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Noticed a guy at the shop using a dent puller with dry ice instead of a slide hammer
Stopped by a body shop in Phoenix last week and watched a guy pull a door dent with dry ice and a heat gun. No welding, no drilling, just a 15 minute cycle of freeze and pop. Anyone else tried this method or is it just for soft aluminum?
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taylor_hayes2529d ago
Tried a similar dry ice trick on my old truck's hood dent, worked great on aluminum but took a few more cycles than I expected. The heat gun has to be just right too hot and you'll mess up the paint, too cold and the dent barely moves. Worth testing on a small spot first before going all in.
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james_singh728d ago
Yeah that heat gun balance is tricky. I messed up a door panel once by getting too aggressive with the heat, left a weird ripple in the metal that you can still see from certain angles. The dry ice method works way better on thinner aluminum panels for sure, but on that thick steel hood of mine it took like 4 or 5 rounds before the dent popped out clean.
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the_rowan28d ago
A buddy of mine tried this and ended up with a wavy hood.
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