Hail damage

[Fast Freddy 944]

I have minor hail damage on my 951, and I was wondering what is the new way of removing them without breaking the bank, I saw a u-tube video of a device that glues disks on the spot, then the device lifts the dent, then the gent put a smaller disk to remove it completely, does that work, and where could I find such a tool?

[dmjames]

If you haven't asked around yet, I'd start with getting some quotes from well-liked PDR shops- those kinds of jobs can frequently come out a lot cheaper than you'd think.

[Fast Freddy 944]

Originally Posted by dmjames

If you haven't asked around yet, I'd start with getting some quotes from well-liked PDR shops- those kinds of jobs can frequently come out a lot cheaper than you'd think.

Ok thanks. Ill do some checking around.

[mytrplseven]

The airlines use dry ice and heat combo to shrink hail dents out of aircraft fuselages. Of course they're aluminum, a softer metal, but I'm wondering if it might work on steel. Heat is applied to the general area and then dry ice is placed on the spot of the dent, shrinking the dimple.

[fiily]

I would just use paintless dent repair if possible, if not, then get the bodywork done, block it to make sure the dents are gone, prep, primer, paint, clear it.

Good luck, hail damage is sometimes too much work, if its the hood or fenders, I would replace those components with the same color and be done with it.

[djnolan]

I had some fairly severe hail damage on my Explorer once. It eventually went away of its own accord. I think continual flexing from heating and cooling did the trick. It was parked outside, of course.

I think I ended up spending the $3k insurance money on a rebuilt tranny instead - ouch.

[mattdavis11]

PDR specialist for sure.

Reminds me of 1992. Once a friend, but no longer, had a great idea. Lay a towel on the hood of his 951, and drop medium sized sockets on it. He needed a new slave and clutch master cylinder. The insurance company didn't pay.

Not sure what happened to the car.