chrsgrain
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| posted on 21/1/10 at 02:00 PM |
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Metal bashing guide anyone??
Hi all,
The project after the Dax (a Triumph TR4a restoration) is coming on well, but now I really can't put off the bodywork any longer.
The good news is its pretty rust free (all relative - both sills have gone and there some other patches needed).
The less good news is that it has lots of little dings and dents, as well as more major dents in the front and rear 'skirts' (I think it
ran over something at some point as the chassis was cracked and the diff had a hole in it!)
My eventual aim is to do all the bodywork myself, aiming for a 'no filler' finish.... does anyone have a suggestion for a basic metal
bashing book or guide that I could get hold of... or any other ideas about learning? There aren't any colleges near me that do metal body
repair courses unfortunately....
Thanks!
Chris
Spoing! - the sound of an irony meter breaking...
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tegwin
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| posted on 21/1/10 at 02:06 PM |
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Give lead loading a try..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upn_20rqGE4
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contaminated
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| posted on 21/1/10 at 02:06 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by chrsgrain
Hi all,
The project after the Dax (a Triumph TR4a restoration) is coming on well, but now I really can't put off the bodywork any longer.
The good news is its pretty rust free (all relative - both sills have gone and there some other patches needed).
The less good news is that it has lots of little dings and dents, as well as more major dents in the front and rear 'skirts' (I think it
ran over something at some point as the chassis was cracked and the diff had a hole in it!)
My eventual aim is to do all the bodywork myself, aiming for a 'no filler' finish.... does anyone have a suggestion for a basic metal
bashing book or guide that I could get hold of... or any other ideas about learning? There aren't any colleges near me that do metal body
repair courses unfortunately....
Thanks!
Chris
Mid kent College do a course on that in Maidstone. Try your local adult education centre.
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chrsgrain
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| posted on 21/1/10 at 02:08 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by contaminated
quote:
Originally posted by chrsgrain
Hi all,
There aren't any colleges near me that do metal body repair courses unfortunately....
Thanks!
Chris
Mid kent College do a course on that in Maidstone. Try your local adult education centre.
Already tried that - the nearest one was in Basingstoke, over an hour away (which I was prepared to go to), but its been cancelled as not enough
people want to do it!!!
Chris
Spoing! - the sound of an irony meter breaking...
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nick205
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| posted on 21/1/10 at 02:50 PM |
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Hi Chris,
Reading your first post Iwas going to suggest Basingstoke - I've looked at the course myself before.
Might be worth a U2U to 907 and Fozzie on the forum - both are (I beileve) in the car restoration business and may be able to point you in the right
direction with learning materials.
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stevebubs
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| posted on 21/1/10 at 03:01 PM |
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May be a bit far, but Bracknell used to...
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iank
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| posted on 21/1/10 at 04:58 PM |
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Contour Autocraft in Peterborough do intensive courses, quite expensive iirc but they got a good writeup in a magazine I read a while back (sorry
can't rememeber which one).
http://www.contourautocraft.co.uk/courses.htm
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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BenB
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| posted on 21/1/10 at 05:58 PM |
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There was a good metal bashing book on Scibd (or whatever it's called) but it might have gone now.
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BenB
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| posted on 21/1/10 at 06:00 PM |
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Oooooh, they're still there
http://www.scribd.com/doc/17765226/Sheet-Metal-Handbook
http://www.scribd.com/doc/17765520/Race-and-Custom-Car-Metal-Fabricators-Handbook
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dave r
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| posted on 21/1/10 at 06:03 PM |
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http://www.metalmeet.com/forum
mostly american , but a hell of a lot of knowledge, and friendly too
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Bigheppy
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| posted on 21/1/10 at 06:46 PM |
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Take a look at this thread on Retro rides this guy is fantastic.
Link
He makes it look so easy, somewhere on the thread there is another link to a how to section. 
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907
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| posted on 21/1/10 at 09:06 PM |
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There's a coincidence.
I've just had an email from John Bonnett and it had this link in it.
I had to watch it 10 secs at a time.  O the joys of living in the country.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGElSHzm0q8
Cheers
Paul G
p.s. you get to play with a dolly after all.
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aitch
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| posted on 21/1/10 at 09:31 PM |
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scribd.com what an awsome resource
aitch
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chrsgrain
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| posted on 22/1/10 at 08:38 AM |
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Thanks guys, I'll get the books and the DVD and go from there!
Chris
Spoing! - the sound of an irony meter breaking...
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