$150 machine on Chinese Marketplace claims to be able to erase car dents but the reality is somewhat different

A YouTuber got his hands on a $150 machine from Chinese Marketplace that supposedly erases car dents.

It sounds like a dream scenario, doesn’t it? A machine that takes out all the elbow grease from the job and saves you from heading to the mechanics?

Sign us up.

However, the reality is somewhat different.

DISCOVER SBX CARS: The global premium car auction platform powered by Supercar Blondie

Taking a closer look at the $150 machine that could banish car dents for good

YouTube channel Samcrac gave the machine a spin, explaining how it was meant to work.

Sam, the channel’s host, said: “It harnesses pulsed electromagnetic energy to reshape metal.

“This technology isn’t necessarily new, these devices have been around for years.

“But when they first hit the market, they initially retailed at over $5,000.”

Yikes.

So on that front, this Chinese dent eraser seems like a total steal.

Described as ‘dummy proof’ by Sam, the machine works with half-second intervals of power which ‘zap out’ dents in the car.

It sounds like a dream, right?

But some things may seem too good to be true, like this 1974 Corvette which was found in a Pennsylvania barn.

The ultimate test would be how it would work when tested out on a Volkswagen Atlas’ dent.

Putting the Chinese tool to the test

First up was a door ding, right beneath the window of a back door, which Sam speculated happened at the auction house.

Sam acknowledged it was a particularly ‘nasty’ dent and decided to run the machine over it, first starting with working around the dent.

However, the results were a little underwhelming.

He explained: “It’s still there. It’s just one of those nasty dents in a bad spot, and it’s still pretty unsightly.

“I think it’s a bit more shallow than it was.”

Would the machine fare any better when trialed on a Camaro?

This car had sustained a few dings on its fender and quarter panels, leading Sam to liken it to having a shopping cart ran into it.

Progress seems promising initially, but it soon becomes apparent that the metal shrinks back into its original position after being zapped.

Sam said: “It could be of a few things – these dents might just be too deep.

“Which, if this is the case, makes this machine kind of useless, as these are quintessential door dings.”

All in all, it is clear that the machine is very limited in its use.

Usually China is leading the way with cars – like this awesome advanced parking system – but this gadget is a bit of a dud.

At most, it can help reduce some smaller dents, but that comes with the targeted surface getting extremely hot – at over 200 degrees at one point.

Sam concluded it was better to go to a professional, despite the gadget’s tempting low price.

Sometimes saving a few bucks isn’t worth it.

One YouTuber quickly realized why he’d got such a great deal on his $9,000 Porsche 911.

To see Sam’s full review of this $150 Chinese dent remover for yourself, head over to his YouTube channel.