Please look here: http://www.wsu.edu/~rsain/dingspots.jpg In this pic (not of my cab - but another list member's) I put some green dots where I have a few small radial type dents. Given that all the
Fill them and forget them, use good lightweight filler on the deep ones over coated with polyester finishing putty or use finishing putty by itself on shallow ones. T he finishing putty can be used
Hi Ryan. Go to http://www.eastwoodco.com/ and search for "dent puller." Good luck. Drew == Drew http://www.norselander.com //////////////////////////////////////////////////// _______________________
If they're not too deep you can do as Lee recommends and just fill them. The old method of dent pulling is to drill a hole in the metal and put a screw in it and use a puller to pull the metal out.
Author: "Randall J. Krebs" <lawgod@offshore-tax.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 09:48:08 -0400
I was on a Triumph website where they suggest that for hail damage you could heat up the area at the edge of the dint and it would pop out. Then immediately apply a wet rag to the area. Naturally yo
Thanks for the ideas folks. A buddy just bought a stud welder so I'll give that a shot. As for heating the metal, I'll check into that idea - I've heard of running a grinder with a soft backed sandin
I've heard of this but they heat the area up just a little and use a plunger type deal to suck or pop up the dent. But I think this it's for the new car bodies with a thickness of a piece of paper. I
Author: "Jim (Deacon) and Karen Magill" <dnkmagill@wtxs.net>
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 10:16:26 -0500
Yes and I have been told that on a really hot day you can put dry ice on small dents and they would pop out but I have not tried that either. On my 55 TF I took the dome light assembly out and used a
I agree and a little filler only makes it stronger and eliminates the posibility of distortion known to the heavier body metals, which can only be eliminated by grinding thinner and shrinking. Lee --
Would it make any sense to put a couple of very small self taping screws in the dent area to help to bond, due to such small arrears or just rough it up good? I have 2 to be done. Thanks in advance,
Where would you find this tool to push out hail damage dents. The only vehicle garaged (besides my truck, well....that's 1/2 in the garage and 1/2 in the basement at this time) is the one that didn't
You could just fill them that would be ok. If you cut the inside you have similiar problem with the repair for the inside. The best way would be to get a pin puller that is a tool that welds a stud t
Author: "Jim (Deacon) and Karen Magill" <dnkmagill@wtxs.net>
Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2003 11:45:04 -0500
Steve I had some hail dents removed at a shop called " paintless dent repair" and they have various tools that they use to run in between panels and work the dents out. They took about 35 dents out o
They say the trick for hail dents is to place dry ice on the spot and it will pop them out I personally have not tried it though. Ed ke6bnl +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Ed ke6bnl
Steve, order this catalog. It has the neatest stuff for auto body work. They are not cheap by any means though. They have special tools for tapping out hail damage and reaching odd spots and such. Pl