i need help on pete 379 hood fender liners. not a mack tho. sorry

[dds92780]

Hey guys I hope someone out there will chime in that has knowledge on this

I have a 379 pete with aluminium hood and fenders. There is a quarter size dent on the driver fender but you can't see it unless the hood is open. I have friends that know how to take dents out but the problem is getting access to the dent. On the underside of the fender there is what is called a fender liner that Ind glued in. Anyone removed that liner to fix a dent? How did you do it?

[smorse54]

At work i tried to remove a liner from a damaged fender to put in the new one. Could not get the liner out without destroying it, had to get a new one. I wouldn't try it again. Steve

[mowerman]

i would cut a hole in the liner,,,then patch it with fiberglass...good luck..bob

[mowerman]

if its that small,,,,maybe just use filler primer,,,and wetsand...bob

[Dirtymilkman]

I would trade it for a truck with a superliner hood.

[dds92780]

I might just leave it. You can't see it with closed

[Dirtymilkman]

Aluminum stretches to easily and loses strength. Its usually replaced in full panels. It can be massaged back but it may have "memory" I think the new ford pickup trucks are pretty much panel replacement too

[dds92780]

Yea for me the most difficult part is getting access

[Timmyb]

Have you tried one of them paintless dent removal guys? They have all sorts of fancy tools to get into tight spaces and usually they remove the dent without the need to repaint it.

Just a thought.

[dds92780]

Yea one of my good buddies does pdr. He might be able to something even if it gas the fender liner on it

[220cummins]

The liners are glued in with urethane. You won't remove them without tearing them up. I've repaired small dents in 379's fenders by using some filler, primer, and blending the paint/repainting entire fender. No easy way around it. I've repaired large dents and twists on 388's by replacing/painting a new fender, gluing in a new liner, and re-hucking it back on.

[dds92780]

Wow, that Looks like such a pain in the ass. Thank you for your help and the pictures

[felicello122]

I just took liners out a 379, I got the liners off but it bends the shit out of the fenders, it didn't matter to me because my fenders were shot, but I reused the liners. If the dent bothers you that much cut a hole in it to get to the fender, just urethane a new piece of plastic over the hole

[dds92780]

Well here is an update on the driver fender.

I drilled a half inch hole in fender liner right where the dent is

And had my buddy who is a paintless dent repair technician fix it.

I will have to take pictures when I get back to the shop.

pretty impressed what was able to be done though