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: Shrinking is part of the art of
: understanding the metal and what it's
: doing.
: Conventional heat shrinking is the most
: effective way to do it.
: Cold shrinking hammer, discs,
: heat/quench, etc, are all minimally
: effective if that.
: Watch out for overshrinking and false
: stretch, especially on flat panels.
: There are many techniques that you
: won't find in current literature or on
: the internet.
: Old books on traditional metalworking
: are a good source of info.
: In addition to oxy/acetylene, different
: dollys, hammers, spoons, picks, etc,
: you'll need to make some slappers, I
: make them out of old files.
: Shrinking on flat or very low crown
: areas is done "on dolly",
: high crowns usually no dolly. I
: normally use a smooth-face flat hammer
: vs shrinking face. (I very rarely ever
: use that). Bring the spot, size
: determined by area being worked, up to
: at least a good cherry, and VERY
: quickly (CRITICAL!) hammer it down. It
: loses color fast and it has to be
: worked while it has color. At that
: point it's also very easy to
: overquench/overshrink, you have to read
: the metal and understand what it's
: doing.
: Keep at it, and whenever you get
: frustrated just stop and consider that
: you're smarter than that chunk of
: metal, don't let it fool you!
: Glen
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: This was self inflicted wound. Dropped
: something on it. But at that, there is
: no bondo on this bonnet. It's got a few
: other dings in the power bulge I need
: to work out some more. Maybe I can make
: use of that shrinking disk a bit more.
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: It isn't really difficult, everything's
: simple if you understand it.
: Understanding what the metal is doing,
: having the tools, and using them
: properly is all it takes.
: Understanding the metal is key.
: It's very rewarding though to be able
: to take a balled-up POS and making it
: whole again, and doing it the right
: way.
: One never knows once the paint is on,
: but it's simply just doing things
: right...
: Good luck!
: Glen
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: Thanks guys. It really wasn't that
: tough.
: More elbow grease, but certainly
: cheaper than and easier than replacing
: the panel for sure.
:
: Now I need to find a dolly on a stick.
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: Folks total cars too easily these days.
: Now, it didn't seem difficult
: considering having the car another
: twenty years.
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: Well Hazen, having spent many thousands
: of hours "tinknocking" over
: the past 50 years, I can appreciate
: that.
: Nice job, all metal finished and ready
: for primer!
: Glen
: metal is my friend
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