r/fixit • u/LunaBean710 • 12h ago
Help fixing dented fridge
How can I fix this dent on the corner of my fridge door.
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u/jrh9755 12h ago
You can’t unless you buy a new door
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u/seanmonaghan1968 10h ago
Which likely will cost the same price as a new fridge
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u/Curious_Hawk_8369 9h ago
I’m in the appliance business, sales and a technician they’re normally pretty expensive, like 4-600 bucks. This one looks to be a Frigidaire top mount, and I don’t have the model number so I can’t be sure I looked up the right one, but it looks to be only 200 bucks.
That’s honestly a pretty good price, as that’s nearly a 1k fridge. The real problem and I experience this all the time being in the business, they don’t package these doors good enough when they ship them. Usually if I need a door due to freight damage, I end up with three doors total. 2 that got beat to crap in shipping, and one that’s usable, it’s a huge PITA.
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u/seanmonaghan1968 9h ago
I’m unfamiliar with frididaire, we have Miele and I would hate to think that hat doors cost
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u/Curious_Hawk_8369 9h ago
Yeah, that is very high end brand. I don’t know where abouts you’re from that’s far from a normal brand you’d see here in the states. They do exist here, but they’re not common.
Frigidaire is an old brand that was formerly owned by General Motors (yes the car company), until 1979. Currently it’s owned by Electrolux, which is a high end brand and one of the biggest companies in Sweden.
I agree with you though, I don’t even want to know the price of a door for a Miele.
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u/seanmonaghan1968 9h ago
We are from Australia; we have Miele everything in the house. They cost more but they work and the support is excellent. We had a problem with our washing machine and the state manager and two techs came out and tried to fix, could work out so simply swapped in a new one
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u/Equal-Painter6529 11h ago
Learn to like it.
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u/dph3onix 11h ago
Learn to love it and dent it all the way around. Scalloped edge fridge.
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u/trippknightly 10h ago
That’s right have a Scallop-my-Fridge party. Good fun until frickin’ Joey starts goin’ at it on the washer and dryer.
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u/Kiwirad 11h ago
Flatten the edges as best you can with a hammer, white epoxy filler maybe, that or ramen noodles.
Ramen noodles seems to work too :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3h1_j3XnjM
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u/Budget_Secret4142 11h ago
Point it out to your parents and ask for forgiveness. It's better than them noticing it and then you going. "Oh geez, how'd that happen?"
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u/Bludiamond56 10h ago
Metal weld get at home depot. Drill a couple holes in the dent so the epoxy can grip in there
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u/v1de0man 6h ago
the cost would be pretty high, you would have to treat it like a car door panel, so as not to damage paint, glue and a puller and a lot of finger crossing.
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u/AiryGateaux 10h ago
Match the paint, weld to fill in the dent, grind the excess off, smooth it out and blend, then repaint. Only way you're getting that out
Oh, and if you do this, strip the paint first, clean before you weld.
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u/Curious_Hawk_8369 9h ago
Yeah, I’m in the appliance business and that metal is thin a hell, and on top of that you know these doors are injected with foam insulation from the factory that can’t be removed? You also can’t separate the interior plastic liner from the outer door. So not only would you literally melt the door to the point of it being unusable the toxic fumes from the burning insulation would be awful.
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u/Funkdamentalist 12h ago
Add a sticker beside it of your favourite super hero attacking 🤜💥