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  • Does this work for minor dings?

    For small dings I heard that if you can take a hairdryer and heat up the small dent on the metal part of the vehicle for a minute or 2 and then immediately follow it up by spraying an air can (upside down to get the cold part) that it would pop the dent back up to normal.

    Has anyone ever tried this or heard of this?

  • #2
    Re: Does this work for minor dings?

    i've heard of using a tennis ball to unlock doors jk
    i have heard stories about using dry ice etc. not sure of the legitmacy of said stories

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    • #3
      Re: Does this work for minor dings?

      Nope, tried it.
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      • #4
        Re: Does this work for minor dings?

        It makes things worse.

        The best bet is to buy one of those dent poppers from walmart for like $19 bucks.

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        • #5
          Re: Does this work for minor dings?

          I didn't know walmart sells them, from what i hear they don't work either.

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          • #6
            Re: Does this work for minor dings?

            better call mythbusters
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            • #7
              Re: Does this work for minor dings?

              That would probably work for the same kind of dents that the $4 harbor freight dent poppers work for. If there is a large dent in a flat panel or a mostly flat panel that is thin enough to flex by pushing on it, they can usually help pretty significantly. I bought a $4 harbor freight dent popper and, in the parking lot outside, popped a dent out of my brother-in-laws focus which dramatically reduced the appearance of it. Didn't entirely remove it, but helped a lot. Without body shop tools, i don't think it would ever get any better. But any kind of pinhead ding or anything smaller than probably a baseball would not be pulled out without a lot more force, and my guess is the 4 dollar tool would work better than heat and an air can, and is probably easier on the paint.
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              • #8
                Re: Does this work for minor dings?

                Which harbor freight dent popper are you refering too and where can I buy that for $4?

                Thanks

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                • #9
                  Re: Does this work for minor dings?

                  It works, but not on these kinda body panels. Ive seen videos on yourube of ppl getting it to work. On big dents and metal panels.

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                  • #10
                    Re: Does this work for minor dings?

                    It's just a suction cup thing. I bought it at Harbor Freight. I'm pretty sure the only steel on these cars is too thick for it to work on. Like I said, I used it successfully on a Focus front fender, but the steel was thin enough to flex slightly when I pushed firmly with my hand. That's the kind of metal it works on.
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                    • #11
                      Re: Does this work for minor dings?

                      Here's my 2 cents. Even if it gets the dent out, the flaw will still be there cuz once you dent metal it stretches and is basically irreversible.
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                      • #12
                        Re: Does this work for minor dings?

                        Originally posted by unvmyrs View Post
                        Here's my 2 cents. Even if it gets the dent out, the flaw will still be there cuz once you dent metal it stretches and is basically irreversible.
                        But still, anything looks better than a bent?

                        This is for my SUV btw which the body is mostly aluminum.

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                        • #13
                          Re: Does this work for minor dings?

                          I hear ya man
                          #1:1999 pewter metallic y87 rs A4 camaro.check out the pics on the link below<br />#2:Bright red 1979 Pontiac Trans Am. Brand new 400 cubic inch Pontiac Motor. All work done by me, except the engine work.<br /> <a href=\"http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2216133\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2216133</a>

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                          • #14
                            Re: Does this work for minor dings?

                            Yeah, like it said, it dramatically reduced the visibility of the dent, but it's certainly still there. Well, it's hard to argue with $4, so if you have a harbor freight in town, it might be worth a shot. You could always use it for moving sheets of glass if it doesn't pop the dent :P
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