The Energon Pub

by **skyblast** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:30 pm

You ever get that slightly disappointed feeling when you grab that toy you've spent your money on...the one with the crushed in bubble at the top, which the deluxe movie line is prone to?

It was bugging me so much that I decided to take matters into my own hands. I stopped by Michaels and purchased a pack of suction cups....with one lick and a suck....BAP!!! Dent gone!! Well not entirely. You may still see a slight dent left over but by in large I would have to say 90% of the dent is gone.

My brother and I fixed the bumper of his Scion XA the same way but with a plunger....SERIOUSLY!!

by **Gutter Bunny** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:36 pm

skyblast wrote:
My brother and I fixed the bumper of his Scion XA the same way but with a plunger....SERIOUSLY!!

body shops have been doing that...well...forever.

thats what the high priced "paintess dent removal" is.

plunger(or suction cup) + hammer =$$$

News Credits: 1 · by **Powersa** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 11:42 pm

Thanks for sharing the method.

I open them to play with...so I don't care that much about the plastic cover.

News Credits: 4 · by **tom brokaw** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 2:49 am

oh awesome, thanks for sharing that technique.... i got a few of those dents.... i just kept on poking 'em hoping they would pop back up. haha.

by **Xgamer** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 4:41 am

Packing tape also works very well at pulling up bubbles.

by **Sonray** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 7:17 am

Gutter Bunny wrote:
skyblast wrote:
My brother and I fixed the bumper of his Scion XA the same way but with a plunger....SERIOUSLY!!

body shops have been doing that...well...forever.

thats what the high priced "paintess dent removal" is.

plunger(or suction cup) + hammer =$$$

SSSSSHHHHHHHH!!!

News Credits: 9 · by **Zeds** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 8:06 am

That is a great flipping idea. Thanks for the post. Will try it the next time it happens.

by **Auto Bot** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 12:23 pm

Mine has a dent on the INSIDE bubble.

Exterior bubble is fine.

Any ideas on how to suck this up?

by **skyblast** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 2:09 pm

I would have to say that is along the lines of having a MISB gijoe with a dropped gun at its feet....just gotta live with that one.

by **Auto Bot** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 1:32 am

by **skyblast** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 1:41 am

Auto Bot wrote::(

Don't cry....I do have an idea though. You still have the receipt right? They are normally good for 90 days. When you see another of that same figure exchange it for one that is not dented on the inside.