Creekswirl
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Has anyone tried the dent removal technique from http://www.cincitdi.com/dent-removal-hair-dryer-and-can-air ?
Would this cause damage to the paint?
Would this cause damage to the paint?
I thought those are just compressed air. Will a can from Walmart cause ice to form on the car? I doubt it.SmokinTDI said:Any electronic store or even wal-mart, target, ect....... They are dusters for like keyboards
The can is compressed liquid co2. If it was just air you would have something like a 15 second spray time. If your not sure, read the can. They all tell you to spray only short amounts of time to avoid cooling of the can. This is the co2 evaporating.stancho said:I thought those are just compressed air. Will a can from Walmart cause ice to form on the car? I doubt it.
If you spray with the can upside down, ice will definitely form on the car. I've used those "air duster" cans for years in the office to sneak freeze attack unsuspecting co-workers.stancho said:I thought those are just compressed air. Will a can from Walmart cause ice to form on the car? I doubt it.
You might want to check on it... I have a can of Fellowes Air Duster for my keyboard and it contains Dimethyl Ether (5-10%) and Tetrafluroethane (the propellant)... not much air in the Duster! It's flammable.bugablue said:The can is compressed liquid co2. If it was just air you would have something like a 15 second spray time. If your not sure, read the can. They all tell you to spray only short amounts of time to avoid cooling of the can. This is the co2 evaporating.
I will have to defer every body to the paintless dent repair technicians. I ended up dropping a bar from my Thule rack on the LF quarter panel on an 03 Mazda Protege. Luckily the foot that hit the panel was rubberized, but it still dented the panel. I took it to a body shop and they wanted around $500 to repair it. I took it to the dealer and they said around $450, but they said to try the local paintless dent repair. I did and it came out flawless. I am a firm believer in this process, but from what I understand, they drill a small hole into the door and reach into the door with a hook or something of that nature. Maybe Bruzer-Boy can confirm, but they use this to work out the dent with minimal intrusion.bruzer_boy said:I do Paintless Dent Repair for a living. This process that they are using will work, but only on a small percentage of dents. And the chances of the dent comming out flawless are very slim. The car that they were doing it on has very thin sheet metal to begin with. Any dent that this process will work on could be poped out with your hand if you could get behind it. I just dont' want people to get the wrong idea and start taking hair dryers and co2 to their cars for nothing. Its probably best if you just take the car to someone who knows what they are doing. But if you must try, good luck. And no, it wont hurt the paint.