Accident.....dents :( - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

khanhdom · 10-19-2003, 02:32 PM

Hey on saturday, I was on this highway with some of my friends rolling with like 7 cars but anyways, this other car fucking braked hard and did a u turn and so my friends in front braked hard and then I braked hard, but the car behind me, my friend, hit me....not sure how fast he was going but it wasn't a big boom, just like a bumper car crash, and it just push my car up, and so I turned into a shopping center, and to checked it out, I have these two little dents where I think the screw was on his license plates, and I got some blue on my red rear bumper, I'm so PO right now, and he's my friend, so I dont know what to do, but I read some other post that somebody use ice or something and the dent popped out? or how would I make it pop out, anyways I'll take some pics of it, and beside the 2 circle dents, I got a few scratches, and the blue paint

tinman831 · 10-19-2003, 03:29 PM

man sorry about what happen. some people have said dry ice works but it really depends on the dent. if its a small indentation (like hail damage) it might work.... if the dent is big enough. if you have a crease in the bumper you have to find something else to get it out. you could try taking off the bumper and pushing it back out again. either way... good luck.

jimkuo · 10-19-2003, 08:12 PM

I'm sorry to hear about your car. I don't really have any advice other than using some rubbing compound to get off the paint that your friend's bumper rubbed onto yours. I was actually wondering how that dry ice trick works. I've never heard of it before. What do you do?

jhbhatia · 10-20-2003, 11:03 AM

DANG! First your kit gets scratched then this...all this just as you got the kit painted last month! SUCKS! The dry ice would work (like someone indicated) for hail damage or small door dings, not screw indents. I think a bodyshop will be able to help you with that. Just make friends with a body shop you want to frequent very often. I knew this dude in austin who just made a contract to bring his solara every 6 months and they took care of it...$125 / every six months...(included detail of the exterior)....also included were removal of door dings (paintless dent removal), etc. If there was more damage...(like his valances needed painting) then that was extra....But if it was bumper, etc...all was included in the same price. Don't know anyone in houston for that tho'

khanhdom · 10-20-2003, 03:03 PM

yea i know, it sucks....but now that I think about it, its not so bad, barely noticeable, but I still notice it, you'll see it at the meet this Sunday, and yea I will probably just leave it there, until I get my car totally repainted

rajul · 10-20-2003, 07:24 PM

Using dry ice to repair minor dents ? Could someone describe how to do this ? This sure is interesting......

crazy_camry · 10-20-2003, 08:43 PM

Heat the dent up with a hair dryer get pretty damn hot.Then put on a pair of gloves or use something to hold the dry ice with.Rub it over the dent that you heated up. The expansion and contraction of the metal should pull the dent out.It shouldn't take you longer than 15 minutes.

this is what i've heard and have not tryed it, though i want to as i have a dent in my bootlid from a falling avocado (out of a tree)

da_horse · 10-20-2003, 10:22 PM

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Originally posted by crazy_camry
i have a dent in my bootlid from a falling avocado (out of a tree)

jkz mate, how big is the dent tho? and goodluck with your HSC exams...try not to stress to much, i did my VCE equivalent a few years ago and trust me its not the be all and end all...

Huy

rajul · 10-21-2003, 12:46 AM

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Originally posted by crazy_camry
Heat the dent up with a hair dryer get pretty damn hot.Then put on a pair of gloves or use something to hold the dry ice with.Rub it over the dent that you heated up. The expansion and contraction of the metal should pull the dent out.It shouldn't take you longer than 15 minutes.

this is what i've heard and have not tryed it, though i want to as i have a dent in my bootlid from a falling avocado (out of a tree)

Thanks mate ! Something for me to try out on my older car.

jhbhatia · 10-21-2003, 09:32 AM

Rajul, there are three main ways bodyshops use to take dents out (also called paintless dent removal). One is the long stickie thing that goes behind the door and pushes out the dent (from inside out), the other is the smaller sucktion cups (kinda like the Ding King...but b.shops have various sizes depending on dents or dings, and lastly is the dryice! So essentially dryice is LAST of last technique!

T2000 · 10-21-2003, 11:47 AM

If the dents are on your bumper, dry ice won't work at all since it's plastic, heating and contracting it may even crack it, you would have to push it from behind. Since you gonna re-paint the car, I'll say leave it and get the body shop to fix it when you re-paint the car. BTW how do you like the projector so far?

InTeReX · 10-21-2003, 12:32 PM

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One is the long stickie thing that goes behind the door and pushes out the dent (from inside out)

^^^Reverse Hammer...^^^

crazy_camry · 10-22-2003, 01:21 AM

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Originally posted by Da_HoRsE

jkz mate, how big is the dent tho? and goodluck with your HSC exams...try not to stress to much, i did my VCE equivalent a few years ago and trust me its not the be all and end all...

Huy

its pretty funny when i tell people how i got the dent. it's fairly small, like the size of a 20c piece (about 20mm across for you non aussies) and is nice and round.

i'm not to worried about the exams, i'm going in to do my best, but i'm not stressing overly about them. thanks for the support

Number Eight · 10-22-2003, 02:22 AM

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Originally posted by crazy_camry
Heat the dent up with a hair dryer get pretty damn hot.Then put on a pair of gloves or use something to hold the dry ice with.Rub it over the dent that you heated up. The expansion and contraction of the metal should pull the dent out.It shouldn't take you longer than 15 minutes.

this is what i've heard and have not tryed it, though i want to as i have a dent in my bootlid from a falling avocado (out of a tree)

Wouldn't that cause the metal to possibly break and make the damage even worse if the dent is the wrong size? (If you're wondering what I mean take a really hot saucer from the dishwasher and run it under cold water without letting it cool off [you will definitely lose the saucer]). Even if it works, wouldn't the surrounding metal be deformed? Not to mention the paint issue...

crazy_camry · 10-22-2003, 02:36 AM

those are exactly the kind of thoughts i had, which is why i wanted someone who had done it to explain in a bit more detail.