metal finishing
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just curious how many of you guys can straighten a decent sized stretched dent using no bondo?
:whistle:
i know I’m not that skilled in the metal arts….maybe one day, need a bit more practice in that area yet.
Nope. Filler is so much quicker…. 😉
it used to be possible with the old steel cars, if you mess up, u could always bang a new dent in with a hammer and start over. the new steel isnt as forgiving.
so it is a lost art… and more so as the generations move on.
I can… if I replace the panel :blush:
[b]ryanbrown999 wrote:[/b]
[quote]I can… if I replace the panel :blush:[/quote]hey, me too! :blush:
I can and yes it’s a dieing art, but I’m devoted to passing on what I can and thats bin my goal now for a while.. Like PDR, FDR and minfill repairs require “Procedure + Patience/Persistence^2” … I call it metal whispering …. and it involves having a relationship with your metal. :wak reverse the damage , and don’t piss it off :pcorn:
i dont think you can do as much metal working on the thinner metals we use now. My grandpa boasts about how he used to just work the metal before there was even bondo. they actually used lead in those days and had to file that down. thanks to guy who invented bondo! 😉
agree, not as much like before but can still get out quite a bit with no bondo
I’m an amateur
Before
[IMG]http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t44/Marvinator/Calvins%2073/003-7.jpg[/IMG]Work still in progress
[IMG]http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t44/Marvinator/Calvins%2073/031-2.jpg[/IMG]
More left to do to it but its closerI can but like everyone else said the sheet steel in later models is much thinner than say any thing prior to the 90’s, which eliminates your ability to pick and file. Also several new vehicles are now using hsla in their quarters and even door panels, which has memory like a bitch and dont even think about using heat :blink: Also a flat rate metal man can repair a dent using a coat of mud in a fraction of the time it takes to not use mud so mud it is. 👿
For those of us that don’t have an insurance company working us over for time or a need to actually turn a profit it is possible to do things the old fashioned way. I try to use as little filler as possible. I’ve tossed in some photo’s of me forming rocker panels and A pillars for a restoration job I did. Having forearms like Popeye helps.
Here’s the part I hammer formed beside the other side rocker (only one side was available).
[img]http://www.calgaryvolvoclub.com/gallery/d/11355-2/HPIM0329.JPG[/img]
[img]http://www.calgaryvolvoclub.com/gallery/d/11359-2/HPIM0325.JPG[/img]
[img]http://www.calgaryvolvoclub.com/gallery/d/11616-2/Car+Resto+Pics+084.jpg[/img]Here it is installed. Not much filler needed here.
[img]http://www.calgaryvolvoclub.com/gallery/d/11538-2/Car+Resto+Pics+058.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.calgaryvolvoclub.com/gallery/d/11541-2/Car+Resto+Pics+059.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.calgaryvolvoclub.com/gallery/d/11544-2/Car+Resto+Pics+060.jpg[/img]nice looking work canuck btw whos that old hippy in the one pic :lol1
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