Dent repair

[blackhawkxx]

Has anyone tried this?

 

[Zero Knievel]

Not tried it, but I hear it works....sometimes.

 

Heat softens the metal.  Cold makes it contract and hopefully pops the panel back into its original shape.

 

Cheaper than the alternative ways of fixing a small dent if it works.

[redxxrdr]

not exactly,

used Dry Ice method.  Fair results,  but i had let the dent sit for a couple of months first.

 

The problem is,  my dents are typically much, Much, bigger.

They need the Football repair method.

Edited May 10, 2016 by redxxrdr
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[superhawk996]

I bought a hail damaged car and fixed all the dents with a pencil torch.  There were a few that didn't come out perfect, but hard to see if you weren't looking for them.  I just swirled the flame around each dent watching it magically disappear.  Spent a couple hours on the dents, detailed, and sold the same day for triple the money.

 

I like the ball, pretty cool.  Of course it's rare to have a body panel with something that substantial behind it, but a useful option to keep in mind.

[redxxrdr]

Kurt,

The guy doing the football on his 59 has lot's of great ideas on his build thread.

The only thing straight on my 65 IS the nose.

 

I have used the football on my son's neon front fender.

New driver, new to him POS car.   Testing his now polished and aligned headlamps.

Didn't get 1/2 mile from the house when a doe stepped into the side of the car at night.  Only 45 miles per hour, but the damage was done.

I removed the inner fender liner, propped some 2x6 behind the wheel and let the football do it's thing.

Wasn't perfect, but a pretty good 20 footer.