haha...I tried the technique of using dry ice and a heat gun to remove a dent the other day; it actually worked, to some extent. My dent was right on the side impact beam and a little below. The area on the impact beam protruded, while the area underneath was dented in. I used a huge piece of dry ice to cool it down, then the heat gun; slowly but surely the metal reformed. The dent is gone now but I still have the protuding points on the side impact beam on my teg. Dent Pro even said that they could not do anything about the side impact beam areas. I'm pretty satisfied and just wanted to suggest this method if you guys have any small dents.

 

Where exactly is the side impact beam?

 

can you explain the procedure as to how the dry ice and heat gun works? thanks

 

Any before and after pics?

 

Extremely low temperatures from the dry ice will cause the metal to shrink; when the metal shrinks it pulls and when it pulls it will conform back to it's original shape....theoretically. The heat gun will be used to heat up the dented area, which will make the metal more flexible. My dent is still noticeable but it's a lot better than before. This only works on small dents/dings. I tried some other dents on my car and nothing happened...so it really depends on the damage.

 

Sorry guys...no digicam. If I happen to run by one i'll post the pic.

Hungster...I remember seeing your post about the damage on your car; in your pic it looks like your damage on your door is pretty much in the same area as where mine was. I'm not sure if it will work since your's looks like it's on a crease.

 

would the dry ice or heat gun causes any damages to the paint?

 

wow, that is a very new method to me.

 

i heard about this technic but never really knew how it was performed! will try it someday when im bored

 

its an old old school, like hotrodders method AFAIK. never used it or seen it done though. Dent Wizard/King/Etc owns.

 

Saw a guy use that technique on Monster Garage on the chipper shredder van where the outlet for the chipper was. He used a torch and dry ice though. In the end they had to have the guy who paints the cars for the show bondo the roof due to the waves in it.

 

If you are located in the los angeles area I can get the dent out.

 

I always wanted to invest in one of those dent kits and take out dents on other cars and stuff for cheap for experience for me to do my own car and other people who are friends and stuff.

 

It is a useful trick, just gotta be careful. If you change the tempature of the paint to quickly it can cause the clearcoat to crack due to the stress.

Just be careful, it does a good job in most cases. The dents that I have been unable to remove completely, it has reduced the visibility of them greatly.

 

clearcoat.. but what about the rest of paint.. anyone knows what other negative effects from doing this?

 

If you crack your clearcoat you have a problem. It will make the paint in that area look cloudy and you will see thousands of tiny white lines where the coat of paint has seperated.

 

I read a post from Styleteg and that is where I got the idea. Thanks for the idea man...
I agree, I was very careful in applying the dry ice and heat, keeping in mind the extreme and harse temeratures that the paint would have to endure.

 

No problem, glad to see it worked out so well for you.

You can still barely see the dents I used the method on, but its much better than it was

 

hey u do dent removal????