Anyone ever try a car ding repair kit?

[Hankerton]

I just got a new 350z track edition w/ only 14,000 miles on it. I noticed a tiny ding on the driver side door. I want to try one of the repair kits but wanted to make sure it was worth the purchase and definitely not screw anything up on my new car.

Thanks for your help!!!

 

[MisterJackson]

I hear dry ice works better, and it's much cheaper I suspect.

And "New with 14,000 miles..." is not new 😉

 

[Hankerton]

Originally posted by: MisterJackson
I hear dry ice works better, and it's much cheaper I suspect.

Dry ice? How does that work?

 

[MisterJackson]

It only works on small dings/dents. Put the dry ice as close to the area as possible. The coldness will make the metal contract and the ding pop out. It may take some time and patience, don't know how fast it works.

 

[Hankerton]

Originally posted by: MisterJackson
It only works on small dings/dents. Put the dry ice as close to the area as possible. The coldness will make the metal contract and the ding pop out. It may take some time and patience, don't know how fast it works.

cool, I'll look into that.

Anyone else have any experiences with this?

Edit: BTW, it's new to me!!

 

[frodrick]

Originally posted by: Hankerton

Originally posted by: MisterJackson
It only works on small dings/dents. Put the dry ice as close to the area as possible. The coldness will make the metal contract and the ding pop out. It may take some time and patience, don't know how fast it works.

cool, I'll look into that.

Anyone else have any experiences with this?

Edit: BTW, it's new to me!!

The idea is to heat the area up first (sunlight, hairdryer, whatever) then apply the dry ice. The sudden temperature change affects the metal and is supposed to fix the dent.

 

[MisterJackson]

Originally posted by: frodrick

Originally posted by: Hankerton

Originally posted by: MisterJackson
It only works on small dings/dents. Put the dry ice as close to the area as possible. The coldness will make the metal contract and the ding pop out. It may take some time and patience, don't know how fast it works.

cool, I'll look into that.

Anyone else have any experiences with this?

Edit: BTW, it's new to me!!

The idea is to heat the area up first (sunlight, hairdryer, whatever) then apply the dry ice. The sudden temperature change affects the metal and is supposed to fix the dent.

Good point

 

[Hankerton]

Anyone ever try the suction method? The Dent King has this $30 dollar kit that's supposed to work. Any suggestions?

 

[MrBond]

Someone kicked my Blazer right below the rear cargo glass, left a dent about the size of my hand and a nice muddy shoe print. We used a large suction cup puller to get the majority of it, then switched to one of those "Dent Wizards" to finish the job.

It did a passable job, but you can still see the dent in just the right light. There's a tiny crease near the glass, the dent wizard wasn't able to fix that.