dents!!
#12
RE: dents!!
Take a hairdryer and warm the dented surface for 5 to 10 minutes. Then take a bottle of compressed air and holding it upside down spray the dented area. Let it sit for a minute or so and the dent should come out due to the metal contracting and expanding. You can also substitute the compressed air for dry ice.
#13
RE: dents!!
actually, it's the exact opposite of what myrtle suggested...
freeze with canned air, THEN heat dry it
this only really works with large dents:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miNykNl-0NM
freeze with canned air, THEN heat dry it
this only really works with large dents:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miNykNl-0NM
#16
RE: dents!!
fyi, those compressed air cans are nowhere near that cold, their only about -25 deg. F, its not liquid CO2, its some long chemical I cant remember, but its alot warmer.
the techniques still work though, but the important part is where the dent is. If its right in the middle of a body panel and isnt really huge or really small, thats perfect. were looking for a few inches of diameter here. If its wrinkled it wont work as well either.
the techniques still work though, but the important part is where the dent is. If its right in the middle of a body panel and isnt really huge or really small, thats perfect. were looking for a few inches of diameter here. If its wrinkled it wont work as well either.
#20
RE: dents!!
the compressed air is just that, compressed CO2; the reason it gets cold is a the sudden change in volume and pressure by turning it upside-down. It is still just CO2, but just a lot colder. Unless of course you bought a chemical based compressed air for special cleaning.