Tricks to fix a dent?
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ice and a torch work but the only guy I knew who was an artist when it came to shrinking and stretching metal to get rid of a dent was my uncle whose long gone from this world
Similar to a plunger, I have heard windshield handles are effective when applicable. They make those windshield suction cup handles with the pump at the base to pump air out and really get a grip.
Harbor freight sells those stud welder sets, those are great, they spot weld a small pin onto the surface that you attach your slide hammer chuck to, then you simply band out the dent by pulling on your slide hammer, when finished you grind off the pin studs. Here's what I'm talking about:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/d ... mber=98357
Working metal with a torch is the most skilled way of working metal(one may use the other techniques listed above to get it as close as possible before bringing on the heat). Heating, hammering, and contracting specific spots to get a dent completely worked out as though it was never there is possible, but it is something that comes with experience. I think all of us may have been marveled at Jesse James making a gas tank from a flat piece of metal, but it just goes to show what can be done. There are some video's on YouTube on nearly everything now, that may be a good place to find some free "how to" video's that cover the basics(I was taking advantage of some free hand pinstripe lessons on there).
Harbor freight sells those stud welder sets, those are great, they spot weld a small pin onto the surface that you attach your slide hammer chuck to, then you simply band out the dent by pulling on your slide hammer, when finished you grind off the pin studs. Here's what I'm talking about:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/d ... mber=98357
Working metal with a torch is the most skilled way of working metal(one may use the other techniques listed above to get it as close as possible before bringing on the heat). Heating, hammering, and contracting specific spots to get a dent completely worked out as though it was never there is possible, but it is something that comes with experience. I think all of us may have been marveled at Jesse James making a gas tank from a flat piece of metal, but it just goes to show what can be done. There are some video's on YouTube on nearly everything now, that may be a good place to find some free "how to" video's that cover the basics(I was taking advantage of some free hand pinstripe lessons on there).
If there is a crease in the metal then it will only come out with some hammering. There is an OLD book called The Key to Metal Bumping that tells you how to remove dents the old school way. If there are no creases then it can probably be pushed out, or pulled out with the glue or suction cup method.
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