DIY Dent removal

[Greeny.]

Has anyone heard of this way of removing dents or tried it themselves?

Pasted off an Astra forum:

How to remove dents

Required is 1 hairdryer, 1 can of dry ice, 1 soft polishing cloth.
You can get a tin of dry ice from any plumbers merchants

1 Heat dent with hair dryer for about 2mins.

2 spray the dent with the dry ice.

3 the dent will pop out. ( takes a minute or two )

4 wait for dry ice to go white and polish with cloth.

5 repeat the process if the dent does not come out all the way

 

[Chad]

You mean like this

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/501379/remove_car_dent_with_airduster/

 

[john.med]

wowza.

 

[Renault_Boy01]

doesnt work, there is another thread about it on here and people have tried it..

 

[Cro]

I believe it only works on large dents, football size onwards kind of thing

 

[Greeny.]

wonder how well that would work with 10p size dents..?

EDIT: ahh just read the thread above

 

[Chad]

I believe it only works on large dents, football size onwards kind of thing

Yeah, its not going to work on little dings, would have to be a biggish dent.

 

[Final Maxim]

big dent on a piss flimsy door

 

[Cro]

There are things you can get though for smaller dents, i works something like glueing on a 'screw piece' and then placing another device on top and twisting the screw pulling out the dent. No idea how well that works but there arent many places that you cant get to behind the panels so working from behind and the likes of a painters steam roller does the job

 

[Chad]

big dent on a piss flimsy door

Big dent on any renault panel then

 

[Final Maxim]

pretty much lol

 

[Chris_Cliomk1]

that video seems s**t hot, iv got quite a big dent on me rear quarter, bout a football size so am gona give it a go. Any1 know where i can get that ice stuff from?
will save me £120 if it works

 

[CabinFever]

Depending on how big the dent is. Recently i lost a 10p size parking ding with the back of a spoon and a decorators steam roller ( if obviously the dent is accessable via the panels!

 

[MRBILLYUK]

that video seems s**t hot, iv got quite a big dent on me rear quarter, bout a football size so am gona give it a go. Any1 know where i can get that ice stuff from?
will save me £120 if it works

Plumbers merchants , Arctic spray .
http://www.plumbworld.co.uk/0000-3509?eid=0023-000001

Like lei69gh said . If the panel is accessible from behind .Try a seam roller . I used one years ago and removed 2 dents from a rear quarter panel .

http://www.bizrate.co.uk/paint_wallpapersupplies/oid563188484.html

 

[Rhino172]

what does that do to the paint tho? surely knakers it up some how?

 

[Liebo]

I'd assume it would make the paint go crazied if you're not careful/do it wrong.

I've got some sticking out dents on my bonnet from where the prevous owner/garage in it's past slammed it down on top of tools etc. Wonder if this will fix some of those?

 

[Final Maxim]

no chance ^

 

[Liebo]

What can then?