Very talented man

[enjenjo]

Wow, it s amazing what can be done, most cars with less than half that damage would be scrapped here! My daughter was in an accident while we were visiting after Christmas. She was rear ended while stopped  at a traffic light and was pushed into the car in front of her. She was driving a 2011 Escape. I saw the damage, the bumper covers were cut and the stuff underneath was crushed, like it's supposed to. Not a single mark on the body, didn't touch the hatch or the grill, no lights damaged. They called from the body shop a couple days ago and said it may be a write off....

My 2001 Escape was an insurance write off in 2007. I replaced the driver's seat and have driven it 80,000 miles with no problem.

Just heard from my daughter, she said they told her the rear frame rails were bent and the floor is buckled, also even more damage in the front than was originally found. The original estimate was $1500! All the doors open fine, the rear hatch door wasn't touched, in fact no body panels besides the bumper covers got so much as a scratch. Will be a shame to total it, it's still shiney underneathand has low miles, she said it was a hard hit, the guy that hit her was in an Escalade, it had to be towed...

Arthur has a video about fixing an Escape too

[Crosley.In.AZ]

In recent days.  I have watched a few of Arthur's videos. I find them interesting.

[Crosley.In.AZ]

I noticed Artur using a slide hammer that spot welds it's self to the metal for pulls in very small areas.  I have never seen one like that.

Spots welds the tip on... 1 or maybe 2 pulls , then twists the end off the body metal

[idrivejunk]

I noticed Artur using a slide hammer that spot welds it's self to the metal for pulls in very small areas.  I have never seen one like that.

Spots welds the tip on... 1 or maybe 2 pulls , then twists the end off the body metal

You don't look at IDJ posts, I gather. Thats pretty much my favorite tool at the shop. We have a Spitznagel brand one. I prefer using the lever rather than the slide hammer, for much much greater control. Saved many panels with that thing.

[Crosley.In.AZ]

I noticed Artur using a slide hammer that spot welds it's self to the metal for pulls in very small areas.  I have never seen one like that.

Spots welds the tip on... 1 or maybe 2 pulls , then twists the end off the body metal

You don't look at IDJ posts, I gather.

I read your fabrication posts all the time.  Never seen you in a video using this tool I mentioned. That may the difference of my memory on the tool.

i have seen the spot weld on pins, the spotted on pull rings where several fingers pull a section at same time.

[idrivejunk]

I noticed Artur using a slide hammer that spot welds it's self to the metal for pulls in very small areas.  I have never seen one like that.

Spots welds the tip on... 1 or maybe 2 pulls , then twists the end off the body metal

You don't look at IDJ posts, I gather.

I read your fabrication posts all the time.  Never seen you in a video using this tool I mentioned. That may the difference of my memory on the tool.

i have seen the spot weld on pins, the spotted on pull rings where several fingers pull a section at same time.

Sorry, didn't mean anything by that. Boss man found one used on CL for six bills with plenty of acccesories but needing a new plug. To use the tool effectively, you gotta bird-dog the buildup on the tip with a grinder and keep it about like a pencil sharp but with a 1/8" flat at the tip. I like to say it takes "No way!" panels and turns them into "Well, maybe"s. It can enable some pretty hairy saves witb patience. In the pic, the tip standing straight up is a shrinking tip. Since I have had access to the Maxi (two shops) I have cast aside the whole slide hammer approach altogether. But I do see the other guys use it occasionally.

https://www.dentfix.com/shop-1/The-Maxi-110v-p65881327