View Single Post
Old 08-23-2017, 12:55 PM   #14
_Ogre
Registered User
 
_Ogre's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Motown
Posts: 7,677
Re: Body panel repair

hammer and dolly my butt

when i had my fenders sand blasted i found over an inch of filler on the step fender
i ended up using two 3 lb sledge hammers as my hammer and dolly
the most useful sledge had the blunt wedge shape end for working the body lines back in the fender lip



with patience i was able to work 95% of the metal back into shape and used minimal filler
the metal is very thick and requires a lot of ''tap tap'' to go back into position
never needed to shrink or heat anything



amazingly i thought the fender was dent free for the first 20 years i owned my truk

__________________
cool, an ogre smiley Ogre's 58 Truk build

how to put your truck year and build thread into your signature
shop air compressor timer
_Ogre is offline   Reply With Quote