Jim 'n' SC

It made a small indentation in the rear bumper above the license plate. Any ideas about how to get it out? I thought above putting a hair dryer on it.

gota911

Is the paint cracked? If not and hair dryer might work, but it may not get hot enough to be able to pop the dimple back out. You could take it to a repair place if the hair dryer doesn't do the trick.

axhoaxho

Bring it to the dealer and have the professional dent repair guy takes care of it.

Regards,

cole328

A ding?...I'd just sell it and get something else...it will never drive the same again, especially if you also have tiny chips in your hood....

cello

Check out Rick in Colorado's thread (serendipity??) just posted:

https://rennlist.com/forums/997-forum/410430-diy-dent-removal.html

Concept seems sound - heat then quickly shrink causing the body panel to seek equilibrium (original position). If you try it, pls advise if it works.

Caveat: Credit (and blame) to Rick if it doesn't

Deanski

Beat me too it!! Yes, you can try that trick so long as it's not on the urathane part as that will not fix the problem.

Deanski

cello

You were too busy giving good advise to all those masochists that have black cars

Deanski

I'm one as well. Why the hell I went back to black bothers me, but once I see it clean, there's nothing like it at night.

Maybe I should have gone with a more louder color like a GT3/RS color.

Excuse me while I go and remove the dust that just landed on my black finish.

Deanski

cello

I dont want to hijack a thread but I hear you as my DD is a black S4 Avant which I do "keep up"

Edgy01

Post pictures so we can access the damage.

Jim 'n' SC

The dent is so minor that I don't think it will show up in a photo. I know it's there but you would really have to look for it if you didn't know it was there.

gota911

If it is that small then I would imagine a little heat will probably induce it to return to its original shape. A good repair shop will probably have a heat gun and could work their magic in 20 - 30 minutes.

John NY-Naples

If you notice the dent, then that's all that matters. I had a similar issue -- when I had my radar detector installed, it wasn't placed properly inside the bumper and was pressing out against the bumper to create a small bump. I took it in to a high end repair shop, and they heated the bumper and the pimple was gone. I highly doubt that a hair dryer will generate sufficient heat to fix the dent.

JFScheck

Porsche's don't get "pimples" - they get "blemishes"...