Re: Body Damage

["T.R.E. Jr." <T_R_E_Jr@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

---Not completely Mr. Hofstetter. The suction cup might not be able to pull 
the dent by itself, but like I had said, if someone were forcing the 
protruding metal back, by tapping lightly with a hammer, on a 2x4 or 4x4 
laid across the area, while someone was pulling on the suction cup, it is* 
quite possible the metal will go back into place. he whole trick is to get 
the metal back into place without stretching it.

---FWIW, I have seen someone take a 3 lb. hammer and 2x4 to an area on a 
door and give it a good whack (without drilling or suction cup) and the dent 
popped right back out. Imagine taking dents out of an aluminum can that's 
partially crushed... basically the same concept.

---Oh yeah, leading is out of the question, she could consider removing the 
shim from the other side (if she has one) once the lead is installed, the 
weight would be close to 5 lbs. FWIW, leading is only advised in areas of 1" 
square where flexing is possible... don't know one part of my Scout that 
hasn't flexed yet, it is a box-type vehicle.
---Thank you,
-T.R.E.Jr.
-`73 Scout II (StoneThrower)
-`51 Farmall H (Heinz)
-`49 IH fridge (presently unnamed and in need of a compressor)
-`49 Plymouth Special Deluxe 4-door Sedan (Papapalooza)


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Hofstetter" <hofs@domain.elided>
To: "Laura Freeman" <freeman_73scout@domain.elided>; <ihc-digest@domain.elided>
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 1:57 PM
Subject: Re: Body Damage


> on 8/2/03 11:34 AM, John Hofstetter at hofs@domain.elided wrote:
>
> > I don't know that there is a way to get the dent out, but I have a 
> > suction
> > cup made for body work, and it works pretty well as long as the dent 
> > hasn't
> > any bends or creases in it.
>
> Laura,
>
> I just got a chance to look at the picture on your web site. Forget the
> suction cup.
>
> John