If its a minor (or even a major) ding on the front guard, take it off and straighten it yourself. Front guards are very light guage metal and most bends can be unbent by hand by reversing the impact forces that bent it, with perhaps a very light hammer along any remnant crease to flatten it. (Use a rounded metal or wooden dolly underneath and a flat LIGHT hammer on the creased side). Often you wont need to use bog if the dent isn't too complex.
If its a fairly solid blow that has dinted in round the headlight hight area you probably need to tap it from behind and this can get difficult without some rudimentary devices to get into the area to be beaten out Seal the underside and use body filler to smooth out any remaining imperfections on the outside. Rub back with wet sand paper until its shape is perfect, then spray undercoat over the sanded area. Take it to the painter for finishing. I learnt this after I bought a replacement front guard for a bent one. When I took off the bent one, which was dinted at the top of the wheel arch, I tried my hand at repairing it and was amazed that what seemed like a total loss was restored to perfect shape by hand bending and a small amount of hammering around the wheel arch. I put it back on the car as the replacement I bought was not as rust free. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, 29 July 2002 20:13 PM Subject: any recommendation for panel beaters in Canberra > I really after even a back-yarder for minor repair to my '72 1600, need > some straightening out under a front guard. I can always take the guard > to a pro shop for paint matching later if needed... > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
