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anyone seen this and tried it?

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Old Jun 22, 2007 | 08:32 AM
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anyone seen this and tried it?

http://www.hackerzen.com/05-2007/rem...compressed-air
Old Jun 22, 2007 | 09:09 AM
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I have a small dent in my passenger side, I will have to give that a try to see if it works, I'll let you know.
Old Jun 22, 2007 | 09:17 AM
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There's a video like that on YouTube and about 80% of the comments said it didn't work.

Plus it has to be used on a fresh dent.
Old Jun 22, 2007 | 09:51 AM
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I love the English.
Old Jun 22, 2007 | 09:53 AM
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well the guys dent is pretty huge. small tiny dents is another thing
Old Jun 24, 2007 | 12:20 PM
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First of all the dent wasn't bad, meaning it's big but without any wrinkles, which means you could easily pop it out by hand from the other side of the dent. I doubt this will work with even slight wrinkled dents, and especially the small dents.
He's English isn't great as well! I don't know was he asking a question or trying to tell the viewers "this cause any damage to the paint"
Old Jun 24, 2007 | 01:05 PM
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When you change the temperature of a thin metal so quickly, it will warp. That is how this method works. The problem is that you cannot control that warping, nor can you control how much it warps. I wouldn't try it on a dent of any size.
Old Jun 24, 2007 | 04:18 PM
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Screw that. Too much could go wrong and you could very well make it worse. Stick to the pros for that if you want your car coming out right.
Old Jun 24, 2007 | 04:53 PM
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With having 7 dents and dings on my ride now (all from idiots hitting my car) I think I am going to try this. I don't I can worsen the damage but I can save myself some major moolah!
Old Jun 24, 2007 | 09:28 PM
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It won't work. Save yourself the trouble and $$.

I've tried both methods. Upside down air can with blow dryer and the dry ice blow dryer method.

Even tried it on a fresh dent...road debris. Still nothing. So take it to a pro I was quoted $80 by Nissan for the work on 2 passenger doors with 4 small door dents.
Old Jun 24, 2007 | 09:54 PM
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80 bucks huh!? These ****** here in PA will try to bend me over out here. Anyway, thanks for he advice friend.
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It won't work. Save yourself the trouble and $$.

I've tried both methods. Upside down air can with blow dryer and the dry ice blow dryer method.

Even tried it on a fresh dent...road debris. Still nothing. So take it to a pro I was quoted $80 by Nissan for the work on 2 passenger doors with 4 small door dents.
Old Jun 25, 2007 | 08:48 AM
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Yea I was suprised it was so low from Nissan of all places.

Other quotes I've had are $100/per door. So always shop around or see if anyone of your friends know someone that do PDR (Painless Dent Removal)




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