How Can I Remove These Dents

[|Nexus|]

How exactly do people remove dents from computer cases?

Case: Antec 1200

The 2 dents are on the right side panal (the one without a window), and it's made out of steel with black paint on it. I want a method that will not damage the paint, and one that's proven to work. Thanks.

 

[martinje]

I will try a small plunger, I removed small car dings that way.

 

[mtrupi]

There are a number of ways to "pull" a dent out. It might not work depending on the nature of the dent. Look for things like "dent puller" or "pops a dent"

 

[dr.stevil]

depending on the size and location of the dent, you can use dry ice to pop dents out

 

[|Nexus|]

There are a number of ways to "pull" a dent out. It might not work depending on the nature of the dent. Look for things like "dent puller" or "pops a dent"

Have you ever tried either of those on a steel computer case panel?

 

[mtrupi]

Have you ever tried either of those on a steel computer case panel?

I have not done this, sorry.

The dry ice trick might be myth. A variation on that is canned air using CO2 propellant held upside down. There is also canned circuit coolant specifically design for this task. A variation of this heats the surface first. I've not done any of these myself and I don't know how it might affect the paint finish.

 

[|Nexus|]

I ended up hammering them out, and as destructive as that sounds I'm actually happy with the jobs results.

 

[SylarPowers]

Call Clark Kent up, he "knows" someone who can do it.