Outward dent in tailgate from factory

[Socalramfan]

It's about the Inches

Isn’t it always. Lol

 

[BuschLatte420]

Oh that would totally bug the sh#t out of me…. especially being on a dark color

Ocd as well

Yep! I know it’s a truck and should be used as a truck but just sucks being new and not damage me or anyone else in a parking lot did. I will see what the dealer says. With my luck they will ‘fix it’ and **** it up more.

 

[GTyankee]

first ding, scratch or dent is the worst
second one does not bother you so much

this did not buff right out

 

[Jeepwalker]

OP, there's something on the inside that pushed it out. Could be an extra-long fastener, an errant loose nut from mfgr that got under a bracket. A stone. Something. Might have occured after the truck left the factory. Remove the inner panel and have a look.

Now on this picture (below) ...it's an easy one: A rock got thrown up and is wedged between the inner wheel housing and the outer skin. Probably with the pointed part of the stone facing outward. The inner fender tapers down to a very small gap of about 1/8" ...between the inner and outer panels. So vibration and such causes the rock to get worked down, even causes an outer dimple. I cleaned the rocks out of my trucks inner wheel housing last year (to do undercoating) ...and got quite a lot of rocks and debris out.



BTW, Below is a pic showing a simple tool i made out of 18ga with a rounded nose. The pic shows how (where) to clean the stones out of the rear wheel wells. You have to get the tool between the inner/outer panels. The rocks wedge in there pretty tight. Remove the rocks/gravel/sand/dirt ...wash thoroughly, let dry, apply oil (fluid film hangs ....won't flow through ..there's seam sealer on the wheel lip. Use oil). This is mostly for the rust-belt owners ...lol. Its work. A guy could just squirt oil up there, but it's best to get rid of the dirt/sand and gravel. The green tape shows the outline of the inner whee housing.

 

[Jeepwalker]

This is a small sample what I removed from my trucks rear wheel lip. The large ones can lead to outer dimples. Part of owning a truck I guess :

 

[Daw14]

PDR will fix it , you will never know it was there.

 

[BuschLatte420]

PDR will fix it , you will never know it was there.

That would be very nice my main concern is just the paint, just don’t want it to crack or rust

 

[Daw14]

I had PDR work done , and never saw any evidence of it in the ten years I had the truck after the corrections .

 

[Jeepwalker]

Agreed! The paintless dent guys will let you know if they can handle it or not. Or you can take it to a bodyshop and get an estimate. I'd get it dealt with ...no reason to let such a thing eat at you. Get it fixed and move on to other things.

I've also had amazing results with paintless dent repair. And no rust. But worst case, if the paint is cracked, there are ways to deal with that too.

 

[BuschLatte420]

Agreed! The paintless dent guys will let you know if they can handle it or not. Or you can take it to a bodyshop and get an estimate. I'd get it dealt with ...no reason to let such a thing eat at you. Get it fixed and move on to other things.

I've also had amazing results with paintless dent repair. And no rust. But worst case, if the paint is cracked, there are ways to deal with that too.

I am guessing they should be able to do outward ‘pimple’ looking dents as well?

 

[JHoward]

I am guessing they should be able to do outward ‘pimple’ looking dents as well?

Why not call someone in your area that does PDR and ask them. They could give you the answer your looking for. And, I imagine they can remove it without any issues as that is how they make their $$$.

 

[JHoward]

Why not call someone in your area that does PDR and ask them. They could give you the answer your looking for. And, I imagine they can remove it without any issues as that is how they make their $$$.

Added note: Take your truck to them (PDR) and let them look at the dent. They will be able to tell you if the can or cannot repair it.

If they say that it's no problem and your leary of their process, then ask them if they have an example of thier work that you could take look at ... a pic, maybe. If not, find another PDR tech that satisfies your situation.

Simple.

Or, lower your tailgate down and back your truck up onto a tree, claim it on your insurance and state that "some one" banged into your tailgate, lol and just kidding. The deductible would probably exceed what an PDR tech can do.

Btw, that "pimple" of an dent would be hard for me to look at, too. And I would also have it repaired if it were on my truck.

 

[BuschLatte420]

Added note: Take your truck to them (PDR) and let them look at the dent. They will be able to tell you if the can or cannot repair it.

If they say that it's no problem and your leary of their process, then ask them if they have an example of thier work that you could take look at ... a pic, maybe. If not, find another PDR tech that satisfies your situation.

Simple.

Or, lower your tailgate down and back your truck up onto a tree, claim it on your insurance and state that "some one" banged into your tailgate, lol and just kidding. The deductible would probably exceed what an PDR tech can do.

Btw, that "pimple" of an dent would be hard for me to lool at, too. And I would also have it repaired if it were on my truck.

Yes I have a collision friend I am going to get a opinion from, and a few ‘good’ PDR places around me apparently according to google reviews, and a trip to the dealer anyways on the 20th so I will see what all 3 say

 

[Dodge 1500 4X4]

Yes I have a collision friend I am going to get a opinion from, and a few ‘good’ PDR places around me apparently according to google reviews, and a trip to the dealer anyways on the 20th so I will see what all 3 say

The thing here is if the pimple pops and the paint goes fleeing from that spot now you have a paint rust issue, but Yae the dealer will make a mess out of it, I would still want to know what caused this, probably to long of a bolt.