aluminium hood repair?
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I posted this at ab101, and wanted to get some answers here as well. Although most of you are on there as well.
I was told you couldn’t fix aluminum, but IDK
Well, I need to fix a couple corners on an aluminum hood I just bought. Apparently greyhound did the damage, but I doubt I’ll get them to pay for anything.Can this be fixed? I don’t know if the rules are different for aluminum or not.
Looks like both corners need some grinding and one corner needs to be hammered down a little.[img]http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l52/natypes/IMG00002-20090908-10582.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l52/natypes/Unnamed.jpg[/img]shure it can be fixed peice of cake 😉 just be gentle with your hammer an dolly
yah fix as usuall … just be a little more gentle and “grind?” I think 100grit would be enough to cut it down some with. It’s just soft metal 😉
We get enough of them from keystone, have had them pay for some repairs. Looks like a fairly easy fix. You are supposed to use a seperate set of tools on aluminum but the repair is basically the same.
thanks guys.
Dont hammer and dolly too much without annealing {heat} first, it will crack-split. It doesnt appear too bad in the pic so heat shouldnt be necessary if you hit it like only like 3 times. Dont smash the hem completely flat because it WILL crack. Even if you do your only talking a little mig action and a buff with 80 grit, piece of cake really. Aluminum can absolutely be repaired and anyone who told you it cant has absolutely no clue. I find most replies dishing out advice on 101 totally inaccurate and humorous, down right appalling actually. Stick with this site for correct answers. 😉
good answer ya ol hack pnlbtr ya old hack now explain to him what annealing 😛 is
i think after 3 waks with that 5#horsecock he wil be buyin anuther:exci :exci hood
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:rofl :rofl :rofl :roflWas it a real factory aluminum hood for an old Muscle car?
[b]bondomerchant wrote:[/b]
[quote]i think after 3 waks with that 5#horsecock he wil be buyin anuther:exci :exci hood
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:rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl[/quote]I think your right!
[b]Doright wrote:[/b]
[quote]Was it a real factory aluminum hood for an old Muscle car?[/quote]It’s for my Mitsubishi Evolution, stock hood. Mine is bent from a minor collsion and I wanted a straight one.
Oh OK I thought maybe it was an old rare Pro stock Hood for an Old Pontiac or Mopar were the part would be worth a small fortune Irreplaceable or Unobtainium.
Ill go crawl back under my rock
[b]pnlbtr4life wrote:[/b]
[quote]Dont hammer and dolly too much without annealing {heat} first, it will crack-split. It doesnt appear too bad in the pic so heat shouldnt be necessary if you hit it like only like 3 times. Dont smash the hem completely flat because it WILL crack. Even if you do your only talking a little mig action and a buff with 80 grit, piece of cake really. Aluminum can absolutely be repaired and anyone who told you it cant has absolutely no clue. I find most replies dishing out advice on 101 totally inaccurate and humorous, down right appalling actually. Stick with this site for correct answers. ;)[/quote]wow, that’s a little intimidating right there. Idk about any of that panel beating stuff unfortunately. I’d like to learn, but preferably not on my baby. :unsure:
What ‘special’ tools do I need for aluminum?
OH don’t let him scare yah …. he’s a pussy cat …. fix like you would steel , ……it’s just softer so treat it such. :pcorn: but you might just send it back yah know :whistle: you have that choice ??no???? :pcorn:
I would make shipper have it fixed
They say to have separate tools for fixing alum than for fixing steel same tools just a different set, Hammer Dolley’s etc.
Only reason I can come up with is maybe just maybe you could possibly rub off the Alum Clad coating off some Alum onto your tools and then when you work on steel it will deposit on the steel causing a dissimilar metal corrosion type thing. Nothing you couldn’t fix first with some scotch brite cleaning your tools first.I don’t know why? most all planes are made of alum I don’t use a separate set for fixing Jets or small planes :huh:
No one ever said that to me and I am an A&P mechanic, and there are no FAR’s on it that I know of.
And I am not alone skipping from planes to cars and back and forth. :rofl :exciA&P= Certified by FAA Airframe and Power Plant mechanic, repair and modification to both.
FAA = Federal aviation authority
FAR’s= Federal aviation regulationsPerhaps who came up with this meant Grinding wheels?
Now that makes sense never put Aluminum on a Bench Grinder grinding wheels.
There are special ones you can but they cost a small fortune and if you buy them you’ll know the difference.
If you do grind alum on a steel grinding wheel the wheel can explode. :blink:
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