| Re: help with dent removal tool
LOL! Kat, trust me, Andy is not usually like that, and he so mad at himself and embarassed, even though no one saw it and knew but him.
Oh, by the way, I got my information on this tool from one of those 20/20 report things, were they report on new stuff and how well it works and etc. I like to watch them and keep up to date on different things, especially when it is something like this, because before we watched their report, we were considering buying one as well.
Anyway, to really investigate and test it out, they purchased several from the top selling companies that marketed it, so they could see if one was better than the others, then they had different employees take them home and try them on different vehicles, so they could see how it worked for the average person who would, theoretically, just see the add and order, then follow the instructions to use the kit. Anyway, they ended up reimbursing several employees for new damage it added to their vehicle, and for those who had a vehicle made primarily of fiberglass instead of steel, the hot glue damage the finish on the fiberglass panels, something they did not warn about in the instructions, and if you weren't extremely careful and just tried to pop it off like they show in the adds, it could actually crack the fiberglass. Most of the people who tried it could never get it to work, even when they had someone from one of the companies demonstrate how it was supposed to work.
Only a few people were able to get the hot glue to stick to their steel cars, especially if the car was hot from sitting in the sun, or really cool from sitting in the shade.
Now, I have to say, red flags on this went up for me the first time I saw an infomercial on it, and they showed that the adhesive you are supposed to use is hotglue. I don't care what you are using it for, and it doesn't matter if it is a high-temp or low-temp glue gun, it is not reliable for anything that you need to adhere to something strongly or to adhere on a permanent basis. Hot Glue is only good for quick craft items or a temporary hold to say keep two pieces of wood together for a woodworker who needs an extra set of "hands" until he can put screws or dowels in. I have used it for a lot of craft items, and no matter what you glue with it, it eventually just dries and cracks off and the thing falls apart. So I could not see anyway you could expect it to stick to the metal surface of a car strong enough to let you pop out any dent.
Last edited by verwon; 07-22-2006 at 06:49 PM.
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