Guest gtmattz Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 how does one smooth this stuff out?? (pictures below) http://www.simbey.com/gtmattz/hood1.jpg http://www.simbey.com/gtmattz/hood2.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iaconsultants Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 It can be done but it will take a lot of time and effort. If you want to do it right go and get some lead body tools and a couple of different hammers, for tapping and hitting. You will notice the lead body tools have different shapes and some will match fairly well with the curves you have in your hood. On the sharper curves start by tapping on it by holding the lead tool near the outer parts of the dent and start by tapping the lead with the hammer. You will find the right amount of swing and impact to start to move the metal some. Slowly working your way inward. You will have to repeat this process several times to get it to come out fairly smooth. If you spend enough time and practice on it you will clean it up so nice that primer paint will be thick enough to hide the remainder of the dent. If you get impatient you can always heat up the area and work it a bit faster. I have removed those kinds of dents and a lot worse from cars in the past, so I can say that take your time and work the metal slow. Cost wise it would probably be cheaper to buy a used hood, but for the knowledge you gain from doing the work is worth a lot too. When I go back home next weekend I will see if I still have my body work tools and maybe you can borrow them for the cost of shipping them back and forth. More power to learning. Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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