummed and can't believe I was so careless.

Of course, I'll get it fixed... Plan to call a dent-removal guy tomorrow, but I expect it will require minor bodywork and paint to fix it "right".

Just before my trip to SOCAL too!

[Walter Moore]

I have never used them myself, but I have heard good things about "Paint-less dent repair". And, those good things were being said by people who are... shall we say... excessively picky.

[LeonV]

Julio,

This definitely sounds like something that can be repaired with paintless techniques. Vote #2 for paintless dent removal. I know I'd be very upset, especially with a Z as nice as yours, but luckily you should be able to get it removed without much fuss and financial outlay.

Leon

[tlorber]

Been there-done that but on a much larger scale. As long as you did not crack the paint these cars are excellent candidates for the painless dent removal. The metal is very thin on these cars.

[kjohnson2444]

I feel your pain.

[d240zx2]

Ditto the nod for the paintless dent removal process. It works!

[ZCurves]

Sorry Julio . Fearing just that, I bought four 'Pool Noodles' to use as bumpers along the side of the Z when it is parked in the garage. We'll see how it goes.

[John Coffey]

Did that once. Except it was forklift instead of a BBQ. Cost me $650 to get the dent fixed and the freshly painted 1/4 panel freshly repainted. Called myself something much worse then "Idiot."

[Oiluj]

Actually, I used a strong adverb in front of "idiot" when it happend, but this is a public forum...

I've used paintess dent removal on our daily drivers in the past, and they can work wonders.

Have contacted a local dent-less repair guy with a good reputation. Hoping he can look at the Z tonite and give me an estimate. Even if he can't completely fix the ding, at least it will look better for my upcoming trip.

If required, I'll get the door repainted in a month or so when I'm driving the Z less because of wet weather.

Thanks for all the supportive comments.

[FastWoman]

Reminds me of when I had a wall full of garden tools fall towards my very nicely painted '66 Mustang. I dove between the falling tools and my 'Stang (OUCH!), but one tool managed to chip/scratch the perfect paint. Ah, the hazards of garage living.

[Hunter260Z]

Around here they called THE DENT WIZARD, do great work. A friend of mine had an 07 Mustang with a small dent in the passenger side door. I would say the size of a dime. When the guy finished you couldn't find where the dent was.Truly Amazing. Cost 80 bucks,Time app, 30 mins.

[240260280z]

I am a "Canadian Idiot" as I tagged mine with the snow blower.