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- vernsan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+29How about telling other people to stop denting peoples car!
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10Would have been better if he had put some object like a ping pong ball on so we could see the dent pop... because I couldn't see it.
- truspark, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8where do you buy dry ice?
- falsethinker, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8Here are some more detailed instructions i found via google...
"Place the Dry Ice on the inside of the dent if possible. Use heavy gloves and press flat sheet against dent. If it is not possible to get on the inside concave part of the dent, then using heavy gloves hold the Dry Ice so a corner can fit into the bottom lowest part of the cratered dent. Hold the Dry Ice until the metal is frosted at least 2 inches beyond the dent. Let the metal warm up (in the sun is the best) and repeat the procedure."
-http://www.amer-rest-equip.com/usare_other_uses_dry_ice.html - totorototoro, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Is that one of the "secret" methods companies like "Mr. Dent" "The Dent Wizard" etc. use to get dents out of cars?
- sally00, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7
I hope you didn't put a dent in your car on purpose just to see if dry ice can fix it...... - ryodoan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3The place where i work ships ice cream to the continental US (48 states) and we use dry ice for home deliveries. Its fun stuff, we get it in about 1.5 foot cubes in large containers, then cut it to size.
I have fun with the scraps :)
Think Dry Ice + Hot Water + Empty plastic 20 pop bottle = fun - 47knight, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2At your local food store, I know Albertsons in az has them, but you have to be 18 to purchase it.
I have a pretty large dent in my car from my idiot neighbor, I'll try this later and report back with results. - Fracture98, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2If you're willing to use up a CO2 extinguisher, you can tie a bag of cheese cloth over the end and fire it off. Instant dry-ice snowball. Tie tight, or you'll just shoot a cheese cloth bag onto the neighbour's garage roof.
- mptsxtps, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"Dry Ice - Urban Myth
One method that always circulates is using dry ice to contract the displaced aluminum (dent) causing it to pop back into place. Having a few hail dents on the Caravel, I bought 5# of dry ice from the local dairy and set to work. I tried every process I could think of, cooling the dent itself, the area around the dent, trying it with hot skin, and cool skin, long soak, etc. The dents were never affected. A body shop guy I talked to says that it will work on steel panels but not aluminum. Even the body shops have stopped this method with the use of electromagnets and vacuum (paintless dent removal). The vacuum is an idea that still may be worth a try."
http://www.vintageairstream.com/rr_topics_dents.html - ra1n1ngblood, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0one time i dented my bike.
- JordanV32, on 10/12/2007, -7/+2this is nice, my car resembles a golf ball
- thcobbs, on 10/12/2007, -10/+2Engineer thinking: Why not just use a hammer?
- jizzlyadams, on 10/12/2007, -8/+0Im serious someone should show Xzibit this video.
- borninda818, on 10/12/2007, -30/+1how bout not denting ur car in the first place?
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