Fixing small dents - a secret that garage owners would not like you to know

team suzuki · 2nd December 2007, 11:50

I am sharing a secret which garage owners and mechanics would not like anyone to know. Dents on cars can be repaired by rubbing DRY ice on it,just take a slab of dry ice and rub it slowly across the dent the dent automatically gets repaired,there is a science on how this really happens,the size of ice slab depends on the size of the dent,dry ice is the same ice used for storing things it is available with any ice retailer you have to pay money just for the ice and your dent work is done and don't have to go to the garage and pay extra money.Youtube has shown a video to prove this watch it at youtube.com

Rehaan · 3rd December 2007, 01:54

Interesting!

And for once its one of those "youtube secrets" that actually makes logical sense.

cya
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iraghava · 3rd December 2007, 01:58

Very, very interesting. Can you please provide a link to this video??

ashutoshb · 3rd December 2007, 02:27

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

rocksterraghu · 3rd December 2007, 02:56

Interesting, but I'm not sure about its working. Sounds and looks too simple to be true. lol. I should probably try this.

veyron1 · 3rd December 2007, 03:10

Hm. Interesting indeed...perhaps Dry ICE's temperatures force the metal to contract, thus "forming" the "deformation", since solid CO2 is cooler than ICE, at minus 78 or 79 degrees or something...

I'd like to see this as well....links, anyone?

rr_zen · 3rd December 2007, 05:32

Sounds interesting ! If someone could try it out and let us know how it went, that would be great. Am not able to decipher much from the You Tube clip on this one. If it really does the trick then am sure most of us would be making a beeline for the ice vendor.

1self · 3rd December 2007, 07:00

This is a revelation! WoW!

condor · 3rd December 2007, 07:45

Checked the first of the clips - didnt really show it was done on metal.

If the paint is damaged (as it is often), this definitely will not help.

But, let's try it out.

CrAzY dRiVeR · 3rd December 2007, 08:50

I might be stupid.

But, upon contracting the expanded metal, will the paint be intact? I thought repainting was the main burden associated with dent removal.

rr_zen · 3rd December 2007, 08:52

From what I saw on the clip, it appeared that this was carried out on the door of a car. It is true that one cannot adopt this method in cases where the paint has chipped off. However, am sure it will come in real handy (provided it works) in cleaning up minor dents which are too small a reason to go to the paint shop but necessarily an irritant and eyesore.

rider60 · 3rd December 2007, 08:53

well i am ready to try it on my m800 but i doubt if it will affect the paint in anyway, the dent i have on the car has the paint intact!

rr_zen · 3rd December 2007, 08:57

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Originally Posted by rider60

well i am ready to tru it on my m800 but doubt if it will affect the paint in anyway, the dent i have on the car has the paint intact!

Then I suppose your car is the right and potential candidate for trying out this exercise.

Of course, you also need to be prepared as to what your next steps would be in case the paint is affected. If I were you I would take a chance and try it out since even otherwise the paint would necessarily be affected when the area is tinkered the normal way.

androdev · 3rd December 2007, 09:44

Interesting. I found some better quality video.

Remove Car Dent With Airduster Video

How To Repair Car With Household Item Video

nicejits · 3rd December 2007, 11:35

Did any body tried this ?

2nd December 2007, 11:50	#1
team suzuki BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: ***** Posts: 143 Thanked: Once	Fixing small dents - a secret that garage owners would not like you to know I am sharing a secret which garage owners and mechanics would not like anyone to know. Dents on cars can be repaired by rubbing DRY ice on it,just take a slab of dry ice and rub it slowly across the dent the dent automatically gets repaired,there is a science on how this really happens,the size of ice slab depends on the size of the dent,dry ice is the same ice used for storing things it is available with any ice retailer you have to pay money just for the ice and your dent work is done and don't have to go to the garage and pay extra money.Youtube has shown a video to prove this watch it at youtube.com
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3rd December 2007, 01:54	#2
Rehaan Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 24,046 Thanked: 34,074 Times	Interesting! And for once its one of those "youtube secrets" that actually makes logical sense. cya R
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3rd December 2007, 01:58	#3
iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 8,033 Thanked: 265 Times View My Garage	Very, very interesting. Can you please provide a link to this video??
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3rd December 2007, 02:27	#4
ashutoshb Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: NOIDA Posts: 1,756 Thanked: 4,288 Times View My Garage	YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.
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3rd December 2007, 02:56	#5
rocksterraghu Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,240 Thanked: 236 Times View My Garage	Interesting, but I'm not sure about its working. Sounds and looks too simple to be true. lol. I should probably try this.
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3rd December 2007, 03:10	#6
veyron1 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,424 Thanked: 52 Times View My Garage	Hm. Interesting indeed...perhaps Dry ICE's temperatures force the metal to contract, thus "forming" the "deformation", since solid CO2 is cooler than ICE, at minus 78 or 79 degrees or something... I'd like to see this as well....links, anyone?
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3rd December 2007, 05:32	#7
rr_zen Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 1,799 Thanked: 400 Times View My Garage	Sounds interesting ! If someone could try it out and let us know how it went, that would be great. Am not able to decipher much from the You Tube clip on this one. If it really does the trick then am sure most of us would be making a beeline for the ice vendor.
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3rd December 2007, 07:00	#8
1self BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 629 Thanked: 330 Times View My Garage	This is a revelation! WoW!
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3rd December 2007, 07:45	#9
condor Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Speed-brkr City Posts: 15,864 Thanked: 16,014 Times View My Garage	Checked the first of the clips - didnt really show it was done on metal. If the paint is damaged (as it is often), this definitely will not help. But, let's try it out.
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3rd December 2007, 08:50	#10
CrAzY dRiVeR Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bangalore / TVM Posts: 17,181 Thanked: 73,502 Times View My Garage	I might be stupid. But, upon contracting the expanded metal, will the paint be intact? I thought repainting was the main burden associated with dent removal.
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3rd December 2007, 08:52	#11
rr_zen Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 1,799 Thanked: 400 Times View My Garage	From what I saw on the clip, it appeared that this was carried out on the door of a car. It is true that one cannot adopt this method in cases where the paint has chipped off. However, am sure it will come in real handy (provided it works) in cleaning up minor dents which are too small a reason to go to the paint shop but necessarily an irritant and eyesore.
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3rd December 2007, 08:53	#12
rider60 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bhagyanagaram. (A.K.A. Hyderabad) Posts: 1,620 Thanked: 56 Times View My Garage	well i am ready to try it on my m800 but i doubt if it will affect the paint in anyway, the dent i have on the car has the paint intact! Last edited by rider60 : 3rd December 2007 at 09:08.
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3rd December 2007, 09:44	#14
androdev Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: bangalore Posts: 3,096 Thanked: 22,336 Times	Interesting. I found some better quality video. Remove Car Dent With Airduster Video How To Repair Car With Household Item Video
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3rd December 2007, 11:35	#15
nicejits BANNED Join Date: May 2006 Location: Mumbai ( Borivali ) Posts: 328 Thanked: 0 Times View My Garage	Did any body tried this ?
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