Can this dent pop out?

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scuba_steve91
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Yea i got a dent on my door. I was wondering what do you guys think of it. Can it be popped out? Or would I be better off calling a Pro dent remover.



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ZOMG.SR20
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pop it!!!

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cbt240sx
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IDK, looks like a nasty crease at the bottom....

ewok_sammich
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Werd. Get yourself a hair dryer, and a can of air duster. POP. Problem solved.

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ewok_sammich wrote:Werd. Get yourself a hair dryer, and a can of air duster. POP. Problem solved.
What?

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Don't work on creases. Tried it with a heat gun and dry ice.

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nightsleek240coupe
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cressida.

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Black on Gold
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"Pop it like is HOOOOOTTT

If you got a dent in your 240, Pop it like its Hooooott"

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Justin35ll
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the hair dryer and compressed air is bs I've tried it a few times with no luck.

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ZOMG.SR20
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i do it after every meet

s13momentum
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idk its right on the crease....but anythings possible....

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24j0hn
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try dry ice and a hammer

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ViciousCesar
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can you get a deflated basketball in there with the door panel off?

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dude i just noticed the cressida

more pics?


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For the guys who try the heat gun/compressed air CAN, turn the can upside down 2 get the dry ice.

Ditto what HB said^ clean cress!

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take the door panel off and push on it..if its going to pup at all, it'll do it like that..then wrap a hand towel around a 1ft socket..put that side against the dent and tap on the other side gently, did this to my 1/4 panel behind the door in almost the same shape with that crease..took some time bust i worked it out.

worse case scenario....its still there but not as bad?

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s13beast
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Try a plunger.

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dental floss and some silly string.

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maj Andres
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ViciousCesar! wrote:can you get a deflated basketball in there with the door panel off?
Where do you all come up with these crazy ideas?

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moulton712
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this does work. done it.

heat and bottled air/dry ice does work. we use a similar method with window tint. (heat and water on plastic)

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maj Andres wrote:Where do you all come up with these crazy ideas?
dude thats a classic, take a deflated basketball blatter, put it behind the dent, and slowly air it up. the pressure will pop the dent out. i know hot rod guys who have been doing that since before 240's even came out.

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also when you go to flare/pull fenders, the little dent that it made right above the wheel arches..i know guys who do that and then just leave them inflated..its pretty ridiculous when sam bought his and he took them out thinking they were for s***z and giggles from the last guy..then cried when he came out the next day and saw those dents

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heartofaskyline wrote:dude thats a classic, take a deflated basketball blatter, put it behind the dent, and slowly air it up. the pressure will pop the dent out. i know hot rod guys who have been doing that since before 240's even came out.
Oh yeah...I remember my Granddad using a deflated basketball to pop a dent out of his door on his station wagon one time...I was about 7 at the time...so that was about...31 years ago. Since I've seen other guys that have done it...it works pretty good.



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