Lots of guys
My friend did it for free (well, there was a sightseeing flight just before) but he said there are lots more people doing dent removal these days, should be someone almost everywhere. He did say some of their work was not up to his standards, but my opinion is that any improvement is better than none if they don't make it worse. What was amazing was watching him. He tapped the high spots ever so lightly, just repeatedly. In some places, he got behind it with a long funny looking tool to push metal out and level it. He worked a couple dents on compound curves and now you can't even tell they were there.
In the couple of areas where the ding was too sharp for him to work out, he just pushed it in ever so slightly. He asked if I wanted it farther in, but I don't want it so deep that the sandpaper won't scuff the bottom to help the putty hold. I plan to use "icing" for these few dings - available at most auto body work stores, cures fast, sands easy, few pinholes. Since it's polyester resin, it's not recommended in anything but the thinnest layer or scratch fill over epoxy resin, but it's fine over aluminum.
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Bryan Douglass
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