hail damage repair?

[Solomon Cloud]

wondering if there are any do it yourself fixes cuz these dimples are pissing me off. I'll proboly just buy a new hood and trunk but the roof is another story.

[Schrade]

YIKES! Hail damage!!!

Fix? Whew. I don't know if it can be fixed.

Turn it inside-out, wait for the next hailstorm, and hope the hails hit the bumps?

[Solomon Cloud]

haha yah. yah it sucks when i dont own a garage.

[bhw33191]

DUDE! i was watching on tv results of hail damage and man am i thankful for living in an area where hail doesnt usually happen. Maybe invest in a ding king? I have one that i've never used so idk how well it works. And also idk if you'd be willing to fix every single dent.

[CD Smalley]

There tools available to fix this yourself. Look at www.eastwoodco.com.

Also, last time I had the work done it was about $50 per dent at a place called Dent Doctor.

[Schrade]

Originally Posted by CD Smalley

Also, last time I had the work done it was about $50 per dent at a place called Dent Doctor.

Holy COW! $50 / dent!!! Get a lottery ticket! Get ALL the lottery tickets!!!

Originally Posted by Solomon Cloud

Serious tho', I did read once about a tool that might be perfect for this. Might be the gig that mr CD there linked to. It actually heats the metal, and LETS the metal return 'out-of-stress' (so they called it).

[CD Smalley]

That's pretty cheap when you compare it to having to paint the whole car....

[mega420]

heres a good fix take some dust off the stuff for computers and turn can upside down so it shoots cold co2 spray the dent for about 20 sec till it gets nice and frosty then hit it with a hair dryer on high they should pop right out.

[bhw33191]

Originally Posted by mega420

heres a good fix take some dust off the stuff for computers and turn can upside down so it shoots cold co2 spray the dent for about 20 sec till it gets nice and frosty then hit it with a hair dryer on high they should pop right out.

wow that sure sounds interesting to try out!

[mega420]

works on alot of dents just as long as its not creased heres a link on how to do it.http://www.metacafe.com/watch/501379...ith_airduster/ i had my instructions on how to do it backwards so watch it to see it done.

[Solomon Cloud]

im gonna try out the most inexpensive fix first. seems practical enough as it is.

[mega420]

yeah those paintless dent removal tools can run big bucks i took the class for it 6000 for the 1 week course and alot of tools the eastwood tools look good but still why spend it if you dont need to can of dust off 4 bucks lol also on the hood you might not get all out with any tool because of the hood supports.

[gatoratoy227]

on my way to school today i ran into a hail storm i find it kinda odd to have a hail storm in late october btw does the Co2 thing really work because i have some hail dents i'd like to take care of i've heard of a hair dryer and a toilet plunger but the Co2 sounds way more effective

[bobss396]

Dry ice works.

[mega420]

the dry ice thing is almost he exact thing but cheaper and as for the ding king thing dont wast your mony you can just buy the eastwood tools and practic yourself. they come with instructions and you can get a dvd also. so 6000 verus 150 its a no brainer. but as far as i know the dust off thing works havent tryed myself cause all my dents are the ones you need a hammer and dolly for. lol but personally i would try it out since dust off is pretty cheap and im sure you got a hair dryer in your house somewere.