I was wondering how I could fix a dent on my passenger side door. It looks like someone dinged it with their door. Its not big but its annoying to see. I have a brickyard touring, so what do you guys suggest I should do...???????

Help me out

 

You obviously is not going to fix it by yourself. The only option is GO FIND SOMEONE WOULD!

 

Call your dealer and see who they recommend for a paintless dent repair.

Vost from $50.00 to $70.00 , with no paint needed.

Dealers use them for minor dings they get from transport and demo, so they wont have to pay to paint doors. Painting = disclosure of repairs, no matter how slight.

My dealer took care of one just as I was taking possesion for free and I had one taken out last week. $65.00 per panel, but well worth it.

See ya.

 

Or you could just use dry ice to get it out yourself, and at the same time save yourself a bundle. Just whatever you do... make sure you don't touch the dry ice directly to the car.

I also have a small ding that has been annoying the heck out of me, I just need to find a place locally that I will sell dry ice in small quantities. I think usually industrial places might have that stuff, and I also heard that you could probably pick some up at a grocery store - gotta find out.

 

Dry Ice will work? whats the procedure for something like that?

 

Thanks for the input guys,..................so how do I use dry Ice to take the dent out?

 

I have not tried it myself, but have only heard about it. Dry ice is a chemical gas that cools objects very rapidly. When put in a cloth material and carefully applied to a car's body panel it contracts the metal since it is so cold, and so supposedly the dent's molecules come closer together unlike the rest of the body. Hence, the dent edges have more than enough room to return to where the stresses lie the most (usually in a back as new fashion). When dry ice is removed the molecules move back to normal position and so the piece stays as is.

WARNING: I am not sure how this procedure will effect our paint so if you try this be weary. I will try this soon (hopefully this weekend if I can get my hands on some). I will post and let you guys know how it went after I do it. Just don't rely on it being this weekend - gotta find some time and dry ice first.

 

My door ding is on the driver's side right on the crease that follows through the middle-top portion of the door. The ding is approx. 2-3 mm long and about half of that in width, so yues it is tiny. However, lying on the crease of the door makes it really noticeable to me when the sun hits it.

Tried dry ice over the weekend on that area and NOTHING HAPPENED! On the other hand, I really do believe that the area was way too small and located on the crease making it the worst candidate possible for this technique. I have other cars that have much bigger dings and dents that I might try this technique on at a later date.

Technique I used was to heat the area up with a blow dryer, and then right away I put the dry ice (wrapped in a brown paper bag) to the area. Since that obviously didn't work I repeated the method only I touched the dry ice directly (no wrapping) to the door panel and moved it slightly around the area (so it won't stick to the surface). Touching the dry ice to my door panel did not seem to pose any negative effects upon the paint. I will watch this area over time to make sure though.