I'm Sick-Opinions Please

[echo46]

All:
Just got back from vacationing out west and was really jonesin to drive the ZHP. Pulled her out of the garage, was not paying attention and I brushed up against my wife's Land Rover. I am abosulely digusted with myself. What an idiot..etc etc

Anyway please take a look at the attached pictures and give me opinions which route to repair. Any shot at paintless dent removal or is it too big??

[Hornung418]

Hair Dryer and a can of keyboard cleaner. Heat the dent up constantly moving the dryer as to not burn the paint. Give it a good 10 minutes of heat, then while it's still hot, shake the C02 can and spray it UPSIDE DOWN. This will pop your dent if there is no crease. Then just clay the paint and give it a good wash.

Good luck!

[echo46]

Really, I never heard of that. So going from hot to cold will pop it? Any way I can cause more damage besides overheating the paint? Do ypou mean hold the can upside down?

[Hornung418]

Yes, if there is no crease, the metal will contract after the CO2 is sprayed on the hot surface. Holding the can upside down causes a reaction inside the can and makes the insides colder than normal. I'll pull up a video of the process in action.



This guy only needs 30 seconds of heat. But then again it looks like it's quite hot out in the video. Should pop it back out if there isn't a crease which you are very lucky to have avoided causing one!

[echo46]

excellent, thanks

[echo46]

wow, that is amazing, did you ever try it?

[Marcus-SanDiego]

Good luck with the repair.

[echo46]

thanks, going to get the keyboard cleaner now

[danewilson77]

[echo46]

Bravo, Getting a large bag of Orville Redenbacher next.