Ii had the same issue. I made up rods and pushed the crease out from the under side inside the stiffener. Used High Build primer over the repair and is currently on my car.Good used hoods are not hard to find.... IMO it would be simpler to replace and repaint rather than repair and repaint....or hunt around and find a hood in the same colour as your car.
I doubt one of those paintless dent repair guys could massage that out due to the hood framework in behind it.
SteveC
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Ii had the same issue. I made up rods and pushed the crease out from the under side inside the stiffener. Used High Build primer over the repair and is currently on my car.
I repainted in my garage over the winter.
TonyK.
Unfortunately I did this to my hood this past weekend. My hood seems to bow upwards where its flush in the front and rear. I tried to be careful at what pressure I used and just tried to give a feel at if reversing the bow was feasible. I didn't notice the crease until I walked away and it caught the light. Now my hood is slowly bowed and contains two creases, one each side.
For the bowing, did you try adjusting the corner bumpers, turning them clockwise of counter clockwise.? When the latch pulls the center down, there is a lot of adjustment possible. I made the same mistake you did before I figured this out.
Alas, the crease will take filling, and repainting. If you want to try this here is my experience:
I am a beginner in the middle of a bare metal repaint, one panel at a time, For me, this means stripping it,bump out the old dents that appear in the process, metal prep, spray two wet coat of epoxy sealer letting it flash between coats, apply bondo as necessary, coarse sand, apply a guide coat, block sanding (with long blocks, no side pressure), more bondo, block sanding, thinned bondo top coat, block sanding, spray two to four coats of high build primer letting it flash between coats, block sanding, (a respray of high build primer may be necessary in spots), block again, guide coat, then block sanding finer and finer steps finishing with 1200 wet, then base coat and clear coat. This is how I was coached, I sure techniques vary and we have professionals here who know better than I (I am having a pro do the final base and clear coats). My point is that I had no idea of how much work and time it takes, and how it would effect my marriage.
I have no experience with doing part of a panel over existing paint and blending it in, I know pretty good results are possible. Perhaps others can talk about these techniques if you choose to go this direction.
Or, take it to a good body shop. waay easier, and much more costly.
Paul Davock
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Ii had the same issue. I made up rods and pushed the crease out from the under side inside the stiffener. Used High Build primer over the repair and is currently on my car.
I repainted in my garage over the winter.
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TonyK.
Grimsby Ontario Canada.
Yes i was trying to be careful knowing the weak corners there. I really didn't expect to do any plastic deformation but was just feeling the waters. On my car the rear section of the V sticks up over the window frame by about 3/4 inch. I thought that was standard but always hated it. I saw Paul V's car and how flush his was and wanted to play with the latch. It closes and then pulls down considerably far after closing. Before it just closed and the interior hand locked in the over center position. I removed the seal at the rear edge, side near the latch and it latches with effort.Andrew, first sorry to hear this happened. Sounds like you were being careful but it still distorted. Second, was it bulged across the rear from the left to right sides, or across the side from front to back ends? I ask because I have a bulge on one of mine and wonder if it could also be the seal.
I should also add that I do not believe you will be able to pull it out with a suction method or with a paintless dent repair. But that is just my guess from limited experience with body work.
So it sounds like you had two issues; the bowing on either side, and the raised edge at the rear? I can see how the latch adjustment would help the rear edge. But I don't think it would do anything for the sides bowing. It actually might make that worse if the rear comes down more than the rest of the hood. However a oversized seal might(?) affect both issues (assuming it is oversized on all sides).
I recall several others saying they had bowed sides, and they put a piece of wood under the corner and pushed down on the middle/side to bend it flat - with success after considerable force to actually bend the hood. So I'm quite surprised yours creased so easily. I would not have expected that. But others here are saying similar things, so now I'm not sure what to think.