I was thinking more of the hair dryer with upside down can. I wouldn't waste money on dry ice, I believe it is pretty expensive.

 

I can get dry ice from the local Jack Frost distributor for like $8 Lbs. I bought two pounds and a heat gun for less that $35 and removed two dents from my car and one from my girlfriends and one from my friends. So four dents for under $35 sure beat $50 for one in my book! I think it is worth a try. The C02 method works as well but you really have to get alot of the liquid on there!

 

Why is it that I am thinking you need to ice it first and then heat it second?

Cold contracts and heat would expand and 'pop' the dent out - right?


EDIT


I stand corrected after searching and watching this video. Still I wonder?

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/501379/remov...with_airduster/

 

But, do you do this on the outside of the panel? or the inside? I would think that it would stretch our paint because we have thinner paint then most cars.

Who else has information on this?

 

I started using this method of dent repair back in the late 60s and it does work very well

Firstly here can be no crease in the dent at all. For this to work it needs to be a smooth dent with no defining edges or creases. If you have a high end hair dryer that will work just fine. If you have a cheap one don't even bother thrying to remove the dent. You can use a heat gun on low power, being careful not to get to close to the paint, but getting the area in and around the dent very hot. Immediatly lay the dry ice over the entire dent. You should hear some creaking and then a pop. Take the dry ice away, let the entire area cool down, wipe off any residue and look to see that the dent is entirely gone. If it did nothing than it is time for paintless dent repair.

 

Dry ice for dent removal?? that's news to me man ...

 

On a lot of newer cars with thin sheet metal I can usually get good results with this method. In fact I did this to a car that suffered hail damage and looked great after. It was not perfect, but it was a hell of a lot better!

 

has anyone tried this with co2? does it work? and could a heat gun cause any damage to the paints surface or the co2 cause any damage?

 

Most places charge at least $100 for a dent.
$50 is like only for dreamcation meet price... I think