How to economically fix a dent on your car.

In these tough economic times fixing a costly dent on your car may not be in the budget. To challenge the high cost of body repair, we challenged some complete amateurs to remove a dent on a Toyota Rav-4 that would have cost well into the thousands to fix professionally. By going to the auto parts store and spending less than $100 they were able to fix this dent. It does not look perfect, but if your car is an older model with some wear and tear already this cheap fix might be enough to keep it looking ok. While doing your own body work may not yield a good-as-new result like a pricey shop can give, you can buy yourself some time, and you won't have to tuck your tail between your legs and tell your friends how you backed into a pole. In this case the owner of the car hit the wall of the garage backing out, it was a very embarrassing dent and one she didn't like to explain. So we showed her how to fix the dent herself for under $100. She was thrilled since she plans on getting a new car next year and just wanted this one to look ok for a while longer.

What You'll Need:

• Plastic Body Filler (Bond-o or similar)
• Plastic Mixing Spatula
• Flexible Plastic Body Filler Spreaders
• Masking Tape
• Color Matched Touch Up Paint
• Sand Paper
• Sanding Blocks