Removing body dents

[steppinthrax]

i have a dent on the driver side fender on my Camry. Anybody know any good way for removing these. I tired the can of compressed air and hair dryer but it didn't work.

[Svanzy Ya]

more like dry ice and a hair dryer - worked on my small roof dent

[Venom_5]

haha, yeah ... sometimes compressed air cans arent big enough to provide a drop in temperature

you want it to get cold enough to compress before you heat it up ... dry ice would work better

[steppinthrax]

Originally Posted by Venom_5

haha, yeah ... sometimes compressed air cans arent big enough to provide a drop in temperature

you want it to get cold enough to compress before you heat it up ... dry ice would work better

So what's the procedure. If you have a big dent like in a fender how would you use the dry ice? Do you heat first or dry ice first?

[bigbird]

how big is the dent? if its like 4 or more inches then start with a dent puller. its bacically a suction cup that pulls the dent.

[Venom_5]

same procedure as the compressed air, except instead you put the ice on the spot

if its a huge dent, you might have to goto a repair shop because the cold/hot trick isnt magical ... its just physics

[steppinthrax]

Originally Posted by bigbird

how big is the dent? if its like 4 or more inches then start with a dent puller. its bacically a suction cup that pulls the dent.

Oh shit you live in maryland. Which part do you live in???? I'm in White Marsh, Baltimore County

[bigbird]

hey another md person, college park(pg county)