Filling a ding on a big block valve cover advice needed!

I would bolt it on an engine or something solid and then use a stud gun and dent puller and metal finish just like you would any body panel that you cant reach behind the dent.

should only take a few studs and couple hard pulls and then some finesse pulls and should be un-noticeable once you grind the studs off and re-paint.

For a pea sized ding the stud head would probably almost fill it. :D
He's got them off and pretty much ready, and may not have a stud gun but a lot of people have a torch and brazing rod.