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Chuck

02-22-2001 10:59:17

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Recently finished (I thought) going through an old (42 -44) Case VAC - no serial number to prove date. Took evrything off , welded tears and holes, blasted, primed, and repainted. I did cheat with a little bondo here and there. I wanted it to look decent but not necessarily show. Got done and it looks a lot better than planned, so I am interested in improving parts skipped over. Its converted to 12v with alternator and I'm not going to go back to 6v, so top show is still out. I would like to redo the hood and some sheet metal to remove dents and straighten it out. It's not real bad now, but I don't have the heart to put my new decals over the dents. I have bondo'ed and welded and grinded a few parts to look decent, but never got into dent straightening/reforming/whatever. I guess now is the time. Can anyone offer some advice as to how to get started? Don't mind buying some tools - within reason. Any good references to read before I start beating and forming? Any guidelines from the pros?

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Chuck

02-26-2001 18:56:22

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Re: Straightening dents in reply to Chuck, 02-22-2001 10:59:17

Thanks, Guys. Some advise that I will follow.

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Chuck

02-26-2001 18:56:07

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Re: Straightening dents in reply to Chuck, 02-22-2001 10:59:17

Thanks, Guys. Some advise that I will follow.

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Tools

02-24-2001 11:40:46

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Re: Straightening dents in reply to Chuck, 02-22-2001 10:59:17

Hi,

My dad has a GREAT book on sheet metal repair (which he wouldn't give me!), entitled "Automobile Sheet Metal Repair" by Robert L. Sargent, Chilton Book Company, 2nd Ed., 1969. Hardbound, 400 pages, yellow cover. Took Amazon a year to find me a copy, 19 bucks. Great place to start.

Mike

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tinman

02-22-2001 17:39:56

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Re: Straightening dents in reply to Chuck, 02-22-2001 10:59:17

About the only way to get better is to practice. Hot Rod magazine has some books on body work. Read them, good reference. Eastwood company has a complete line of body tools available. I don't like bondo on hoods, but the leading sounds like a good idea. Lead was used all the time before plastic was available. A good practice is old car fenders, but tractor tin is heavier. Good luck

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Steve U.S. Alloys

02-22-2001 14:19:55

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Re: Straightening dents in reply to Chuck, 02-22-2001 10:59:17

For the dents that aren't too deep you can heat the metal and then quench with water. This will shrink the metal. For very small dents quenching with a water soaked rag should work.

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Jerry B

02-22-2001 11:51:31

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Re: Straightening dents in reply to Chuck, 02-22-2001 10:59:17

If you choose to do the Bondo routine, you will need a decent DA sander. An airfile (straight line sander) will also be very useful.

I worry about heat from the engine softening and loosening bondo on the hood. I have used a high-tin content solder for tinning the steel sheet metal and then used cleaned, melted, fluxed wheel weights as a filler.

It is better to over fill and then let cool. Work quickly to prevent warping the metal with the torch. Use as little heat as you possibly can. A propane torch is fine. File down and sand like you would bondo.

WEAR A RESPERATOR!!!!!

Others are going to tell you not do do this but, hey...whatever works for them.

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