Door ding

[kipnita]

I'm P!@#$D.

We took the CR-V to Colorado on vacation.

I stayed for a week and then flew hom to return to work. My Wife and Daughter stayed for 2 more weeks.

While my Wife and Daughter were there my Wife's 14 year old neice opened the rear passenger side door into the open door of their rental vehicle ("it was an accident"). My door struck the edge of their vehicle and got a nice ding/crease under the handle.

I have used paintless dent repair before with mixed results.

This afternoon I left my NBP CR-V in the sun with 95 degree temperatures. After it got hot I sprayed liquid CO2 on the door near the divot with the hope that the sudden contraction of the metal would reduce/eliminate the crease. It is better but not as good as I had hoped.

On the way home I am going to pick up some dry ice and try to reduce the ding further.

Any other suggestions from the collective?

[PartyVan]

I haven't had any experience other than paintless dent repair and got great results I can't see the ding after it was done. But a pdr job is going to vary from shop to shop since it's a technique based work.

[kipnita]

The liquid CO2 and/or the dry ice reduced the depth of the ding a bit but not to my satisfaction.

I have placed a call to a dent repair entity but they are not available for a few days. We will see what they can do.

[Davecr-v]

They have paint less dent removal places around here that cost $125 to show up for the original ding and 25-50 bucks per extra ding barring there is no stretching of the metal. You can have them do it right on the street I would wait for more dings though so you can get the value that being said if you rarely park in parking lots and it will make you feel better go for it.

P.S. don't get so mad at your niece she probably feels just as bad as you do (unless she had an attitude) its not the same as some A-hole in a beater who can't be bothered slowly open his door partially instead of fully and dinging your baby.