Re: [Chrysler300] Taking the dent out!

["Kelly Pierce" <jkrestor300@xxxx>]

Hello Group-
My good friend that did my body work on my K hardtop and is starting on
my convertible uses a "gun" that electrically welds a copper coated pin on
to the sheet metal and then uses a special dent puller that pulls on these
"studs" for lack of a better description. They worked very well pulling a
crease and a few dents out of my K and I have watched him used it on 50's
and other 60's cars with great success. Unlike a slide hammer that you have
to drill a hole first and them screw a tip into the metal and start
hammering, this set up does not stretch the metal near as much and you just
take a side cutter and cut off the stud, and a few seconds with a grinder
and you never know it was there- other than your dent is pulled to the point
you use filler to finish the work. I have seen him use it with very nice
results. Like anything else you need to practice to get the hang of it, but
once you use it you won't ever want to use a old style slide hammer again.
Joe Pierce 300J+Kx3+M+others
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Dunkleberg" <Signboy@xxxx>
To: <chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 7:37 PM
Subject: [Chrysler300] Taking the dent out!


> Hi all,
>
> Wanted to know if anyone has any experience or has any opinions on the
> dent pulling systems that are availale to buy these days.
> There are a couple tools that i have come across. One from Snap-on and
> the other from Mac Tools. They are basically pin / spot welders that
> work with a slide hammer. They also do shrinking. The only difference
> between the two is that the snap-on spot welds the copper tip of the
> slide hammer on the car and doesn't use pins.
>
> Do these type of machines work well with the heavier gauge metal cars of
> the 50's and 60's?
>
> 300'ly
>
> Dan D.
>
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