Sport casualty

[DJBiggieSlim]

So...this is what happens when a lacrosse ball hits a very expensive tin can. Any ideas on how to pull out the dent?

[57Vintage]

It should be pushed out from the inside and I know that is a pain. That does give you the opportunity to reseal the joint and replace any damaged/loose rivets with buck rivets vs. Olympic.

[Bill M.]

I tried a slide hammer suction puller on a similar dent and it would not budge it. That seam is pretty rigid. Puller worked great in areas with no seam.

[Belegedhel]

It isn’t going to “pop” out, but some of the forums participants had had pretty good results getting dents like that out using “pointless dent removal” techniques. There is a thread where the poster used a piece of plywood and a spall inner tube to “suck” a dent out on the end cap using vacuum. Search for “inner tube dent removal” and you can probably find that thread.

Good luck!

[dznf0g]

I am afraid, because it is on a seam, that attempts to suck, or pull, or roll out will be ineffective and/or unacceptable. IMO, this is an insurance claim and JC repair @ Roughly $3500.

[rmkrum]

It’s worth a try. A sheet of plywood and a small inner tube from a wheelbarrow or the like just big enough to span the dent might do the trick.

[dznf0g]

Originally Posted by rmkrum

It’s worth a try. A sheet of plywood and a small inner tube from a wheelbarrow or the like just big enough to span the dent might do the trick.

Not until the adjuster takes a look and writes an estimate. Otherwise, the insurance company may deny it when it turns out badly.

[rmkrum]

True. Very true. Any excuse the insurance company can use to deny a claim they will use.

Get an independent appraisal always! The insurance company’s adjuster is guaranteed to be biased toward the outfit that gives the paycheck...