Could you describe the technique for "rolling a dent"? Or is this described somewhere on the net?
Is it correct to say that pressure applied around the dent causes it to pop out?
Since the dent on my Hetchins is in the middle of the top tube, and is a "soft dent" (paint not even scratched), it would seem to be well-suited for this treatment.
Louis
On Sun, 6 Apr 2003 08:57:32 -0700, Brandon Ives wrote:
#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 # #_______________________________________________ #Classicrendezvous mailing list #Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org #http://www.bikelist.org/mailman/listinfo/classicrendezvous