Flame, Aluminum Foil, Can-O-Air

SAM135iAM · 11-26-2013, 09:39 AM

Has anyone tried this method to get dents out of your car? The theory is that you put aluminum foil over the dent and then put a flame to the area for 30 or so seconds. The aluminum foil protects the paint from the flame while still allowing for the metal to heat up. Then you spray the dent directly with the can-o-air and supposedly the dent should pop out. I have a dent a little larger than a quarter on my car and I have no clue where it came from.

jzmundy · 11-26-2013, 10:12 AM

Ehh...Aluminum foil or no aluminum foil, I wouldn't put a flame to my car. The heat transfer coefficient of aluminum is high enough that you still risk burning your paint.

P90Puma · 11-26-2013, 11:13 AM

Aluminum is a FANTASTIC conductor of heat, what do you think that means?

Use a suction cup puller and a heat gun.

A_Squared · 11-26-2013, 11:53 PM

Sounds like a big risk I wouldn't be willing to take. Just take it to a dent guy. They usually can have it out within minutes.

den · 11-30-2013, 07:34 AM

Use a heat gun

IncrediBrian · 01-01-2014, 07:08 PM

Contact a (PDR) Paintless Dent Repair Professional to repair your dents...do not use the methods you've mentioned. The key to these repairs in starting the 1st push at the exact center of the dent and so on. It is an art, not something that can be done without the proper stainless steel rods. The only types of dents that have a chance to be glue-pulled with a special slide tool would be along the top drip rail from the A-pillar to the C-pillar. Contact Ryan Nichols at Xtreme PDR in Frisco (972) 731-8333, tell them that Brian Day sent you.

Pyrat 2 · 01-01-2014, 07:26 PM

Let us know how it works out.

SAM135iAM · 01-02-2014, 02:01 PM

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Let us know how it works out.

Shit didn't work at all. I used a hair dyer for about a minute then used can-o-air for about 30 seconds and nothing happened. I've been in contact with a PDR guy.

On a side note, I got a chip in my windshield taken care of over the holiday, for free!!!!

SAM135iAM · 01-02-2014, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by IncrediBrian

Contact a (PDR) Paintless Dent Repair Professional to repair your dents...do not use the methods you've mentioned. The key to these repairs in starting the 1st push at the exact center of the dent and so on. It is an art, not something that can be done without the proper stainless steel rods. The only types of dents that have a chance to be glue-pulled with a special slide tool would be along the top drip rail from the A-pillar to the C-pillar. Contact Ryan Nichols at Xtreme PDR in Frisco (972) 731-8333, tell them that Brian Day sent you.

Hey man! Thank you for the info! I got the number of a guy over the holiday that is more local to me. If he doesn't work out or I cant get an appointment with him I will for sure use your guy. Thanks!

IncrediBrian · 01-04-2014, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by SAM135iAM

Hey man! Thank you for the info! I got the number of a guy over the holiday that is more local to me. If he doesn't work out or I cant get an appointment with him I will for sure use your guy. Thanks!

Anytime

11-26-2013, 09:39 AM	#1
SAM135iAM Lieutenant 51 Rep 403 Posts Drives: 11' 135i DCT Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Dallas Texas iTrader: (0)	Flame, Aluminum Foil, Can-O-Air Has anyone tried this method to get dents out of your car? The theory is that you put aluminum foil over the dent and then put a flame to the area for 30 or so seconds. The aluminum foil protects the paint from the flame while still allowing for the metal to heat up. Then you spray the dent directly with the can-o-air and supposedly the dent should pop out. I have a dent a little larger than a quarter on my car and I have no clue where it came from.
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jzmundy Major 991 Rep 1,495 Posts Drives: F97 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC iTrader: (6)	Ehh...Aluminum foil or no aluminum foil, I wouldn't put a flame to my car. The heat transfer coefficient of aluminum is high enough that you still risk burning your paint. __________________ Then - E53, E85, E92, E82, F15, F80, G01 Now - F97, Macan S
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P90Puma Would rather be driving. 12 Rep 175 Posts Drives: 2008 135i 6MT M-Sport Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Ontario, Canada iTrader: (1)	Aluminum is a FANTASTIC conductor of heat, what do you think that means? Use a suction cup puller and a heat gun.
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A_Squared Banned 46 Rep 363 Posts Drives: n54 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Las Vegas iTrader: (2)	Sounds like a big risk I wouldn't be willing to take. Just take it to a dent guy. They usually can have it out within minutes.
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den New Member 2 Rep 11 Posts Drives: wrx with blown head gasket Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: philly iTrader: (0)	Use a heat gun
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