Re: [AMC-list] Fender repair

[Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>]

The dent was 'severe' alright and does make a lot of noise. The 4 pounder makes
a bang and the 16 pounder is more of a boom. : )

Ken


Quoting Joe Fulton <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>:

> 
> 
> The Metal Bumping book you can get from Eastwood Products endorses the use of
> a "big hammer" for severe bends/dents.  The theory is that if you peck at a
> big dent with a small hammer you will stretch the metal much more than when
> you knock the s@@t out of it with a big hammer.   I used a big hammer on the
> floor of my Pacer to fix a dent caused by forklifting the car.  My neighbor
> heard the racket and thought I was mad at something.
> 
> Joe Fulton
> 
> 
> --- On Wed, 5/6/09, Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > From: Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: [AMC-list] Fender repair
> > To: "AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 3:54 PM
> > >From this:
> > 
> >
> http://s143.photobucket.com/albums/r122/AMCKenA/?action=view&current=NC189-1.jpg
> >
> http://s143.photobucket.com/albums/r122/AMCKenA/?action=view&current=NC215.jpg
> > 
> > to this
> > 
> >
> http://s143.photobucket.com/albums/r122/AMCKenA/?action=view&current=NC218.jpg
> > 
> > in only half an hour. 4lb and 16lb hammers work quickly.
> > Final touching up to
> > come later. : )
> > 
> > Ken 
> > 
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