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Dry Ice for Dent Removal

By Ben Mester

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Published: 26Sep2010
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Dent removal is something that almost every car owner has experienced at some time or another in their life. And depending on the ding, sometimes it can cost quite a pretty penny to get the ding removed. But those who have been unfortunate enough to see many different dings and dents on their vehicles, they know that not all dents are created equal.

Some dents are fairly round in shape and sit in easy to access places. Other dents have jagged edges and incorporate multiple panels and sides of the car. Still other dents were born at the cost of large scratches and missing sections of paint. Depending on what kind of dent you're looking at, there are multiple methods of fixing them. Some dents that look the worst are actually the easiest to fix.

The very first dent I was ever awarded came from the white bumper of a friend's car on the side panel of my door. And though the dent looked awful, being streaked with white that stood out brightly against the silver of my car, I found that the white paint from his bumper came off surprisingly easily when I cleaned it with a certain chemical, and a simple suction cup type dent removal tool was able to almost completely erase the dent.

But the kind of dent removal system that I'm most interested in sharing is the dry ice dent removal method. With this method, the metal on and around the dent is supercooled very quickly, causing it to shrink and tighten. The dent literally pulls itself out because of the vast temperature difference between the different areas on the metal.

This form of dent removal will only work on metal areas of the car. Some panels and bumpers are made of fiberglass and other things and don't react the same way to heat and cold. This form of dent removal also will only work on dents that are relatively small. The way it works is that because dry ice is so incredibly cold, having a temperature well below zero, when you press it against the area on and around the dent, the metal gets supercooled in that specific region, causing it to literally shrink.

This shrinking process causes the metal to tighten, and when that happens, the dent magically starts to disappear. This method really does work and is very effective for certain kinds of dents. Like I said earlier, it works best on dents that are relatively small. And best of all, this method doesn't damage the paint of the car. It's by far the easiest most painless way to remove a dent on your own. Of course some other things may need to be done in addition to removing the dent, like taking care of scratches or removing paint from the other vehicle. But as far as taking care of the dent, this method is very effective. So before you run to the body shop and pay lots of money, try this method first and see what you think.

Dent removal isn't always as difficult as it seems. I hope you learned some good things about your different options. For more automotive tips, check out another of my articles on fuel injector cleaner.

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