I used an old top tube cable clamp. Grease up the top tube and roll the clamp around the ding area, tighten the screw a bit at a time until the ding is gone.. hopefully before the screw snapped. worked for me.
Tom T
Dublin,Ca
> A friend called me on the phone and was moaning over the small dent he had
> just put in the top tube of his Hetchins. Can anyone suggest a way to
> possibly remove it without a process that will require repainting the spot.
> What about making up two wooden blocks each the shape of half the tube
> diameter, putting in some hard rubber padding, and then clamping the blocks
> over the dent to push it out?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Dennis Young
> Hotaka, Japan