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DING KING
Description: The Ding King uses a small powerful tool to remove small dings and dents from your car.
Reviews (15):
 It actually works, for the right kind of dent
Reviewer: John O. Tipp City, Ohio 03-22-2005
I bought the Ding King beings somewhat skeptical, but I thought, "It's only $20". I had a dent in car that was an ideal candidate for this product. It was round and shallow, perfectly symmetrical.
I bought the Ding King thinking that even if it didn't end up perfect, it would be better than it was.
To my surprise, it worked perfectly. There is now no indication that there was ever a dent in that area.
 Ding King Allows Dings to Remain King!
Reviewer: Carl S. Back 03-07-2005
I received my "Ding King" today. It was in a box in pieces in no original packing. I followed the instructions exactly and...POP...the dent remained and the "Ding King" was broken. The strongest feature of this product is the glue. I would not advise anyone to purchase this inferior product. Mine will be sent back ASAP. ...off to the body shop!
It actually does work
Reviewer: D. Patitucci 11-25-2004
I sideswiped my garage door pulling out and had significant denting and ruffling over a small area (about a square foot). Because my car is older, I didn't want to have it fixed professionally, but I still wanted it to look presentable. This kit was the perfect solution. I worked on the damage little by little over an afternoon, and I'd say it looks about 90% back to normal. There is some subtle ruffling, but you have to be close and looking at it from an angle. The product was extremely easy to set up and use, and it really does behave exactly as depicted in the commercial. Also, it does not require a lot of upper body strength to turn the knob, so literally anyone can use it.
 Works well with a little adjusting
Reviewer: K. Stuebs Nicholasville, KY 08-25-2004
I bought this after reading online reviews and an ABC affiliate story about how well this product works for the price. I have to say that I completely agree. I had a pretty deep ding (about the size of an orange). I've been working on it this morning and I'm completely surprized by the results. It still needs a little tweaking, but the ding is now the size of a dime. What I found while using this is that there aren't instructions for adjusting the tool for the size and shape of the ding. After doing a little experimenting, and adjusting the tool, it really begun doing the trick. I'm using it to fix a few dings and a car I'm selling and would highly recommend it for that reason.
Better than expected
Reviewer: drowrichard Phoenix 05-06-2004
Usaully I avoid informercial products like the plague, any thing that needs that much convincing can't be worth the price. However, I was desperate to cut costs and bought one of these at auction. They run $8-19.50 plus shipping but can be had new for $17.50 plus shipping. I paid $8 +.
The infomercial says things like show room new, and I suppose that may be true under lab conditions with only certain kinds of dents. Here are my results.
Two dents first about size of grapefruit shallow with two points (small sharp dings) other large cucumber deeper with two points. Ding king will not work on points. First dent popped out great on first try, smooth with no waves, even the points were less pronounced only visible on close inspection. On the basis of that alone, it was well worth the cost. Second dent was less satisfying but that may be due to technique. The tool removed the dent but some waving visible but may be missed on cursury inspection. Was able to reduce one of the points with the knockdown tool but still visible. Possibly if I had worked from outter edges more slowly (distance wise) the waving would not be there. This dent took about 10-12 trys. This dent was also the least promising of repair considering depth, width and length. Even so, I may go back and try removing the waving with smaller applications of glue. Clean up took considerable effort and lots of Ding King solution (ie. Alcohol), not exactly like the infomercial either.
Conclusion... The repairs do NOT look show room new but definitely left vehicle looking a lot better and saleable. The Ding King will not work on sharp edged dents, it says so in the directions but don't remember the infomercial saying so. So beware. The Ding King solution is merely green alcohol, replacement glue sticks are outrageously expensive but... considering cost/benefit... worth it. So it makes a usefull addition to the garage tool kit.
 Only Good for Small Dents
Reviewer: Anonymous 07-22-2003
It basically is just a glue gun, a bridge with a screw, special glue sticks, and acetone. Only get this product if your dent is small and in a flat location. If you are on a curved surface or the edge, the bridge won't fit and won't be able to pull the pad. The basic kit claims you can take out 1-3 dents. More like 1 very small one.
OK but not great
Reviewer: Anonymous 11-07-2003
You need to have a lot of time & patience with the Ding King. A problem with this product is that they do not give you enough glue remover. The results are not as great as seen on TV, but did improve the small dents some.
Good Value
Reviewer: Anonymous 05-23-2004
Although the end result was less than perfect, significant improvement was shown. It is fairly easy to use & it definitely costs less than a pro.
No Good
Reviewer: Anonymous 12-16-2003
Ding King did not work for me at all. I was sure to follow all the instructions exactly. The dents, which were small, looked the same before & after.
 Pretty Good If You're Patient
Reviewer: Anonymous 12-18-2003
This product did reduce the size of my dents about 75%. It does take a long time however & you must follow the instructions exactly in order to get good results.
I recommend this!
Reviewer: Anonymous 04-20-2005
I had three small dents in the hood of my car so I bought the ding king thinking that it would never work. After about 30 minutes I had all three dents out and they're no longer noticeable. I definately recommend this!
Good Value
Reviewer: Anonymous 05-23-2004
Although the end result was less than perfect, significant improvement was shown. It is fairly easy to use & it definitely costs less than a pro.
How dost thou suck? Let me count the ways....
