The process was much cheaper than we would have thought, too. We wouldn't begin to know what type of value to put on fixing a survivor, but $500 for all the dents seems more than fair. And there is really no telling how it increases the car's value-the car is still original, it's never been repainted, but now it doesn't have a single ding or dent, and its original black paint is perfect. After the repairs, Jeff circled the car and couldn't find where the dents were.
The folks at Dent Wizard don't do much work on original muscle cars because, frankly, there aren't that many left. They deal mainly with brand new sheetmetal, doing work for insurance companies and car dealerships. Recently, they removed dents from several hundred cars damaged by a huge hail storm. They'll also come right to your driveway to work on your new 300M. So, if you have a survivor, a new car, or some knuckle head in the parking lot just put a dent in your car where you know there was no filler, you might want to think about contacting Dent Wizard to make the fix.
We'd like to thank Dent Wizard of Columbus, Ohio, and Master Technician JasonCook for helping us with this story.
Jason was very confident in...
Jason was very confident in his abilities, but even after watching him take out the dimple from the driver's side, we didn't think he could make the crease disappear. Here you can see his progress after about 15 minutes. At this point, we couldn't see any evidence of the crease, but Jason was still fine tuning it. To his trained eye, the reflections indicated that the area needed a bit more work. Circled is a dent that, when made, actually chipped the color coat of paint. Jason has already removed the dent. The primer wasn't broken, and wasn't harmed during the repair, nor did the color coat chip further. Jeff may touch up the two small chips, but he hadn't given it much thought at this point.
This is the passenger door...
This is the passenger door after the crease was removed from in front of and behind the door lock, in addition to three other dings taken out of the door.
A minute dent in the deck...
A minute dent in the deck lid was accessed from behind through this hole in the brace. Fortunately, the dent was in the right spot and Jason was able to reach it. On new cars, these inner panels are swiss cheesed, so finding an access hole usually isn't a problem.
Here is a dent on the top...
Here is a dent on the top of the fender. We lined up the reflection of the radio antenna to illustrate it. After the repair, you can see that the top of the fender is smooth as glass.
Dent Wizard charges on a per-dent...
Dent Wizard charges on a per-dent basis, and they have standardized templates that they lay over a dent to judge its size, and then charge accordingly. The total to remove the dents from this 29,000 mile, original unrestored '72 Road Runner was $515.00. For that small investment, the exterior of the car is flawless, and every body panel is as straight as the day it left the factory.Unless you can be certain your car has no filler, this process might not be for your muscle car. But it's certain to come in handy on your newer vehicle.