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Repairs dents body
| PERFORMANCE ORDER | | 1. If the body has a deep dent, primarily it must bend so that the surface took almost its original shape. | | 2. It makes no sense to try to restore the exact original form, as the metal in the damaged area was stretched on impact, and it is impossible to give the exact original shape. | | 3. It is best to restore the surface so that the depth of the dents is less than 3 mm. | | 4. If the dent is not deep, generally do not try to bend it. | | 5. If you have access to the back of the deformed surface, its shape can try to restore using a soft mallet head. | | 6. In this case, the wood block to attach the front surface of a body in order to accumulate energy shocks and to prevent occurrence of bulges. |
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If there is a dent in the region of the body with the covering panel on the inside or else makes the area available on the inner side, it is necessary to apply the following method. | PERFORMANCE ORDER | | 1. Drill several small holes in the metal inside the indentation area - particularly at the deepest part. | | 2. Then tighten the long self-tapping screws into the holes so that they are held tightly in the metal. | | 3. Now you can bend dent pulling the screw heads with pliers. | | 4. The next step is to remove the paint from the damaged area, as well as the area around a few centimeters using sandpaper or wire brush nozzle mounted on the drill. | | 5. If you do not have these tools, you can use sandpaper. | | 6. complete the preparation for the application of primer, scratch the surface area of the metal screwdriver or a file or drill small holes in the damaged area. | | 7. This will provide a good primer engagement. | | 8. To complete the repair, follow the steps described in Section 13.3.4. |
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