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05-22-2005, 10:15 PM
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dent removal? Well, my dumbass friends like to set my car alarm off while they are in the parking lot. They push on my left rear fender to make it go off. I was waxing it yesterday and i noticed in bright sunlight and looking at a shallow angle, you ca see 3 or 4 silver dollar size dimples where they put their weight on the car. I was pissed! They are not noticable looking dents, but the paint bends the light diffrently in those areas so you can tell. Is there any way to fix this? Anyone ever try one of those pop-a-dent things?
05-22-2005, 11:09 PM
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Please do a search. I've answered this question many times.
The Pops-a-Dent is a joke. A) You can't just pull a dent and it will come out perfectly B) The way the device is made can leave you with two dents where the arms sit on the panel and 1 high spot where the initial dent used to be.
Take it to a paintless dent removal company. Call your favorite bodyshop and ask them who they sub their PDR stuff to.
The dry ice method is also a myth. I should call Myth Busters to get proof.
The Pops-a-Dent is a joke. A) You can't just pull a dent and it will come out perfectly B) The way the device is made can leave you with two dents where the arms sit on the panel and 1 high spot where the initial dent used to be.
Take it to a paintless dent removal company. Call your favorite bodyshop and ask them who they sub their PDR stuff to.
The dry ice method is also a myth. I should call Myth Busters to get proof.
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05-23-2005, 06:06 PM
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I've tried the Dent removal thing from Autozone for $20. It took ALOT of work and about 15 times of gluing/prying the dent out but in the end it was alot less noticable. I save give it a try first before you do anything else.
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Originally Posted by fa18007
Well, my dumbass friends like to set my car alarm off while they are in the parking lot. They push on my left rear fender to make it go off. I was waxing it yesterday and i noticed in bright sunlight and looking at a shallow angle, you ca see 3 or 4 silver dollar size dimples where they put their weight on the car. I was pissed! They are not noticable looking dents, but the paint bends the light diffrently in those areas so you can tell. Is there any way to fix this? Anyone ever try one of those pop-a-dent things?
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05-23-2005, 07:20 PM
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I wasn't planning on going to the meet in Atlanta. I have other plans. But yeah I would like to know the name and number of the guy in orlando and some average prices. Thanks!
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Originally Posted by GEARHED
The dry ice method is not a myth.
Either that or I had "magical" dry ice, a four fold towel and magic hair dryer as well to remove two dents the same size.
Either that or I had "magical" dry ice, a four fold towel and magic hair dryer as well to remove two dents the same size.
