Remember when you could fix a door ding with a hammer and a block of wood?

I spent about $600 on a decent stud welder and slide hammer kit a few years back. It felt like a big cost at the time, but it saved me on a job for a 2018 Silverado with a deep crease in the quarter panel. Without it, I would have had to cut and weld, adding hours. Now I use it all the time. What's the one tool you bought that felt expensive but paid for itself fast?

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juliag101mo ago

Used to think those kits were a rip off. Pulled a nasty dent out of my own fender in an afternoon, totally changed my mind.

shaneb161mo agoMost Upvoted

My old neighbor had a dent puller kit he swore by, but I always figured it was junk. Then I saw him fix a huge door ding on his truck in maybe thirty minutes. I borrowed it for a small crease on my own car and it came out perfect. Totally flipped my view on doing little body work myself.

sandrat241mo ago

Man, a good set of pry bars for trim work. I used to fight with plastic clips and break everything. Now jobs that took an hour are done in twenty minutes, no stress.