Ford 2N air cleaner dent

corchel1942 · Dec 16, 2013

45' Ford 2N restoration, oil bath air cleaner. I have a dent the size of a 50 cent piece on the side of the main body, about 1/8" deep. I cant get a body hammer or anything on the inside to hammer it back out. Looking for ideas, I want to use as little filler as possible before being painted.
Approx. 5-6" opening to get in the inside. I dont have torches to heat, but could borrow a set if needed. Ideas?

TJ in KY · Dec 16, 2013

Just a wild idea, but what if you filled it with water and froze it, would it push dent out??
Just thinking outside of the box!

Bob · Dec 16, 2013

Remove the mesh "element" and slip the shell over a large-diameter pipe.

showcrop · Dec 16, 2013

I had a similar situation once, and I cut a block of wood on the band saw, then tapped it in until it pushed the dent out.

Jason S. · Dec 16, 2013

Take it to a body shop and have them use their stud welder on it. It spot welds a little soft metal stud in the dent. Then they take a slide hammer and pop the dent out. Then cut the stud with some side cutters and grind the head of the stud off. It removes the dent and leaves no hole in the metal. They probably wouldnt charge anything to do that.

corchel1942 · Dec 16, 2013

Great ideas thank you. I am going to try the large pipe idea first. I think that will give me the results I need

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