How To Shrink Sheet Metal By Hand

Heating up metal and throwing cold water on it may shrink it a tiny bit but it makes distortion and hard steel.

How to shrink sheet metal by hand.

Get an idea of how much heat it takes to cherry the metal and how hard you need to strike it to smooth it down. Heat to blue only and shrink that much. In this very short video i will show you how to repair shrink sheet metal and stiffen body panels the easy wa. Then twist the handle of the tool to twist the metal around one side of the fork.

Tuck shrinking see. The condition known as an oil can is often encountered when performing automotive bodywork. Using the hammer and dolly method a dent crease or dimple can be made smooth again without the use of a welder or body filler. This works the other doesn t.

It can be described much like an oil can lid. Then remove the tool and move it over so the fork will roll the metal over the other side of the fork by twisting the metal the other direction. Dollies are heavy simply shaped lumps of steel that fit into the palm of the metal worker s hand as he works. If you have access to a bead roller roll yourself a bead and shrink it.

Why not just heat it and gently hammer the swell down. Need a fix for oil canning auto body panels. Hand operated tools are always the cheapest but unless you ve got a helper foot activated ones will speed your work and control since both hands are free to guide the metal. Sheet metal shrinking demonstration by rich at mustangs to fear.

Sorry for the poor narration my first. Start by inserting the fork into the edge of the sheet metal at the desired depth of the shrink you want to make. The metal worker finds the dent in the metal then places the dolly on the back side of the damaged area. This is where the tuck shrinking fork from a few weeks back comes into play.

Also if you do this be careful.