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heavy4x4

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Hi everyone.

 

Thanks to a hailstorm last Thursday that pounded my truck with literally golf-ball and ping-pong ball sized hail, I now have a few dents in the hood and roof of my truck.

 

They're not terribly noticeable (especially if the truck is a little dirty :seeya: ), but I'd like to have them gone and out of sight/mind.

 

They are small indentations that a suction cup thingy would likely do nothing for. Are there methods for getting these out. Does DentDoctor remove dents like these?

 

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

-Steve

99silveradoz71 Senior Enthusiast

99silveradoz71

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Hmm, you weren't in South Carolina were you? Was down there early last week for vacation and it got a bit stormy with hail and such.

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heavy4x4

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Hmm, you weren't in South Carolina were you?  Was down there early last week for vacation and it got a bit stormy with hail and such.

 

 

 

 

Nope...up in Madison, Wisconsin. Just a freak storm. It had been probably 60+ degrees during the day and we were expecting rain. Instead of rain, I ended up watching helplessly as ice balls falling at terminal velocity bombarded my truck :(:mad:

ZZebes Senior Enthusiast

ZZebes

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Don't laugh when i say this, but, Dry ice, I'm serious it works

 

the dent has to be within a week or so to work right but it might work after.

 

1st place a towel over the dent to prevent it from freezing the paint.

2nd place a good sized chuck of dry ice over the dent and leave it there for 10 minutes or less. "you might hear and audible pop or not"

3rd let the metal re heat naturally and the dent "should" be gone.

 

the reason this works is because you are super contracting the metal to pull the dent and then when it cools it will regain it origional shape due to "metal memory"(not the right term but close) and violla!!! its gone

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Don't laugh when i say this, but, Dry ice, I'm serious it works

 

the dent has to be within a week or so to work right but it might work after.

 

1st  place a towel over the dent to prevent it from freezing the paint.

2nd place a good sized chuck of dry ice over the dent and leave it there for 10 minutes or less. "you might hear and audible pop or not"

3rd let the metal re heat naturally and the dent "should" be gone.

 

the reason this works is because you are super contracting the metal to pull the dent and then when it cools it will regain it origional shape due to "metal memory"(not the right term but close) and violla!!! its gone

 

 

 

 

 

ZZEBES is right on. It is true use dry ice and it will work. Make sure you use a towel in between the paint and ice. Works like a charm. :banghead:

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