Mr Whippy
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| posted on 29/2/08 at 10:32 AM |
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the dent thing question
remember the clip where CO2 was used to pop out a dent, does anyone know if the CO2 should be sprayed in the dip of the dent or does it matter. Reason
I ask is I have a dent on a door which is really a bulge rather than a dent due to being hit from the inside of the car. You might need to read that
twice thanks to how bad I just wrote that  anyway I've got a can of gas and want to try it out over the weekend. Anyone know the answer?
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dan__wright
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| posted on 29/2/08 at 10:38 AM |
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i guess do it from the inside.
FREE THE ROADSTER ONE…!!
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02GF74
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| posted on 29/2/08 at 10:39 AM |
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hit it with a hammer to push it in.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 29/2/08 at 10:43 AM |
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well I'm trying to avoid the hammer as the clip showed the panel simply poping back into shape. I should have mensioned that the dent is behind
a inner skin and hence it's not been fixed. I was going to drill a little hole for the nozzel to spray through and heat the panel from the
outside with the hairdryer.
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Richard Quinn
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| posted on 29/2/08 at 10:47 AM |
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Park it next to my Missus' car. She'd knock it back in with her door in no time!!
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RazMan
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| posted on 29/2/08 at 10:53 AM |
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The clip showed the CO2 being sprayed all over the dent. I imagine the force is generated by the skin cooling faster than the rest of the metal,
therefore generating a powerful contraction effect.
I'm certainly going to give this a go when I get a day off.
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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02GF74
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| posted on 29/2/08 at 11:11 AM |
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^^^^ interesting. I would have thought it would be difference in air temperature resulting in pressure difference that was the driving force.
anyone know how it works?
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 29/2/08 at 11:55 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by RazMan
The clip showed the CO2 being sprayed all over the dent. I imagine the force is generated by the skin cooling faster than the rest of the metal,
therefore generating a powerful contraction effect.
I'd say that sounds a good theory, so might not matter which side it is.
[Edited on 29/2/08 by Mr Whippy]
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