I, too, have "shroud rash."
Still wondering if anyone has had good luck smoothing aluminum (or
aluminium, for that matter ;), either with a shop or do-it-yourself.
I've heard of "freezing" the Al with dry ice to contract it back in shape ...
anybody tried this?
bs
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Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@comcast.net
'67 Austin-Healey 3000 '56 Austin-Healey 100M
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Subject: Re: Paintless dent repair
> Bob,
> All of the paintless dent removal processes are not the same. Some glue
> something to the body to pull the dent out with a puller that bridges
> the dent and spreads the force over a larger area. These rely on paint
> adhesion to the substrate since you are actually pulling on the paint.
> Other processes require access to the rear of the dent. I would take it
> to a reputable body shop Good shops have access to some sort of
> paintless system or use a trusted subcontractor. They can determine
> what process will work best and give you a free estimate. Make sure
> that they know they are working with aluminum. I don't think that they
> necessarily use the sometime occurrence of steel popping back in place
> as a requirement. Some of the "Dent Wizard" type of places don't know
> anything about regular body work and what the various options may be.
> We have had many dents removed on one of our daily drivers by a local
> shop, first from hail damage and then a few parking lot dents. All have
> been done very well and within the estimate. However, they keep their
> process a secret, so I don't know what they do exactly.
> Charlie
>
> HealeyBJ7@aol.com wrote:
>
>>Question for the knowing masses. My shroud (BN7) has an "elbow dent" just
>>outboard of the carburetors. Probably put there when somebody (read me)
>leaned
>>too hard while working under the hood. Its not big, but from the drivers
>>seat, very noticeable when riding along.
>>Been thinking of taking it to one of the "Dent Wizzard" repair people and
>>having them massage it out. But a friend says that aluminum does not have the
>
>>"memory" that steel does and the process won't work well. He thinks that
>>instead of seeing one dimple, I'll be looking at a bunch of ripples.
>>Has anyone had experience with this and could you advise me of the successes
>>or failures.
>>Thank you
>>Bob
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