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Review on πŸš— Fly5D 74 Pcs Car Body Paintless Repair Tools: Door Ding Dent Removal Kit for Car Hail Damage & Dings Repair - Silde Hammer, Glue Puller & More by Marcos Olvera

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Fly5D 74 Pcs Paintless Body Repair Tools Car Door Ding Dent Silde Hammer Glue Pu

I bought a set of 74 pcs. I noticed that there are reviews for a lot of different kits. It makes the reviews almost useless because you don't know what the review is about. This is one of the few sets that includes a light panel. I figured it would take a light board to see the dent and know what to do where. However, the light was off. It wasn't light enough. 2 LED strips are located on the sides of the case, facing the opposite side. Thus, the light is not directed directly by the lens. Only laterally reflected light enters the lens. And it comes out from both sides, the line side and the yellow side. That's why it's not bright. After I finished some work on my car, I later modified and improved the light. I disassembled the flashlight assembly and placed a piece of aluminum foil on the yellow side so all light would bounce off the lined lens. This greatly improved the light coming from the side of the line. The light was brighter and easier to see. If I were to do it again I would buy a cheap reflective board first. Then buy a better light later, e.g. B. an elimid light. The suction cup for the light board is ok. It's sticky and sticks to the car well, but not as well as pump suction cups. One problem is that after you place it and press it, the light rotates when you release it. You must position the suction based on its rotation. It only rotates about 15 degrees or so, then it stops. So you can work with him. The lantern is attached to the suction cup with a screw and seems to hold without any problems. Before working on my machine, I decided to practice first. I had a refrigerator in my basement with a few small hail sized dents and one larger, deeper dent. Surprisingly, small dents quickly disappeared and look very good. I worked on the larger dent for several hours and could not move it. I didn't try to break the plastic tabs, but I think a different tool might be needed for that. I tried a gold colored puller and pusher. The slide hammer seemed to do the least. With the gold puller I was able to at least pull the metal a little. The problem I had was that the dent was in the corner and the gold puller didn't work well for the corner. Part of the problem with the slide hammer is that the dent was in the door and the door tries to open when you pull the slide hammer. I tried locking the door with a tight strap but to no avail. I used the gold-colored aluminum puller for a small hail dent on my car roof. It worked very well, I removed most of the dents in a few strokes. On the last pull I could still see very little flex, but when I cleaned the tongue and was ready I couldn't find it. After searching for 15 minutes I decided to stick with what I have. The result here was really good, not completely eliminated but so hard to spot that I felt I had corrected it to an acceptable level. I had a small dent on my door next to the body line. This dent is 90% gone. There are still some signs of a dent in the light reflection, but I didn't want to risk it. I'll wait until I'm a little more experienced before continuing on this dent. I made it look way better. I only notice this dent if I look closely while the car is in the sun. I am happy with the results. I didn't break any of the plastic tabs. I've found that some tabs stretch better than others. And some protrusions are difficult to remove from the adhesive. I don't like the paddle hammer that much. I tried it on the fridge and it came off some small bits of paint. I wouldn't want it on my machine, so I won't use it for that. I think the surface of the hammer head should be mirror smooth. I ended up buying another mirror head hammer and it works really well. The glue gun is ok, not high quality but works. Knockouts are questionable. I tried them all several times and I didn't get the desired results. I'll probably buy a better instrument. In the end I think that if I made a purchase I would skip the light panel and get a reflective panel, at least it works in the sun and you can add your own light to reflect it. if necessary in the garage. In fact, all I would buy from this set is a glue gun, gold remover, slide hammer, small rubber-tipped hammer, tongues, glue sticks, and a red manual remover. Then I would buy a reflective plate and a better light. I would also buy the best mixing hammer and the best hits. There are better kits on the internet than this one. You need to search on PDR and go to one of the websites. Revain doesn't sell the best tools I could find. But the cost of the best tools is really high. I have a feeling the PDR experts are moving from repairing dents to selling tools. A $170 mixing hammer sounds overpriced. In some places, the gold puller sells for more than a hundred. I assume it will be better, but not $100 better. This gold puller was enough. If you decide to try PDR, be sure to practice on something unimportant first. A dent in your car can ruin you very quickly. I was working on a basement refrigerator and an old metal filing cabinet. Then I bought a really cheap car door to practice on. It was really helpful. I quickly realized how a dent can get out of control. Luckily only for practice. Some dents require a bit of skill and the only way to get them is practice. But this is something that can easily be done. Also note that if the car has been repainted, the paint can be easily removed with glue. I put duct tape on part of the roof of my car that was repainted a few years ago and surprisingly removing the duct tape removed some of the paint. The factory color is much stronger and this color is designed for this type of repair. If you are unsure, examine the car closely to make sure it has not been repainted. You can often see it at the edges. All in all, highly recommended for anyone with small dents and a desire to practice. I found it easy to master, but I took some time to practice and made a few mistakes that I learned from.

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