swanny
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| posted on 30/4/20 at 03:21 PM |
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removing dents in ally bodywork.
can anyone point me in the direction of good how-to videos or sites to sort out several dents in my ally bonnet? the car lives in an overcrowded tiny
garage and from time to time things have fallen off shelves onto the bonnet.
any recommendations?
I've seen various mentions about heat and compressed air, mallets, hammers blocks of wood etc.
thought I might have a go while we're still locked down.
I've taken a pic and managed to get it my photo archive but cant seem to see the link to it to add it in here
thanks
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gremlin1234
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| posted on 30/4/20 at 03:40 PM |
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I think the reason you are having probs with the photos, is they may not have unique names, try prefixing the names ie
'swanny_thumbnail_Image1.jpg' instead of just 'thumbnail_Image1.jpg'
[Edited on 30/4/20 by gremlin1234]
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gremlin1234
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| posted on 30/4/20 at 03:48 PM |
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if you want inspiration on working with ali bodywork see
John Bonnett's GT6
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/4/viewthread.php?tid=178173&page=1
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swanny
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| posted on 30/4/20 at 03:51 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by gremlin1234
I think the reason you are having probs with the photos, is they may not have unique names, try prefixing the names ie
'swanny_thumbnail_Image1.jpg' instead of just 'thumbnail_Image1.jpg'
[Edited on 30/4/20 by gremlin1234]
genius. thanks seems to have worked now.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 1/5/20 at 10:51 AM |
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swanny
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| posted on 1/5/20 at 11:44 AM |
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it was a bit heftier than a branch, it was one of these:
link
[Edited on 1/5/20 by swanny]
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MikeR
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| posted on 1/5/20 at 07:05 PM |
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Turn the bonnet upside down, ensure its on a smooth, flat level surface -the surface had to be near perfect. Mask the areas you don't want to
touch. Ensure the garage is well lit from all sides, you don't want Shadows.
Prep for a long evening. I'd get some beer in.
Open the first beer, lift the blue Ice box up to the original height, aim for the non masked area and drop 😁
(Sorry that doesn't help but it's our it to the top of the conversations)
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gremlin1234
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| posted on 1/5/20 at 08:24 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeR
Turn the bonnet upside down, ensure its on a smooth, flat level surface -the surface had to be near perfect. Mask the areas you don't want to
touch. Ensure the garage is well lit from all sides, you don't want Shadows.
Prep for a long evening. I'd get some beer in.
Open the first beer, lift the blue Ice box up to the original height, aim for the non masked area and drop 😁
(Sorry that doesn't help but it's our it to the top of the conversations)
hint, if doing this don't fill the cooler with the
beer before it falls, - two reasons, it would be heavy and difficult to get to the right height, and more importantly, to avoid said beer getting
shaken and fizzy
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MikeR
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| posted on 1/5/20 at 08:41 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by gremlin1234
quote:
Originally posted by MikeR
Turn the bonnet upside down, ensure its on a smooth, flat level surface -the surface had to be near perfect. Mask the areas you don't want to
touch. Ensure the garage is well lit from all sides, you don't want Shadows.
Prep for a long evening. I'd get some beer in.
Open the first beer, lift the blue Ice box up to the original height, aim for the non masked area and drop 😁
(Sorry that doesn't help but it's our it to the top of the conversations)
hint, if doing this don't fill the cooler with the
beer before it falls, - two reasons, it would be heavy and difficult to get to the right height, and more importantly, to avoid said beer getting
shaken and fizzy
No, cooler must be as it was originally when the debt was created. So if it was full.... It needs to be full now otherwise you won't get the
negative effect to smooth out the debt
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swanny
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| posted on 4/5/20 at 01:54 PM |
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I knew I could count on the locost community!
:-)
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 4/5/20 at 03:07 PM |
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Possible some very careful use of a hammer and dolly?
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