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body/chassis work stuff



I'm not sure I can help you with any information but I DO have a
rather large set of dent fixing tools....


On Mon, 27 Sep 2004 23:13:20 -0400, Allyn <amalventano@sc.rr.com> wrote:
> ok, a couple of questions i'd like to pose to the list. these are issues
> which have always nagged at me, and the net seems a bit lacking on.
> 
> - what is the *best* rust converter/treater out there? i'm not talking
> por-15 (paint over rust) as thats just not practical in some cases (lines
> that you dont plan to paint, some exterior body panels, etc), i'm talking
> super-heavy-duty-industrial/use-a-mask-or-pass-out converter, that
> penetrates deeply and kills off the current rust. this can be something that
> requires sealing afterwards, or some kind of advanced system of treat+seal
> perhaps. i'm open for anything you guys have come across in the past.
> 
> - does anyone on the list have any good intel on dent removal /
> straightening. not the heavy duty stuff (hydraulic rams), but the light duty
> stuff, where you finesse the dents out of sheet metal. i know its an
> 'acquired art', but i cant acquire anything unless i have some base-line
> knowledge on which actions yield which results, and which tools are
> available / are the right tools for the job. i'm trying to avoid the
> drill-300-holes-in-the-fender-and-slide-hammer-to-death methods. i'm also
> looking for the funky knowledge, like how you can use heat/cooling to shrink
> a slightly bulged section (that had been previously slide hammered to
> death), working kinked seams out, etc. i know this stuff is possible, as i
> saw the miracle work done on steve szubas callaway fender. i swear it looked
> factory (along with that 'life in a bubble' look that steves rocco has).
> 
> thanks in advance for info, i hope to somehow compile any voodoo magic
> learned and throw up some sort of working document / faq / notes for other
> listers. i'm sure with a little collaboration we can come up with something
> and eventually work a little body work expertise into all of us.
> 
> Al
> 
> Allyn Malventano, ETC(SS), USN
> 87 Rieger Scirocco GTO 2.0 16v (daily driver, 200k, rocco #6)
> 86 Kamei Twin 16V Turbo Scirocco GTX (30% complete, rocco #7)
> 86.5 Occo 16v Trailer (rocco #8)
> 90 Passat GL 16V (the wifes new daily, 200k)
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-- 
Mike
'86 red 16v (Red 5)