Paintless Dent Removal DIY and cheap?
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Paintless Dent Removal DIY and cheap?
Using a blowdryer and a canister of one those air duster things
http://v.mercola.com/blogs/public_bl...-Car-9981.aspx
I have a couple small dents from idiots hitting my car with their doors so I may try this out if I can work up the courage.
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http://v.mercola.com/blogs/public_bl...-Car-9981.aspx
I have a couple small dents from idiots hitting my car with their doors so I may try this out if I can work up the courage.
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Do yourselves a favor (seriously) and use a real PDR guy.
It's not worth hosing your car further, and the potential for more damage to the paint is high using that method.
In the end, it's up to you, but don't say you weren't warned.
It's not worth hosing your car further, and the potential for more damage to the paint is high using that method.
In the end, it's up to you, but don't say you weren't warned.
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ive used dry ice, torch, etc etc. Ive used all the methods and they all work to a degree but like posted above its nt worth it. Dentwizard is the common guys around here and they are cheap and quite impressive. It typically doesnt cost as much as youd think and the results are always worth it.
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Just tried it on my mom's Nissan Murano. Worked GREAT! It was a big dent with no crease, and its like it wasnt even there! I duno how it would work on a door ding or anything like that. But on a large panel dent it worked great.
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Ahem...
From someone who is persuing a material science degree this is what we like to call
thermal mismatch... basically the metal under the paint is expanding faster than the paint itself... which will cause your paint to bubble or break if not VERY VERY careful
not a good idea... it may work... but it may not... and are you willing to take the may not.... save stuff like this for professionals
From someone who is persuing a material science degree this is what we like to call
thermal mismatch... basically the metal under the paint is expanding faster than the paint itself... which will cause your paint to bubble or break if not VERY VERY careful
not a good idea... it may work... but it may not... and are you willing to take the may not.... save stuff like this for professionals
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Man... I'm so tempted to do this, because for the last two years I've had this nice large shallow non-crease dent that would probably be perfect for it... the only problem is I don't want to destroy my car and I'd be pretty heartbroken if instead of it working well it screwed up the paint, etc.
Hey SoGone - think this one out with me again - it was my understanding from some other stuff I read about it that what you're doing wasn't the result of the paint and metal expanding at different speeds, but the dented metal vs. the undented metal - basically trying to get the metal to flex back into it's original shape... hopefully the paint just comes along for the ride, but you know our Scion paint - maybe it does, maybe it doesn't!
Hey SoGone - think this one out with me again - it was my understanding from some other stuff I read about it that what you're doing wasn't the result of the paint and metal expanding at different speeds, but the dented metal vs. the undented metal - basically trying to get the metal to flex back into it's original shape... hopefully the paint just comes along for the ride, but you know our Scion paint - maybe it does, maybe it doesn't!
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we'll just wait for bandit87 to tell us the result of his paint since he's the only that's done it so far. hahah. hope nothing bad happens to the paint, cuz i got this dent near the edge of my quarter panel that could need a little popping out.
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Originally Posted by iowagary
Man... I'm so tempted to do this, because for the last two years I've had this nice large shallow non-crease dent that would probably be perfect for it... the only problem is I don't want to destroy my car and I'd be pretty heartbroken if instead of it working well it screwed up the paint, etc.
Hey SoGone - think this one out with me again - it was my understanding from some other stuff I read about it that what you're doing wasn't the result of the paint and metal expanding at different speeds, but the dented metal vs. the undented metal - basically trying to get the metal to flex back into it's original shape... hopefully the paint just comes along for the ride, but you know our Scion paint - maybe it does, maybe it doesn't!
Hey SoGone - think this one out with me again - it was my understanding from some other stuff I read about it that what you're doing wasn't the result of the paint and metal expanding at different speeds, but the dented metal vs. the undented metal - basically trying to get the metal to flex back into it's original shape... hopefully the paint just comes along for the ride, but you know our Scion paint - maybe it does, maybe it doesn't!
Correct... you are cooling ONE part of the paint (spot cooling) and the metal underneath UNEVENLY with the rest of the paint and metal and then spot heating the same way thus causing thermal mismatch which will bubble and break ur paint if not careful its still a thermal mismatch i think... but i may be wrong.. just tryin to help
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Don't do these methods just got to a PDR man and get it done right because what your not seeing is air and the paint lifting from the metal. Being a collision guy I can tell you that 80 bucks is better than 500 later on.
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i dare not use DIY methods, the professionals are around for a reason right? if we can do it ourselves, all of them gonna be out of jobs right?
plus there's a video of the DIY dent removal thingie in metacafe but i cannot fint it anymore... anyways the guy used a car whose paint is matted, not clear-coated.. so no promises if your clear coat not gonna peel. be warned - AT YOUR OWN RISK?!?!?!?
plus there's a video of the DIY dent removal thingie in metacafe but i cannot fint it anymore... anyways the guy used a car whose paint is matted, not clear-coated.. so no promises if your clear coat not gonna peel. be warned - AT YOUR OWN RISK?!?!?!?
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Yeah - I'd like to get it done professionally, but it's not gona be anywhere near 80 bucks unless what you're trying to fix is one nickle-sized dent. I've got some pretty big, long dents. I've gotten a few quotes a while back and it was easily $500 and i don't even thing they said they could totally fix it. Oh well... I guess I'll just keep trying to ignore it.