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Old Aug 19, 2005 | 10:17 PM
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How to get dings out

I noticed today that someone hit my car with their door, and left two small dents. What is the easiest way to fix small indentations like this?
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Old Aug 19, 2005 | 10:24 PM
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what was that product on tv...was it called ding king...try that
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Old Aug 19, 2005 | 10:33 PM
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Call a paintless dent removal expert, like Dent Pro, Dent Wizard, etc.
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Old Aug 20, 2005 | 12:33 AM
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I've heard someone using dry ice before, but have never seen that done in person.
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Old Aug 20, 2005 | 12:34 AM
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i no the mercedes dealer took care of a lot of dings and it turned out perfectly
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Old Aug 20, 2005 | 12:46 AM
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Leave the dings/dents. Once you get it fixed it will happen again. But if you are going to get them fixed go with Dent Wizard. I was amazed at what they were able to do.
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Old Aug 20, 2005 | 06:46 AM
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Leave the dings/dents. Once you get it fixed it will happen again. But if you are going to get them fixed go with Dent Wizard. I was amazed at what they were able to do.
Yeah, i was gonna wait til i had some more to be popped before calling someone.
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Old Aug 20, 2005 | 06:57 AM
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Hey does anyone have Dent Wizards' protection plan? Sounds like a good idea if the price is right.
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Old Aug 20, 2005 | 11:03 AM
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Paintless dent removal is definitely the way to go. That Dent King tool POS does not work on small dings. If you go to an experienced PDR technician, he will work wonders and amaze you with the inability to ever tell that a ding was there.
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Old Aug 20, 2005 | 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by eling99
what was that product on tv...was it called ding king...try that
Pops-a-dent I think is what that is called. I would like to try one.
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Old Aug 20, 2005 | 11:08 AM
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http://www.asseenontvofficialstore.com/products/3.html
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Old Aug 20, 2005 | 11:45 AM
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I heard from a few people that sometimes they can put too much suction on the dent and pull it out too much and your left with a small bulge. I think your best bet is to go to a professional
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Old Aug 20, 2005 | 11:54 AM
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I heard from a few people that sometimes they can put too much suction on the dent and pull it out too much and your left with a small bulge. I think your best bet is to go to a professional
I don't know that a professional body shop is really an "easy" solution if I am understanding that in the sense it was meant.

Another way is to pop them out with your hand if you can get your hand into those areas. I realize this won't work for a hardcore dent, but for a lot of them where the metal is just popped in, you can pop it out with your hand or fist.
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Old Aug 20, 2005 | 04:49 PM
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I heard from a few people that sometimes they can put too much suction on the dent and pull it out too much and your left with a small bulge. I think your best bet is to go to a professional
This is true, tried it on the wifes civic and there are little bulges where I tried to fix it. Didnt notice until it was too late......
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