body/chassis work stuff

[amalventano at sc.rr.com (Allyn)]

> If this is for the Twin, get a professional bodyman (woman?)

not for twin, twin body is near-perfect, nothing some very thin filler in a 
few spots couldnt fix at least.

> A retired bodyman is a really good choice. His wife wants him out of her 
> way and he wants to get away from the nagging.  He can do a better job in 
> an hour, without really trying, than you can do in a week, while you are 
> *really* trying.

erm, by chance, are you a body man with a disgruntled wife?

> The first few jobs are likely to look like shite.  Do it the efficient 
> way - beg!

well, i have nothing pressing i need to beg for (see my prior post about the 
caddy though, its has a few dents in the sides of the bed).

Al


> Chris
>
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>
> At 11:13 PM 09/27/2004 -0400, Allyn 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.
>>
>>
>>- 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).
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