Ice rocks falling from the sky, make me wanna cry......

eordonez · 07-30-2008, 10:15 AM

So yesterday at night a storm begin, first some rain then begin to drop small balls of ice until they were about 1/2" in diameter, i could not put my truck under cover cause my house only has 1 covered parked space, all i could is put my truck under a small tree and pray for the best....

well, now its morning and i just counted about 10 small dings only in my hood, and some other 5 on my roof..... I'm gonna post some pictures later, they are small, i hope i can take them away easy..... I'm just so pissed and sad..... my insurance deductible is 3% about $900, so i don't know what would be cheaper.....

tacomaman06 · 07-30-2008, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by eordonez

So yesterday at night a storm begin, first some rain then begin to drop small balls of ice until they were about 1/2" in diameter, i could not put my truck under cover cause my house only has 1 covered parked space, all i could is put my truck under a small tree and pray for the best....

well, now its morning and i just counted about 10 small dings only in my hood, and some other 5 on my roof..... I'm gonna post some pictures later, they are small, i hope i can take them away easy..... I'm just so pissed and sad..... my insurance deductible is 3% about $900, so i don't know what would be cheaper.....

sorry to hear about the hail dents dude!!1 that really sucks!!1 if i were you, i'd get a quote at a paintless dent repair place before i did anything.,.........may be cheaper than going thru insurance. or you may be able to try the dry ice method on them and see if that works!

lsocoee · 07-30-2008, 10:19 AM

that sucks. Try to do the dry ice/hairdryer trick. Let us know if it works.

In the US, we call that hail. I like "Ice Rocks" though.

eordonez · 07-30-2008, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by lsocoee

that sucks. Try to do the dry ice/hairdryer trick. Let us know if it works.

In the US, we call that hail. I like "Ice Rocks" though.

OK, i didnt knew about hail we call it granizo, which stands for grain, like corn grain and stuff.... thanks for the new word added to dictionary LOL

yea, im gonna try and do the dry ice method see if it works, im just astonished, my sisters car was parked next to my truck and she only got a couple of tiny dents....

eordonez · 07-30-2008, 10:44 AM

check pictures above

lsocoee · 07-30-2008, 10:46 AM

so, that is what your finger looks like!

Sorry, but I can't really see the dents. Pictures are horrible at showing small dents. I'd try to gently push them out from below.

klown · 07-30-2008, 10:46 AM

Did I miss something? I never heard of this dry ice method, anybody care to explain?

eordonez · 07-30-2008, 10:47 AM

check this out klown

lsocoee · 07-30-2008, 10:47 AM

I saw a video on metacafe that had someone hold dry ice to the dent and then heated up the area all around the dent with a heat gun and the dent popped out.

Edit: That's the one.

eordonez · 07-30-2008, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by lsocoee

so, that is what your finger looks like!

Sorry, but I can't really see the dents. Pictures are horrible at showing small dents. I'd try to gently push them out from below.

yea, they are small, and the light is no good.... but if you look at the image the reflections distort where the dent is.....

klown · 07-30-2008, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by eordonez

check this out klown

Ahh, thanks dude, I never heard of this before. Make sure you give us a full report of this when you try it.

eordonez · 07-30-2008, 10:57 AM

Sure will klown....

i have a video of the hail dropping, but i don't want to see it or post it, coz I'm pretty sure that you can hear me crying at some point

xedge · 07-30-2008, 10:58 AM

Sorry to hear 'bout the storm, keep us posted if you do the dry ice method. Never heard of it & am gonna try it on a nice one I have on the roof & not from hail either!

Addicted · 07-30-2008, 01:00 PM

FInd someone who knows how to do the paintless Dent Removal. I just had a good size door ding done on my porsche and it looks flawless. Can't tell it was ever there. Took about 30 minutes and $90.00. Worth every penny. GL.

sooner07 · 07-30-2008, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Addicted

FInd someone who knows how to do the paintless Dent Removal. I just had a good size door ding done on my porsche and it looks flawless. Can't tell it was ever there. Took about 30 minutes and $90.00. Worth every penny. GL.

The dry ice method is the way many PDR guys do it. Though some use compressed air or another cold source. But same concept.

eordonez · 07-30-2008, 03:11 PM

thank you all for your replies and good intentions, im gonna try the ice stuff, i just cant find any supplier....

tacoskim · 07-30-2008, 03:16 PM

sorry bout those dings!! those things suck especially on that beautiful hood of urs... goodluck with everything!

sooner07 · 07-30-2008, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by eordonez

thank you all for your replies and good intentions, im gonna try the ice stuff, i just cant find any supplier....

Local supermarkets here sometimes have it.

neontrail · 07-30-2008, 04:30 PM

DAMMMMM ED, that focking sucks!!!! I WOULD BE SOO UPSET!!!!!

This is the 1st I have ever heard about the dry-ice trick, WOW..personally I would be shocked if it worked....PLEASE keep us posted!

I hope you can find dry-ice....Seems alot harder to find these days.

