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HAIL DAMAGE

HAIL DAMAGE

HAIL DAMAGE

(OP)
HELLO ALL:  
I have seen several light airplanes (Cessnas, pipers, etc) with hail dimples.  I have HEARD that the hail dimples can be removed by palcing dry ice over the dimple.

Is this true?  If not is their a method other than reskinning?

Regards
Dave

RE: HAIL DAMAGE

Dry ice doesn't make any sense at all.

How big are the dimples?

Steven Fahey, CET

RE: HAIL DAMAGE

(OP)
SPARWEB:  Thanks for the response.  The dimples I have seen are in round numbers .75 to 1 inch across and maybe 1/16" - 1/8" deep.  It depends on the particular hailstorm they are in.

Regards
Dave

RE: HAIL DAMAGE

If you can afford it, try electomagnetic dent removal, there was a post somewhere on this forum about that.
B.E.

RE: HAIL DAMAGE

Aviat's link at airstream mentions the people I was trying to think of.
 For more detail goto thread 120-706 on this forum.
B.E.

RE: HAIL DAMAGE

Forum 2 thread 120706 Electromagnetic Dent removers-Advice
Currently on page 6 of the forum. For some reason I cannot get the search engine to locate it But thats where it is.
B.E.

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