dent repair in oregon

[nevisstudio]

hello all..

i need some dents pulled out of my AS...having a tough time finding anyone who would do it....does anyone know somebody in portland oregon who can do this....

thanks
rich

[RichardT]

Post some pictures.
Dents in Airstreams if severe require panel relacement
But if the dent is just the right kind it can be popped out with a plunger or suction device or pushed out from the inside after interior skin is removed.
Post some pictures.

[nevisstudio]

thanks richardt.....i have about 20 small dents and 1 large one(size of a watermellon) in the rear up top...looked like the backed into something...im going to be removing the interior panels this weekend...any suggestions on how to smooth out the little dents from the inside.....

[RichardT]

The watermelon one sounds promising!
The 20 little ones do not.

Pictures?

[ALANSD]

go to your local pep Boys or auto parts house and get a dent pulling suction cup. Its strong as heck and will pull out many dents that are not creased. I pulled a nice sized (20"+) out of my rear dome area, looks almost 100% now.

[Alden Miller]

If you are working small dents from the inside with the interior skin removed I would use a tool called a spoon (it's a body shop tool). Here's a link to what they look like from the whitney catalog.

http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/P...003537/c-10101

Place it over the dent (on the inside) and tap/hit it with a hammer. It disperses the blow, less chance of making a mark with the hammer.

-Alden

[swebster]

Keep in mind that you can't shrink aluminum like you can a steel panel. It can only be stretched. So those 20 pings are already stretched into the body. Pushing them back out might result in a wripple around each one, or the result may be the ping pointing out.

Thus the need for panel replacement.

If they are on a straight section you can replace with sheet aluminum. There are a few posts on this forum about just that. Try a search for panel replacement.