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Best way to fix hail "dimples"?
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A dimple results from metal that has stretched. Super-cooling the =
immediate area may pull it up, but as soon as the temperatures =
equalized, it'd go right back the way it was.
Hammer and spoon would work but you have to have access to the =
underside....and even then, metal smoothing and new paint would be =
next step.
You might try the mobile guys who do 'paintless dent removal', but they =
charge by the dent and that might be more than the car is worth....:)
Larry
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From: Allyn=20
To: L F ; Mark ; scirocco-l@scirocco.org=20
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 5:26 PM
Subject: Re: Best way to fix hail "dimples"?
wasnt there some trick with dry ice on a very hot day?
supposedly you let the hood get really hot, then take ice and quickly =
rub it around the perimiter of the dimple. supposedly the stresses make =
the dimple pop back out.
Al
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Hammer and spoon would work but =
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have access to the underside....and even then, metal =
smoothing and=20
new paint would be next step.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>You might try the mobile guys who do =
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dent removal', but they charge by the dent and that might be more than =
the car=20
is worth....:)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Larry</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>wasnt there some trick with dry ice =
on a very hot=20
day?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>supposedly you let the hood get =
really hot, then=20
take ice and quickly rub it around the perimiter of the dimple. =
supposedly the=20
stresses make the dimple pop back out.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Al</FONT></DIV>
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