Anyone know how to remove dents at home?

[cronicEP]

I have a few dents. My good buddy told me to get a heat gun and dry ice, anyone heard of that?

[usedep3]

it works but really depends on the kind of indentation and its location

[cronicEP]

it works but really depends on the kind of indentation and its location

Middle of driver side door, Dime size, same on passenger side, from ignorant kids who don't know how to open doors at my college.

[tru3aznplayaz]

i wonder how does that work..

[WigginsSiR]

pics?

[cronicEP]

i wonder how does that work..

From what i heard, you heat the dent and then run dry ice over it, the temp change expands the dent and "pop" it should come out...I hope...

[cronicEP]

pics?

To the left and down of the door handle. It doesn't look bad in pics, but in person it's an eye sore.

[AKEP]

From what i heard, you heat the dent and then run dry ice over it, the temp change expands the dent and "pop" it should come out...I hope...

heating and rapidly cooling shrinks metal. makes it tighten up. its called quenching, and it might work. i haven't tried it. i have squenched before though when i was doing body work. using dollys and hammers stretches the metal, so this technique is useful to get rid of oil panning.

[emsep]

if the dent is small it will probably not work. works better on larger dents. you could try using the pop-a-dent tool. i used it on some of my dents and it works pretty well.

[tru3aznplayaz]

where and how much is dry ice?

[emsep]

you dont have to use dry ice. just get one of those computer duster can and turn it upside down.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Vqe4oBhNv0

sorry i dont know how to embed videos.

[dj addicted]

what would the dry ice do to the paint?

[cronicEP]

it prob only works on larger dents...

[relativelyprime]

That's a pretty small dent. I might take off the inner door panel and try to attack it from the inside. Try firmly running a tennis ball over the spot from the inside. It might push it out. Otherwise, there are some suction cup devices you can buy that might pull it out. One thing you always risk if you're too aggressive is cracking the paint underneath. I had a dent in the side of my car after side swiping a tree stump I didn't know was there. I did the old 2x4 and rubber mallet rather than $2800 in body shop expenses. Some wavy lines but not horribly noticeable unless I just washed the car and it's shiny. Another excuse to save money on a car wash!

[McClanahan]

a plunger of various sizes