Took me 6 hours to fix a dent that should have been a 45 minute job

Kept trying to pull a crease on a 2018 F-150 rear quarter panel with my stud welder and it just kept warping. Finally gave up and tried the glue pulling method I always swore was a gimmick, got it damn near perfect in 20 minutes. Anybody else stubbornly stick to one tool way too long before trying something new?

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patricia4219d ago

@ninah10 hit the nail on the head about the stud welder feeling more "legitimate". But heres the thing nobody seems to talk about - the glue method actually lets you control the pull way better on thin metal. With a stud welder, the heat from the weld itself is already softening the metal around the dent before you even start pulling. That's creating more warpage than you realize. The glue pulls at room temperature so the metal stays rigid and you dont fight that extra heat distortion. Plus you can see exactly where the dent is moving because theres no arc flash blinding you every few seconds. I learned this the hard way on a buddy's RAM hood last spring. Took me three hours with the welder making a mess, then 25 minutes with glue to make it look brand new. Now I keep both tools in the truck but I grab the glue first on anything with thin gauge metal.

ninah1020d ago

Oh man, the glue pulling method. I was the SAME way about it for YEARS. Thought it was some overpriced gimmick for weekend warriors who couldn't handle a real welder. Then I watched a buddy fix a hail damaged hood in like ten minutes flat and had to eat my words. Your "stubbornly stick to one tool" line really hit me because I think a lot of guys get wrapped up in what makes them feel like a PRO rather than what actually works best for the job. There's something about the stud welder that feels more "legitimate" but that glue trick is no joke when it comes to thin metal on modern trucks.