How To Get Dents Out Of Sheet Metal

Various mechanical forces can straighten the metal back into the proper shape.

How to get dents out of sheet metal.

Removing dents in sheet metal heating methods. Sometimes there will be more than one dent and one will affect the ability to pound out the first holding the metal out of shape. In this video m. Dents in sheet metal are the result of the metal being stretched by something impacting with it.

How to fix small dents in aluminum siding drill a hole in it insert a sheet metal screw tug the washer putty the hole sand the spot prime and paint the repair. We generally use body hammers and dollies to pound out dents but sometimes a heating torch is needed to relieve tension in the metal structure. However too much heat can damage the metal. You ll hammer against the dolly as it stabilizes the taps made inside the dented surface from the outside of the sheet metal.

Car trim can be expensive to repair if you send it out to professionals but with just a few tools you can repair it yourself and save money. The basic technique to pounding out the dents with a hammer is to use your dolly on the low side back side. Then find the ripple in the metal out from that dent. When recycling scrap metal and when fixing broken metallic parts technicians and fabricators sometimes need to straighten out metal.

While there are as many ways to fix dents as there are automobiles one major thing to remember is that you have to gently get the metal unstretched in order to bring the dent back to its original shape. Typically the method used by these roving bodywork specialists involves four basic procedures. Often with a dent on a curved panel such as the edge of a roof. Position the hammer dolly on the outside of the dent and your body hammer on the inside.

To make the metal straightening process easier fabricators often apply heat. To get to the back of the dented metal you need to remove door panels or fenders. Drilling numerous holes in and all around a dent slide hammering the riddled metal out plastering.