Dent Pop Out Tools

Remove dents from your vehicles bodywork with a selection of dent pop-out tools for an effective home fix that requires no drilling, filling, sanding or painting. Dents from contact with objects like car doors, shopping carts or hail respond well to this kind of paintless dent removal, which saves you money and time at the auto body shop.

The Plunger Approach

Medium to large dents with no damage to paintwork or creases respond particularly well to one or more applications of the common household plunger. The plunger suction cup creates a vacuum when attached to the dent and pumped, allowing you to exert pressure to pop out the dent. The advantages of this tool include safety of use and easy availability. Since most homes own one, you have a chance to remove the dent before anyone knows its there. The soft rubber cup is a gentle tool that does not scratch paintwork.

The Rubber Mallet Approach

A rubber mallet is a common hand tool with a large head, approximately the size of a small can of soup, set into a wooden or tough plastic handle. It is used in hobbies such as carpentry when a metal hammer is too forceful for delicate applications. A firm tap from a rubber mallet on the reverse side of dents in areas where you can easily access the underside of the damaged panel often pops them back out. It is preferred over metal or wooden hammers, which leave behind marks on the bodywork. When purchasing a rubber mallet from your local hardware or auto parts store, match the size of the hammer to the size of the dent as closely as you can.

The Suction Cup Approach

A suction cup puller is a specialized tool for removing dents. It is a handle mounted on a circular housing made from metal or tough plastic, containing a molded rubber cup. Two-handed, double cup versions are available, for extra traction. Heavy-duty versions of this tool are capable of creating enough suction to carry sheets of glass or metal.

The Dent Kit Approach

Dent kits come with a variety of pop-out tools, including suction cups in several sizes, a bridge that permits you to link two cups at the same time (for popping out larger dents), hot glue gun, glue sticks and glue removal solution. When purchasing a dent kit from your local auto parts supply store, look for a kit with cups that best fit your dent size and a sturdy bridge, preferably with adjustable swiveling feet, since you need maximum force for tough dents and to pop out dents from a number of different angles.