How does one roll a tube?
Howard Darr
Clymer PA
> 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