In the old days, panel beaters took out dents using hammers and dollies, smoothed their work with plastic filler or lead, and filled holes by welding them shut. But today, there are many reproduction ...

Q.I have some good size oil canning in my hood—or dents, depending on who you talk to. The peak is also bowed. I had one hood worked on, but they only made it worse; they heat shrank and chased the ...

Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...