Reviewer: Gregory Bravo Buffalo, NY United States 06-14-2005
I was pulling my dad's car out of the driveway on our very narrow city street. As I turned the car left, I made a glancing blow of my front left panel on the fender of another car (which, luckily, happened to be mine!) A longish, not very deep dent, about 12 inches long and 3-5 inches wide, was the result. After getting several body shop estimates-- ranging from a high of $900 to a low of $250-- I decided to give this product a try. I figured, at worst, I would be out $15-$30, right? If the thing didn't work, I could still pay the darned auto body vultures, right? I mean, at worst, I would lose a few hours of hassle and an extra $30, right? And maybe I would save several hundred bucks, right?
Wrong.
The thing mostly didn't work, and the amount of frustration this piece of junk caused was far more damaging than the original dent.
OK, so I get the box in the mail. Contained inside is a glue gun, two solid black colored glue sticks, a metal U-shaped bracket about 5 inches long with two suction cups at each end of the "U", two pieces which looked like flat plastic suction cups with a metal screw attached, another screw cap like thingy, a plastic scraper, a stick of solid plastic about 7 inches long and 1 1/2 in diameter which looked like a giant white crayon, and a small bottle of greenish liquid. Oh yeah, and an instruction sheet which looked like it had been photocopied on a 1963 mimeograph machine. All of this was tossed haphazardly into the box.
OK, so the basic idea seemed pretty simple. You heat up glue in the glue gun, slather liquid glue onto one of the flat suction cups, attach the suction cup to your car in the center of the dent, so the screw is sticking out perpendicular to the car. Let glue dry. Then you get the U-bracket and put it over the suction cup screw, with the U upside down relative to the car and on the "flat" part of the car (over the dent, but not IN the dent.) Then you attach the screw cap to the suction cup and start screwing. The physics of thing starts pulling on the suction cup, and this is supposed to pull up the dent with it.
Sounds simple, right?
OK, so first time I do this, the front edge of the dent actually does pull back into place! Wow! I'm impressed. That only leaves about 11 inches to go. However, when the suction cup pulls off, the glue stays stuck to your car! (and occasionally on the suction cup.) You are supposed to remove the glue with the plastic scraper and the plastic pencil thingy. When that doesn't work, you are supposed to use the green liquid.
This turns out to be almost an impossibility.
I start scraping the solid black glue with the plastic scraper. The glue starts to come off sort of, but mostly it just starts to mash the glue further on down the car, so there is now a long streak of black goo down the side of the car in addition to the dent. So now the car is not only dented, but looking like crap. OK, I figure, I'll go chemical. So I open the green liquid-- which is only about 2 1/2 ounces, not much. Must be really powerful, I figure. It does STINK to high heaven, so it's GOT to be powerful, right? I pour the stuff directly on the car and start rubbing. This does seemingly NOTHING AT ALL to the glue! I am now starting to panic. I pour more onto the car and starting rubbing like a madman. Whether it is the liquid or the friction of my rubbing, the glue starts to slowly come off. It takes about 15 minuted of rubbing to get about 80% of the glue off. My wrists are sore like heck.
Since the thing did work, sort of, I decide to try again. So I pick up the glue gun. Unfortunately, now I can't get a single drop of glue out of the glue gun! Is it on? Yes. Is the glue stick in there? Yes. Why won't glue come out? Who knows!!! I start manually pushing the glue stick into the gun, and even this is not working. After pushing really hard one time, I get about four drops of glue out. I switch glue sticks. This seems to fix the problem for the moment. I get glue. I set the whole apparatus up again, only this time, when the suction cup starts pulling on the dent, it just pops right off. No effect to the dent at all!!
Or a second time.
Or a third time.
Or a fourth time.
Or a fifth time.
(And remember, after each of these times, there is glue to remove-- scrubbing and scrubbing and scrubbing, glue to coax out of the piece of crud glue gun, a mess and a disaster.)
Then I realize that part of the problem is that the bracket is only 5 inches long. This means, if your dent is wider than about 3 inches, forget it. The bracket won't span the dent. That is, it won't work. So, if you have dent one inch wide, this might work wonders. But then again, if your dent is only one inch wide, one wonders why you would bother.
After 4 1/2 hours of frustration--- oh, so much pain!!!--- I decided that $250 didn't sound so bad for the pros to do it.
I give the product two stars, because it did shrink my dent about 11%--- but also because I am such a tremendously generous guy, and because I am practically delirious from frustration and panic.
Hey, it might work for you, who knows?
But, I doubt it.
Just goes to show what good marketing and infomercials can do for you even if your product is a piece of junk.
Ding King is a scam !!!
Reviewer: Ting Xu 08-29-2005
Ding King is a scam. I tried it around 10 times and it didn't work! I do not want to say more. Just type Ding King in Google and you will find some articles about it. See them your self.
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Ding King is a scam and they should get prosecuted
Ruined my car
Reviewer: S. Meyer FWB, Florida 04-25-2005
I just used the ding king today. IT RUINED MY CAR!!! I had a very small ding in my passenger door. It was only visible at an angle in the sunlight. It was no big deal, but it kinda bugged me, so I figured, I'll pay $15 for a ding king if I can remove it.
Now after using the ding king, I have a bump in my car that is visible from 20 feet away in the dark. It looks like an accident vehicle now. I have just filed a complaint with the better business bureau and I will talk to my attorney tomorrow.
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