If you can hammer the "dings" out by all means do. HOWEVER, hammering them out TOO FAR is much harder to deal with than a thin coat of filler.

Do you know the difference between a "dent" and a "ding"?

Answer, it depends who is responsable for it. smile

1948 Chevy Pickup
Chopped and sectioned
owned since 1974 when I was 15.