car folks. heat on car roof = dents?

kj · 17th November 2003, 05:58 PM

if heat was applied to areas of the roof of a car in a cold temperature but with hot air coming out the hair drier, will it cause dents in the roof either immediately or after application.

kingbeau · 17th November 2003, 06:27 PM

I used to weld cars to MOT standard for a living so here's my tuppence worth...
Unless the heat was coming from something like an oxy acetylene torch (thousands of degrees temp) I very much doubt it.
Moderate heat from a hairdryer may make the metal SLIGHTLY more plyable than normal but I reckon it would still need a pretty hard knock to cause a dent.

kj · 17th November 2003, 06:35 PM

the dents are really slight. not obvious, but clearly visable when looking down the bonnet. They put a roof decal on you see using a hair dryer to speed up the process, so i'm thinking they leaned on the car and put the slight dents in. its £350 worth of damage so i'll be pursuing the costs as far as possible.

Thanks for the info.

17th November 2003, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by kj

the dents are really slight. not obvious, but clearly visable when looking down the bonnet. They put a roof decal on you see using a hair dryer to speed up the process, so i'm thinking they leaned on the car and put the slight dents in. its £350 worth of damage so i'll be pursuing the costs as far as possible.

Thanks for the info.

argh poor mini

*hugglies for tha mini*

17th November 2003, 05:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
kj gimp Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Scotland Posts: 14,237 Band: A band of merry men	car folks. heat on car roof = dents? if heat was applied to areas of the roof of a car in a cold temperature but with hot air coming out the hair drier, will it cause dents in the roof either immediately or after application. __________________ This community cannot survive without your continued support. galleries \|\| links directory \|\| profiles \|\| wiki Last edited by kj : 17th November 2003 at 06:11 PM.

17th November 2003, 06:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
kj gimp Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Scotland Posts: 14,237 Band: A band of merry men	the dents are really slight. not obvious, but clearly visable when looking down the bonnet. They put a roof decal on you see using a hair dryer to speed up the process, so i'm thinking they leaned on the car and put the slight dents in. its £350 worth of damage so i'll be pursuing the costs as far as possible. Thanks for the info. __________________ This community cannot survive without your continued support. galleries \|\| links directory \|\| profiles \|\| wiki

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17th November 2003, 06:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
kingbeau Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Dundee Posts: 297	I used to weld cars to MOT standard for a living so here's my tuppence worth... Unless the heat was coming from something like an oxy acetylene torch (thousands of degrees temp) I very much doubt it. Moderate heat from a hairdryer may make the metal SLIGHTLY more plyable than normal but I reckon it would still need a pretty hard knock to cause a dent.