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Old 06-14-2024, 09:46 PM
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Default Valance Repair Attempt

Thought I'd share my struggle to learn some body work skills and get help from those that know.

My front valance started less than perfect, then got folded by some careless movers:

https://forums.maxperformanceinc.com...d.php?t=869485

So here was the worst of it after it was assaulted:



My limited understanding of sheet metal repair came from an old book by Sargent that I think is great. I started by assuming this crease was where the load was applied and the bending happened as a result. So I started by just pushing it back to this:



Then I started hitting it with a dolly and used a shrinking disk on the fold, assuming metal had been stretched there. I got it back to this:


 


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