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  • The following posted below is the information from www.ehow.com/how_112958_repair-minor-dents.html There are also sites selling a "dent wizard" which may also be helpful to get dents out, but there are also warnings or specifics about it as well such as if the dented area has plastic filler then it won't work. This is an afternoon project for those with access to the right tools. There are dent-pulling kits available that use suction cups or hot glue, avoiding the need to drill a hole into the dent. If you want your car to look like new, though, consider a trip to the auto-body shop. Overall Tips: Replacing the entire dented body panel (or hood or trunk) may be easier than fixing a large dent. Call a few salvage yards for price and availability. If the dent is on a door, you will need to remove the inside door panel. Overall Warnings: This method of pulling out a dent will work only on dents that have no creases. To repair dents with wrinkles, go to an auto-body shop. Steps: 1. Borrow a dent-pulling tool (looks and acts like a slide hammer), a dolly (a tool designed especially for flattening and shaping metal) and a metalworking hammer. 2. Find the center of the dent and drill a hole in it using a 1/8-inch (3-mm) drill bit (see A). (Or, using the hot glue gun that comes with some kits, glue the plastic adapter to the center of the dent.) 3. Thread the dent-pulling tool into the hole you just drilled (see B) (or attach the dent-pulling tool to the plastic circle you just glued on). Pull on the dent-pulling tool to flatten or pop out the dent. 4. Hammer the front of the dent with the metalworking hammer while holding the dolly against the back of the dent. You may need to get underneath the car or open the hood or the trunk to reach the back of the dent. 5. Using a medium surface-conditioning disk on your drill, grind all the paint down to bare metal extending at least 1 inch (2.5 cm) around the dent. Fill the entire area with body filler. 6. Let the filler dry, then sand with sandpaper wrapped around a block of wood. Start with 36-grit sandpaper and work your way down to 120-grit. 7. Prime the area with spray primer for cars. Apply six coats, letting primer dry between coats. 8. Sand the primer with 600-grit wet-and-dry sandpaper to remove any scratches. Touch up the area with matching car paint. Resand and repeat if paint is not smooth.
  • For this method, the apparatus you will need are: 1 Heat Gun (or hair dryer is ok but takes longer) 1 can of Air Duster(compressed CO2) If you press the trigger holding the air can upright, nothing but Carbon Dioxide comes out But if you flip the can over and spray, liquid Carbon Dioxide comes out which is extremely cold to touch when it comes out. Heat the dent and about 1-3 inches(depending on size of dent) of metal around the dent till it is little more than lukewarm. Then quickly spray your liquid CO2 holding the can upside down with the trigger fully pressed starting from the outer edge of the dent and then fill in the circle you just made around the dent. The surface should have a layer of white ice on it. And now comes the sweet part, just wait and watch the magic, and before the ice layer melts off of the surface, POP comes out the dent!!!! If it doesn't, heat up the dent again and this time, only make the ring all the way on the outer edge of the dent, it will have to pop out this time. Second Method: Now this one is extremely easy to do and works more than most of the time! You can get dry ice at your local grocery store like Super Walmart or Market Basket, $5.00 for a huge chunk(bigger than your head) but be careful with it though, you need a thermal proof glove or a thick oven mitt to touch it. For this method, the apparatus you will need are: 1 chunk of hot ice 1 Heat gun Wash the dent thoroughly to remove any grease, oil or tree sap. Break the Hot Ice to chunk the size of a softball so you have firm grip. Now touch it to the center of the dent and keep it there for 5-10 seconds, apply as needed. Side Note If you wanted to break into something with a cheep metal lock. Freeon is available at computer stores. Buy a can of screen duster (compressed CO2), and hold it upside down, and you've got it in liquid form. Its cold enough to crystallize the metal on most commercial locks. And then a hammer can take care of the rest.

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