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Old 05-23-2009, 04:30 AM
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so i come out from the store.. and i find a ding in my passenger door panel. i;ve been looking around to figure out what i should do. i could call a repair guy who could POSSIBLY fix it for like 60$. or i can try the dry ice method of removing the dent. or should i try the hair dryer plus CO2 approach. please any advice on this matter would be GREATLY appreciated. share me your experiences and knowledge on this matter. what should i do?
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I don't think that method works on our doors. I tried it and it didn't :/ But maybe I didn't get it hot enough? Maybe I didn't get it cold enough? I used dry ice instead using an upside down air duster can. I tried both a hair dryer and the aluminum foil + lighter method. Maybe I needed a heat gun and the air duster?
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Old 05-23-2009, 05:23 PM
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how big is your dent? i heard that if its small u shud use dry ice and if its big then air duster
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I have never had any luck with the dry-ice technique. I have used the paintless dent repair companies several times and have always been really happy with the results. Good luck
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Paintless dent repair can probably take care of it. If there's a large Scion or other car get-together in your area, have the organizers call up the local dent repair place (like Dent Wizard) and see if they'll come out and do cash-in-hand repairs at a discount. We did that every year for our VW TDI meeting, and they did repairs at half price! A lot of people would end up standing around and watching them work... it's pretty cool.
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