Re: [CR]Dent removal?

(Example: Framebuilding:Paint)

From: "heddarr" <heddarr@indianaconnect.com>
To: "Brandon Ives" <monkeylad@mac.com>
References: <7A43D323-6848-11D7-99D3-00039356BD92@mac.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Dent removal?
Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2003 16:20:07 -0400
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

How does one roll a tube?

Howard Darr
Clymer PA


----- Original Message -----
From: Brandon Ives
To: Louis Schulman
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2003 11:57 AM
Subject: Re: [CR]Dent removal?



> On Saturday, April 5, 2003, at 07:07 PM, Louis Schulman wrote:
> > Is there any accepted technique for removing such dents? In cars, this
> > is not such a problem, since cars are made of sheet metal. But tubes
> > present a different problem. Is filling the only answer?
>
> It depends on the dent. I've rolled out lots of dents in the past
> using tubing blocks. There's also nothing wrong with a little Bondo
> and touchup paint. I really don't like the idea of replacing tubes or
> filling them with brass since it means reheating things and that always
> a last resort. Many dents are severe enough or in the wrong spot so
> tube replacement would be necessary. Rolling dents is a technique that
> I doesn't get used much any more with all the different tube profiles
> and diameters.
> Good luck,
> Brandon"monkeyman"Ives
> SB, CA