07-30-2008, 10:15 AM	#1
eordonez TW Mid-Shift: The Architect Joined: Mar 2008, #5340 Location: Chihuahua, Mexico Age: 27 Gender: Dude Posts: 5,137 TRD Sport Dcab 4x2 Black Sand Pearl 2008 Double Cab Automatic 4.0L OEM All Weather Mats, wheel locks, Toyota Silver Tube steps.....	Ice rocks falling from the sky, make me wanna cry...... So yesterday at night a storm begin, first some rain then begin to drop small balls of ice until they were about 1/2" in diameter, i could not put my truck under cover cause my house only has 1 covered parked space, all i could is put my truck under a small tree and pray for the best.... well, now its morning and i just counted about 10 small dings only in my hood, and some other 5 on my roof..... I'm gonna post some pictures later, they are small, i hope i can take them away easy..... I'm just so pissed and sad..... my insurance deductible is 3% about $900, so i don't know what would be cheaper.....

07-30-2008, 10:46 AM	#7
klown Tacoma World Ring Leader Joined: Dec 2007, #3716 Location: Lynchburg, VA Age: 33 Posts: 1,146 2008 TRD sport 4x4 double cab 6-speed 2008 Double Cab Manual 4.0 Black, leather and heated seats, borla sport exhaust, side curtain airbags, daytime running lights, all weather mats, JBL premium 6 disk changer system, stainless step tubes, window tint, tow package	Did I miss something? I never heard of this dry ice method, anybody care to explain? __________________ Does it have to do with PORN?

07-30-2008, 03:16 PM	#17
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07-30-2008, 10:19 AM	#3
lsocoee Like my shive haircut? Joined: Feb 2007, #872 Location: Metairie, LA Gender: Dude Posts: 6,037 2007 PreRunner SR5 Double Cab Long B 2007 Double Cab Automatic V-6 Bed mat, URD CAI, URD MAF Calibrator, C2C Hood Struts, Wet Okole Seat Covers, Pop-n-Lok, Wet Okole Underwear	that sucks. Try to do the dry ice/hairdryer trick. Let us know if it works. In the US, we call that hail. I like "Ice Rocks" though.

07-30-2008, 10:44 AM	#5
eordonez TW Mid-Shift: The Architect Joined: Mar 2008, #5340 Location: Chihuahua, Mexico Age: 27 Gender: Dude Posts: 5,137 TRD Sport Dcab 4x2 Black Sand Pearl 2008 Double Cab Automatic 4.0L OEM All Weather Mats, wheel locks, Toyota Silver Tube steps.....	check pictures above

07-30-2008, 10:47 AM	#8
eordonez TW Mid-Shift: The Architect Joined: Mar 2008, #5340 Location: Chihuahua, Mexico Age: 27 Gender: Dude Posts: 5,137 TRD Sport Dcab 4x2 Black Sand Pearl 2008 Double Cab Automatic 4.0L OEM All Weather Mats, wheel locks, Toyota Silver Tube steps.....	check this out klown

07-30-2008, 10:57 AM	#12
eordonez TW Mid-Shift: The Architect Joined: Mar 2008, #5340 Location: Chihuahua, Mexico Age: 27 Gender: Dude Posts: 5,137 TRD Sport Dcab 4x2 Black Sand Pearl 2008 Double Cab Automatic 4.0L OEM All Weather Mats, wheel locks, Toyota Silver Tube steps.....	Sure will klown.... i have a video of the hail dropping, but i don't want to see it or post it, coz I'm pretty sure that you can hear me crying at some point

07-30-2008, 10:58 AM	#13
xedge Don't Worry Be Happy Joined: Apr 2007, #1297 Location: Vermont Age: 48 Posts: 946 06 DC SR5 4WD SB 2006 Double Cab Automatic 4L Extang Trifecta Soft Tonneau, TRD Exhaust, Goodyear Wrangler AT Silent Armors, Thule Racks, Wet Okole Seat Covers, Weathertech InChannel Visors & Floorliners, OEM Nerf Bars, AFE Filter, C2C Hood Struts	Sorry to hear 'bout the storm, keep us posted if you do the dry ice method. Never heard of it & am gonna try it on a nice one I have on the roof & not from hail either!

07-30-2008, 01:00 PM	#14
Addicted Senior Member Joined: Jun 2008, #7476 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 197 07 DC 4x4 - TRD Off Road - Black 2007 Double Cab Automatic	FInd someone who knows how to do the paintless Dent Removal. I just had a good size door ding done on my porsche and it looks flawless. Can't tell it was ever there. Took about 30 minutes and $90.00. Worth every penny. GL.

07-30-2008, 03:11 PM	#16
eordonez TW Mid-Shift: The Architect Joined: Mar 2008, #5340 Location: Chihuahua, Mexico Age: 27 Gender: Dude Posts: 5,137 TRD Sport Dcab 4x2 Black Sand Pearl 2008 Double Cab Automatic 4.0L OEM All Weather Mats, wheel locks, Toyota Silver Tube steps.....	thank you all for your replies and good intentions, im gonna try the ice stuff, i just cant find any supplier....

07-30-2008, 04:30 PM	#19
neontrail Im here to be somewhere Joined: Apr 2008, #5844 Location: Texas Age: 34 Gender: Male Posts: 1,747 08 DE-Badged SUPERWHITE DC Prerunner SR5 2008 Double Cab Automatic V6 shorty antenna, seat Belt ding mod, de-badged, Tint 20%, Blue LED dome-light....	DAMMMMM ED, that focking sucks!!!! I WOULD BE SOO UPSET!!!!! This is the 1st I have ever heard about the dry-ice trick, WOW..personally I would be shocked if it worked....PLEASE keep us posted! I hope you can find dry-ice....Seems alot harder to find these days.

07-30-2008, 04:36 PM	#20
eordonez TW Mid-Shift: The Architect