OneManTX

This is so lame. I noticed what I thought was a ding on the Frunk lid, then took a closer look and its actually a reverse ding (that would be a "gnid"). Obviously I closed it on some object - it might have been a computer monitor I took to office a while. And/or something moved up/forward while driving.

Anyone get or fix one of these before? I've seen "paintless" ding repairs work so nicely on regular dings, so I wonder if it would work for a "gnid."

sparkhill

I am sorry to hear about the damage. I think you would have great luck with paint-less dent repair on that one - maybe 95-98% of original. After you get it fixed, buy a DAS SCHILD. I bought mine before I even had the car.

LlBr

Boy, I hate seeing that! I'm sure those kinds of dings arn't too rare. Call your Porsche dealer and specifically ask who they use for bonnet gnids. You know, find somebody who appreciates any possible subtle differences in repair techniques for the "Gnid!" LOL.

okbarnett

probibly to severe for paintless dent, and mainly because it is a very visable flat surface. Let them see it, but ask for guarantee before they do it.

Swoody

Man sorry to see that...it just seems that you would have felt some resistance. I bring mine down until it latches (first catch) and finish with a firm pressing on the "shield".

jcnesq

Ouch! Sorry. I have Das Schild, highly recommended.

Land Jet

I had one of those reverse dings in the hood of my old car and had a paintless dent guy work on my car. Couldn't see the dent or find the place it had been after 15 minutes. I also have Das Shield in my new car.

OneManTX

Thanks for replies - I'll check out the paintless repair. Das Schild seems like great idea, too.

TT Surgeon

Those lids are aluminum which makes the paintless ding repair more challenging. Should be fixable.

LlBr

Yes. That's a good point. Make sure your ding, er, your gnid, fixer KNOWS about any subtle differences in aluminum's behavior during the repair process. Seriously, precision-wise we're talking microns here.

PramTT

My PDR guy repaired much worst dings than that. It is amazing how a really good PDR guy can do if he has access to the ding area. Pretty much all dings are push out first and then gently pushed back in using plastic tool and hammer. In your case, he need to push the panel back in (using the plastic tool and hammer)

Good luck and worth to try PDR, just make sure you use a good/excellent PDR guy