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Jun 6, 2004 | 08:05 AM

daveengelson

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Bumper straightening

Novice welder. Have a barton bumper want to install that needs straightening. Has a dent on one of the corners. Wonder if i can use oxy-acel to heat and remove dent using a mall. There is also section that needs to be welded, it is a filler piece that is connected to the bumper not as thick gauge metal as the bumper. I have Braz rod 3/32", and Gas god RG45 3/32. Any suggestions whether i can remove the dent using heat, and are any of the rods mentions appropriate for welding the small section

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

thank you,
dave

Jun 6, 2004 | 01:10 PM

Mike W

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If you braze weld, it makes it hard to do any regular welding later. I am guessing that this is a typical rear bumper. A pic would be helpful for suggestions on getting the dent out.

Jun 6, 2004 | 02:28 PM

daveengelson

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The truck was originally sold as fleet sale for gas and electric company and has what i would refer to as a utility type bumper. It has the embossed design in the steel and the towing section is about 1/2" gauge steel, but the section that i need to straighten is 1/4" gauge steel and about the size of a baseball. One of my concerns is that the repair is on the rounded corner and with heat and hammering if it would be incline to crack or split.

I will go ahead and try the RG45 3/32" rod on the section needing the welding and see how it comes out. It is a trim piece less than 1/8" steel and not sure really needs to be there. It fills gap between bottom of bed and top of bumper along the back.

Hope of some help.

thanx,
dave