SkinnyG
SkinnyG Dork
5/19/15 10:54 p.m.

Prepping a "new" Daily Driver truck for me, I had to fix a few dents.

To fix this crease, I made a Vice-Grip slide hammer, and welded a bunch of nails through the dent to persuade it into being.

DSC01804 You can see daylight through here.

DSC01805 Crease is between my finger and thumb. It was ugly.

DSC01806 I welded a wack of nails.

DSC01831 Home-made Vice-Grip dent-puller.

DSC01808 Start around the perimeter of the dent.

DSC01807 Gently persuade them into reason, working yourself into the center.

DSC01809 Grind off the nails.

DSC01810 Might need more than one shot at it. This is "Take II."

DSC01811 Light spray of black paint and a quick sand and you can see the high spots (shiny) and low spots (dark). Repeat as necessary. Or until you can't stand it anymore.

DSC01829 After a big fat roll of Zero-Rust paint.

gohero
gohero New Reader
5/25/15 9:10 p.m.

Not bad... Good work. All it needs now is a new coat of paint.

calteg
calteg HalfDork
5/25/15 9:57 p.m.

My shop ordered a stud welder once. It came from China and the box said "stud wedler." And in that moment, my adult-video alter-ego was born.

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