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Old May 15, 2007, 06:41 PM
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Well i just tried out the compressed air/hairdryer method and it worked pretty well. Did it on a wide dent, and although it didn't remove it completely it definitely made a significant improvement where you have to have the light hitting it at the right angle to notice it now.
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Did you happen to take before and after pics?
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wonder how it works on small dents.....like "hurricane winds throwing small rocks at your door" small dents
Old May 16, 2007, 04:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Evo_Jr
The paintless dent remover I have seen is an actual person going behind the metal, and just pushing it out with a bar or something. Took him about 30-40 mins to get a small dent out.

I'm also interested in that trick your friend told you.
....known as the "Dent Wizard" in these parts.....used them several times on my winter beater ES300......worked great.......I have a nice ding on the hood of my EVO.....still debating if I should let the Dent Wizard have at my aluminum hood........Sick Speed
Old May 16, 2007, 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Ralliart Girl
Did you happen to take before and after pics?
Unfortunaltly I did it at 9:40 at night, so it was too dark to do photos, but I had a flashlight and could see the before and after of light bending around the dent. I can imagine that this method would not work on sharp small dents, as it seems to pull large caved in dents out, based on the idea of the expansion and contraction of the hot then cold. So yeah, small dents I don't think your going to get those kind of results
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Originally Posted by Lostprophet
Unfortunaltly I did it at 9:40 at night, so it was too dark to do photos, but I had a flashlight and could see the before and after of light bending around the dent. I can imagine that this method would not work on sharp small dents, as it seems to pull large caved in dents out, based on the idea of the expansion and contraction of the hot then cold. So yeah, small dents I don't think your going to get those kind of results
9:40 at night?? what was wrong with the daytime?
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more like I read this thread at 9:20 at night and said "hey, I have a dent, and a blowdryer AND compressed air, I'm gonna give it a shot." Because I'm impatient.

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