Re: [CR]how much to repair a dinged top tube?

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Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2001 11:47:36 +1300
Subject: Re: [CR]how much to repair a dinged top tube?
From: "Mark Battley" <m.battley@irl.cri.nz>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


>The only top tube ding I've ever seen that required a tube replacement
>was done by an angry wife and a big hammer. Top tube dings are rarely
>fatal. Cost to repair depends on the situation. With a repaint probably
>$10. For a repair and touch-up, probably around $50, depending on color,

So what is actually done to "repair" a top-tube dent?

Just apply filler to the dented region??? (Which I would hesitate to call a repair) Or is there some cunning way to actually get the dent out?

Mark Battley - with a 1979 Peugeot with a minor top-tube dent.