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Old 04-15-2018, 06:32 PM   #1
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Re: Help with roof repair

I would try a few suction cups for glass, clean the roof and they should stick. Motorcycle tie downs to some rafters or something overhead, pull up, and tap around the edges lightly with body hammer.
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Old 04-15-2018, 07:54 PM   #2
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Yeah its kinda hard to tell but if you dont have any hard creases some suction cups will pull it out. Metal has a memory all you need to do is coax it back to its home. If you see wrinkles though like the source of a dent youre in for a little hammer dollie work. in which case youll need to cut out that inner panel to access.
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I would try a few suction cups for glass, clean the roof and they should stick. Motorcycle tie downs to some rafters or something overhead, pull up, and tap around the edges lightly with body hammer.
This is what I would try PLUS drill some holes in the inner panel & squirt some foam insulation in there. It will expand & once it sets up you can remove the suction / traction apparatus & it should stay.
By the way my son lives in Franklin!
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This is what I would try PLUS drill some holes in the inner panel & squirt some foam insulation in there. It will expand & once it sets up you can remove the suction / traction apparatus & it should stay.
By the way my son lives in Franklin!
Do not use foam insulation. It will hold moisture and rust the roof out in no time.

Use a stud gun and hammer work. Put your high crown areas back in place first and see what you have left afterwards. It will be a bit more difficult without having access on the back side to do dolly work but you can do it.
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