Repairing Dents and Dings

[John Elliott]

Has anyone got any tricks or tips on how to repair dents in the skin of a trailer?

 

Thanks, John.

[martin vasquez]

hi john my name is martin,iv been taking out dent for 27yrs,i have a body/paint shop,so u have little dents on the skin,well what id do is get a dolly and dolly yhe dent out,but not to far out or u;ll have a high spot just enough so u can fill it w/ pollyester putty,its just like bondo but alot more thinner and it cuts real fast,start w/ 80 grit w/ block sander make sure its nice and fethered,then finish w/ 150 or 180 grit then prime,then ull be ready for final prep,if u need any more help please respond thanks martin

[John Elliott]

Thanks for the tip Martin.  I kind of figured it would be like body work on a car, but I wasn't sure in that the material is aluminum and much thinner.

[martin vasquez]

sorry john i left out the main repair on thin metal,after u have it ready for putty what u want to use is pollyester putty its thin and sands real good and fast,hit it w/ 80grit then feather it w/ 180 or 150,after u prime,now after its primed u want to spray a little black over the prime its a giude coat,when spraying the black u want to mist it on,then ur ready to block sand,sand it w/ 320 or 400 grit wet n dry with a block sander,what u want to do is remove the black only,now if it still shows black keep sanding till black is gone,ull know if u have a low spot cause ull see black where its low good luck martin

[John Elliott]

Thanks again.

[martin vasquez]

HI JOHN,if there small u can use polyester putty,then block them out with 180 grit,then prime,then block with 320 or 400 wet then ur ready for paint injoy