Adding to Joe's comment, you may want to warm the area first with a heat gun
(don't overdo it!), before applying the ice. I'm going to be applying this
technique shortly to one of my other cars that got a fair sized pebble ding
in the nose.
Best wishes,
Jeff in San Diego
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@gte.net>
To: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
Cc: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 12:29 PM
Subject: Re: Spitfires
>
> Larry,
> I once heard that if you apply dry ice to hail dings, the cold will
contract the metal and cause the ding to smooth itself out. It
> certainly sounds logical but I have not tried it myself. I would imagine
that it really depends on how big the dings are!
>
> Good Luck,
> joe
>
> Larry Vaughan wrote:
> >
> > Listers,
> > I bought a '77 Spitfire last year, with lot's of damage. I had saved all
the
> > e-mail about floor pan repair and anything else I thought I could use.
> > I got a glitch in my Internet Explorer and made massive changes to my
> > computer. I lost some info, but didn't cure my problem.
> > I don't have any info on hail damage repair.
> > Have any of you worked on hail damage?
> > I bought a '73, that will be easier to get on the road but I want to fix
the
> > '77 also.
> > I thought making a webpage would be harder than getting the '73
roadable. I
> > was wrong.
> > Any advice on fixing hail dents would be appreciated.
> > Larry
> > http://ljvaughan.homestead.com/spitfirepage.html
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