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Old 05-22-2007, 05:25 PM
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someone copy the whole page and paste it here, i can't click the link at work
Old 05-22-2007, 05:43 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by iheartintegras &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">someone copy the whole page and paste it here, i can't click the link at work </TD></TR></TABLE>

LOL...Here it is:
http://www.biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=2782

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Has anyone tried it yet and on small dings for that matter.!@?
Old 05-22-2007, 05:45 PM
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no i meant everything that is on the site, paste it here lol. stupid blocker at work won't let me see it
Old 05-22-2007, 05:47 PM
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it is a video. he just blow dried the dent for a min, then the can air you get at stores he turned it upside downa and sprayed the dent and the dent poped out.
Old 05-22-2007, 05:53 PM
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someone go kick a dent in the side of your car and try this!! yeah!!
Old 05-22-2007, 09:14 PM
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damit!!! i was going to try it today whiel i was bleeding my breaks but totaly forgot.....

i will try it when i go back up to portland
Old 05-22-2007, 09:41 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 2+2Door &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i doubt it works for dents that you cant already pull out with a suction cup. besides that itll probably be liable to pop back in with a slight touch, you cant un-stretch metal.</TD></TR></TABLE>
umm your wrong.. metal (as well as plastic) has a certain "memory" of what its previous shape, just like if you push on a roof of a car, it bends in, but will go back to its original shape.. as someone said, the heat expands the metal (or plastic) causing it to begin to go back to its original shape, then the rapid change in temperature contracts the metal back to its original shape (or close to it ) but it would only work on large panels with large dents.. make sense?
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i want to try it on like a totaled hatch where the 1/4 is dented lol
Old 05-22-2007, 09:45 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sohc95vtec &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
umm your wrong.. metal (as well as plastic) has a certain "memory" of what its previous shape, just like if you push on a roof of a car, it bends in, but will go back to its original shape.. as someone said, the heat expands the metal (or plastic) causing it to begin to go back to its original shape, then the rapid change in temperature contracts the metal back to its original shape (or close to it ) but it would only work on large panels with large dents.. make sense?</TD></TR></TABLE>

That would require a lot of heat for metal, though. That's why he's saying you can't unstretch it. Sure you can melt it and reform it, but if you've stretched metal inward, it'll either pop back in or stick out when you pull it.
Old 05-22-2007, 09:48 PM
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How the expletive did they figure out that would work?
Old 05-22-2007, 09:53 PM
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I think it's more a matter of knowing what heat and carbon dioxide can do. Then just putting it to use. Smart. I'm definately trying this. I wonder about small dings though. I have a big dent on my hood that this technique should take care of. If I can only find something for small dings it would save me hundreds of dollars at a body shop.
Old 05-22-2007, 10:05 PM
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yea its true. anyone that has done some bodywork knows that metal does indeed have a memory. this will work on large single point dings on metal. the same effect can be done wit a heatgun and wooden block applied wit force behind the ding. its the first time i seen it done wit a duster can tho. but its basically doing the same thing.
Old 05-22-2007, 10:14 PM
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It's simple physics, really. If you heat the metal, it's going to expand. Rapidly cooling the area surrounding the dent, will cause that metal to shrink faster than the dented area, causing the pliable metal that is in the dented area to fill in the gap. It all depends on the surface tension, though. If you try it on more curved surfaces, the results won't be so easy to get, due to the curved surface.
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one time i didnt even apply heat and did it to a plastic bumper just stuck a 2x4 in there and moved it back


my autoteacher basically took a fubard bumper once left it in the sun all day and somethimes mesed with it and got it back into shape
Old 05-22-2007, 10:51 PM
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thats dope!
Old 05-24-2007, 12:57 AM
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still no one has tried this? go kick a dent in ur parents beater and tell them u have a easy fix for it! and pray it works so ur daddy dont beat u.
Old 05-24-2007, 02:47 AM
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I will go try this on a non-salvageable spare fender tommorow as soon as I pick up a duster. Also, I have seen a similar video but using dry ice.
Old 05-24-2007, 02:48 AM
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i wonder if this method could take out small dings?
Old 05-28-2007, 06:06 PM
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Im gonna try it out
just need to pick up a bottle of air and ill try it on my fender
Old 05-28-2007, 06:15 PM
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someone with a spare fender... TRY IT
Old 05-28-2007, 06:23 PM
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For the person who can't view the page:

<u>http://www.metacafe.com/fplayer/501379/remove_car_dent_with_airduster.swf</u>
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