Crossbar Dent Repair Kit

Comments about Crossbar Dent Repair Kit:

*I purchased higher strength glue sticks and it worked quite well up to nickel sized hail damage.
*The release agent works very well and you only need to apply a small amount on one edge to remove the glue.
*I used two 6" glue sticks for 30 plus dents
*I still have 90% of the release agent,30 plus dents

Comments about Crossbar Dent Repair Kit:

After reading lots of reviews which made the results seem so-so at best I still bought the kit figuring I'm not out much money even if it fails completely. Well,I was very pleased with the results. My dings were small and two were creased in the fender. These took several applications to raise and the results were 80-90% completely removed. It never broke the paint away. The key is to clean the ding surface with denatured alcohol for a good bond. I waited at least 4 minutes after attaching tool tip before attempting to pull. Used less and less glue as ding got smaller. The adjustable feet on the puller bridge makes this much more versatile than similar kits.

Comments about Crossbar Dent Repair Kit:

absolutely fantastic results if care is taken, space the feet only as much as needed, do not use too much glue, apply acetone freely, crank until it pops from the plastic, dents require several tries because it took more of a hit to get it there in the first place.

Comments about Crossbar Dent Repair Kit:

#1 Repeat, Repeat, Repeat, don't give up, it works
#2 Use ample glue, wait for it to set (cloudy color)
#3 Don't break crossbar in half by putting brace pads too far apart, like I did.

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Sadly I crashed my brothers vintage motorcycle. The fuel tank took the brunt of the damage. Unfortunately for me the bike is a classic and parts are hard/expensive/impossible to find. With this tools and carefully following the instructions to the letter I was able to perform a PERFECT paintless dent removal! (actually 2 of them) you cannot tell the bike hit the ground and I pulled out an additional small dent that had been bothering him for quite some time. Gotta dent? Get this kit!

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Most new cars are manufactured with thin sheetmetal body panels. Therefore, we had to use this dent pulling system to remove a few hail damage dings and door dings on our car. First, on small dings, trim the football shaped plastic dent lifter to a small circle. Apply ample amounts of glue to the bottom of the lifter and circle a bead around the outside edge of the lifter after initial adhesion to enable the lifter to be pulled up without breaking free easily. The key is letting the glue set for 3 to 5 minutes. Just attach the bridge to the lifter and begin tightening the wing nut. You can see the metal rising up as you tighten. Once the lifter starts to pull loose from the glue, simply remove the bridge, reinstall the wingnut onto the lifter and give a quick jerk to the wingnut to remove the lifter from the glue. Finally clean up with the cleaning agent and your dent/ding will be greatly improved. Repeat as necessary and beat down high spots with the supplied finishing tool. Best results on a 60 to 70 degree day for the best adhesion. Really amazed with the results especially for the modest price.

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In 50 degree temp, I applied glue to dent and puller. Twisted slowly until glue bonds stiff. Slow pull.

Comments about Crossbar Dent Repair Kit:

Initially could not get enough adhesion to do any pulling just by following the included instructions. Finally got this thing to work pretty good by heating and reheating the glue on the plastic stud with a heat gun. This way I've been re-using the same small dab of glue for weeks. It is important for the glue to cool down so it is hard to the touch to adhere properly. The panel has to be less than 80 degrees (F). So, summertime days in direct sunlight are out of the question. For dents much larger than the span of the bridge I used the bridge as a handle over the stud and pulled on the handle. That worked better than a suction cup.
The included bottle of acetone does not last so a can from a home center is a must as the area has to wiped clean of wax for the glue to hold.

Comments about Crossbar Dent Repair Kit:

Used whole glue stick (almost 20 applications) to remove a door crease in 09 elantra. Put in a new glue stick and popped a similar dent in 05 pilot in two tries.

This is a great deal and helps you repair dents you'd ordinarily just live with.

Comments about Crossbar Dent Repair Kit:

The crossbar dent repair kit works. I used it on a dent in my door. My only complaint is that the dent lifters could have been made out of stronger material. They broke after a few uses but I did get most of the dent removed.