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Originally Posted by sdiori

Usually, if your door has sustained damaged into the intrusion beam, you want to replace the entire door shell. The intrusion beam cannot and should not be repaired, and its purpose is as the name suggests. However, if only the skin is damaged, then, obviously, proper repair is far more feasible. If your attempting to repair the door yourself, you can purchase some Paintless Dent Repair tools to pop the dents out, since you have no paint damage. Most of the DIY tools are going to be a multitude of spin-offs on the 'suction cup' method--that is, applying the suction cups to the door and applying enough force to pop the dents out. You can also do it the professional way and remove the trim panel and guts and guts that obscure access to the damaged area, and hammer it out from the inside. Remember to keep a flourescent light handy as its wave patterns help best to identify surface imperfections. If the sratches have not penetrated into the basecoat, 3M makes a good rubbing compound that helps alleviate clear coat scratches (3M's glaze is also good).

Hope this helps. Goodluck

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