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Whew, I boght some fill from Crappy Tire, it seems to be strong and was easy to use, bad wow that smell hit me like a Louisville. Nobody has been this high around my 1957 Ford since the sixties.
I guess it's Ford karma telling me not to be so lazy and emove mre dents with the porta power. LOL
I guess it's Ford karma telling me not to be so lazy and emove mre dents with the porta power. LOL
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just finished slingin some bondo on t the snowmobile, mad her look all new and fancy again. turns out, bondo dont like heat at all. not even direct heat, just the heat coming off the pipe, going through the sheetmetal, and into the 1/4" bondo. i kinda almost like the smell of some fillers, kinda nice. bad for you, but it smells nice.
id really like to have someone show me how to work with lead, thats what i want to do whenever i actually get to restore a vehicle.
how does that porta power thing work snow?
id really like to have someone show me how to work with lead, thats what i want to do whenever i actually get to restore a vehicle.
how does that porta power thing work snow?
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The 57 was being bondoed. Back by the tailight, the frnt passenger fender (pretty bad accident) and on the rear of the front fender panel. (the owner had a ugly weld)
You may know the porta pwer as another name that's what i call it
Basically it is a small hydralic cylinder attached to a hose connected to a hand pump.
Place one end of hyd. cylinder on the truck frame or inner fender of truck and place the other end of the hyd. cylinder to the crumpled in body panel. Thus. when you pump the pump the cylinder extends pushing out the dent from inside. It also can hold pressure on the body panel so you can bang on the outside with a hammer.
You may know the porta pwer as another name that's what i call it
Basically it is a small hydralic cylinder attached to a hose connected to a hand pump.
Place one end of hyd. cylinder on the truck frame or inner fender of truck and place the other end of the hyd. cylinder to the crumpled in body panel. Thus. when you pump the pump the cylinder extends pushing out the dent from inside. It also can hold pressure on the body panel so you can bang on the outside with a hammer.
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FirstTry, lead would be the thing to use if the repair is near abit of heat but it won`t take alot of heat either. It`s also very time consuming. Is possible to find a piece to replace the dented one, is it a steel part or alumimun? Bondo isn`t supposed to be used much over an 1/8 '' thick, it will crack and fall off if it`s used that thick.
Snowking, sounds like you are going hard on the 57 and getting it done.
Snowking, sounds like you are going hard on the 57 and getting it done.
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im talking years down the road, when im old, and fixing up an old vehicle, to use lead. and as far as the thickness, yeah, i really dont like using bondo at all, i try to pound it out as best as i can with my limited skills, but we jsut wanted to make the skidoo look nice. PO put it sideways into a good sized tree. Its a steel panel, but this machine is an 85, and that panel is riveted god nows where, she looks darn good for now. runs real good. if someone wants to buy it, I'll make sure to let them know what to expect if it starts getting hot. but for now sitting in the barn it will do jsut fine.
that power pusher sounds kinda interesting, i guess it would be used when a slide hammer just doesnt do it eh?
that power pusher sounds kinda interesting, i guess it would be used when a slide hammer just doesnt do it eh?
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The Porta Power works well when alot of controlled force is needed. When moving the roof back into place on a roll over or when a panel is forced out of shape. The one I have is a small one rated at 5 tons and is very handy other jobs as well.
A slide hammer is grood when you need to remove small indents, the Porta Power is for large areas that require more force then you can apply by hand.
A slide hammer is grood when you need to remove small indents, the Porta Power is for large areas that require more force then you can apply by hand.
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I have only ever used a Porta power not even seen a slide I guess. I belive they sell porta powers through Princess auto.
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