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- Subject: Re: Suction cup slide hammer ?
- Message-ID: <C0o9sG.Lvw@cantua.canterbury.ac.nz>
- From: deanaj@elec.canterbury.ac.nz (A. J. Dean)
- Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 04:29:04 GMT
- References: <1993Jan8.125456.1@ducvax.auburn.edu>
- Organization: Electrical Engineering, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
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- (auidcc@ducvax.auburn.edu) wrote:
- : It seems that I have seen a suction cup type of device to pull out dents,
- : but I can't locate one in an ad or catalog now that I need it. Am I
- : just imagining that there is such a thing? If not, does anyone know
- : of a mail-order source?
-
- I have one. I got it locally for $3.95 (about US$2.00) from a cheapo-sales
- warehouse place, there must be something similar around you. It's not the
- most impressive looking thing being an all rubber suction cup/handle/remover
- button thing, but does work.
-
- It may be impossible though, if the metal has been pushed in too far then
- it may have stretched and all you'll end up with is a bistable dent/bulge
- arrangement - can be very frustrating even though you do get the choice of
- which way you want your car to wear the dent!
-
- Antony
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