Anybody try using Dry ice to remove door dings?
 

My mom's C class has a small door ding right above the fuel tank/cap. I have an appointment with the local paintless dent doctor on friday to have it removed. However, before i go to him, i was thinking of using dry ice to see if it would remove the dent. Please let me know if you have any experience with this?

Haven't heard of the dry ice method, try it and let us know. I don't have any on my C thankfully, but I have two small ones on my ML I would like gone but don't feel like paying the prices they want to remove them.

Im still confused... how does this work? could you explain the process?

here is a quick video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6AZoN0c6lI

Dry ice?
 

<<My mom's C class has a small door ding right above the fuel tank/cap. I have an appointment with the local paintless dent doctor on friday to have it removed. However, before i go to him, i was thinking of using dry ice to see if it would remove the dent. Please let me know if you have any experience with this?>>

It won't.

I think that video was secretly made by the International Automotive Refinishers Association.

The sublimation temperature of dry ice is about -110 F. Besides getting frostbite you are going to take the clear coat below its operating temperature of -65 to -95 F. This might cause the finish to crack, and end up with a significant repair bill to paint the panel.

I have heard about this, anyone tried?
Youtude has many videos about removing the dent, anyone tried? :confused:

Mmmmhum... That Looks like worth a try, my mother had a dent on her ML so Ill try it... If she trusts me with dry ice and her ML lol.

this is the dent:

http://members.cox.net/tejanp0430/IMG_2422.jpg

http://members.cox.net/tejanp0430/IMG_2424.jpg

http://members.cox.net/tejanp0430/IMG_2425.jpg

http://members.cox.net/tejanp0430/IMG_2426.jpg

I managed to pop it out for the most part. Just a little crease left:

http://members.cox.net/tejanp0430/IMG_2427.jpg

So you used Dry ice.

^If so that looks MUCH better. But it almost looks "Morphed" from the ice? The paint looks Morphed... Or it could just be a reflection of an object. Eather way till looks 90% better.

how did u do it then????

Went to a Dent Wizard to finish it off and $200 later, it's all fixed!

http://members.cox.net/tejanp0430/IMG_2428.jpg
http://members.cox.net/tejanp0430/IMG_2429.jpg
http://members.cox.net/tejanp0430/IMG_2430.jpg

wow dent wizard did magic with it

werd, i was amazed when i picked up the car two hours later. :bow: