Spare tire SS trim ring
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corvette8n
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Looks good so far, seems like patience is the key.
rockfla
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Yes, patience and finding the right domawachie, loafinpin or capitulator hammer to get where you need to reach OR get the result you need to get. I used 8 different implements on this so far, from a blunt end nail to a railroad spike!!!
Getting it perfect from here is where the "patience" really comes in. Then file and 6 grades of sand paper before polishing
I've done a couple of these to show quality. And yes, as you know, patience is key. Plus, um, being careful so that the polishing wheel doesn't "grab it".
I never made a custom dolly for this trim but did for the '40 body trim. I'd done so many sets of those I made a dolly that matched what the trim was supposed to look like. I would very slowly move it into the damaged area all the while tap, tap, tap. You know the drill.
Although it took some effort to make the dolly, I believe I saved myself countless hours in future repairs.
rockfla
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Mike, I am jealous...... to be so lucky as to have the skill to "make a dolly".....AND yes, I am deathly afraid when time comes to polish....There are "countless" SS bolts and nuts out in my yard from my hot rod friends that want me to polish the heads of SS bolts and nuts for them as well as ONE mangled headlight ring for my best friends 50 Jeepster on my work bench as a reminder!!!!! I am wondering/thinking on how or what to use as a "jig" to maybe mount it too to keep from turning into scrap when the time comes????
When I did bolts, if short, I would screw them into a piece of steel. A bit more of something to hold.
Nuts? I had a piece of steel with different size studs. Thread the nut on and go to town. Yep, cumbersome but saved me from searching for replacements.
I had been a tool & die maker and as such has access to a wonderland of machines. It was not too difficult to make a "male" to match the back of the trim and a "female" to buck the front.
rockfla
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At this point, this is what I would consider "UN-repairable" OR the amount of time to get it where it should be IS way over the top time consuming......BUT.....this is a pretty rare 39 Mercury accessory cap, the only one I have seen for sale AND it was dirt cheap SO I mainly bought it to play with, learn from and practice on to see just how certain dents, scrapes, and dings react to different tools, pressures and techniques SO.....whenever I get the urge, its my play/learning piece.....Kind of like eating an Elephant, only ONE dent/ding/scrape at a time!!!!!
At this point, this is what I would consider "UN-repairable" OR the amount of time to get it where it should be IS way over the top time consuming......BUT.....this is a pretty rare 39 Mercury accessory cap, the only one I have seen for sale AND it was dirt cheap SO I mainly bought it to play with, learn from and practice on to see just how certain dents, scrapes, and dings react to different tools, pressures and techniques SO.....whenever I get the urge, its my play/learning piece.....Kind of like eating an Elephant, only ONE dent/ding/scrape at a time!!!!!
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Man, oh man, if you can perfect that one you are a great craftsman. Gonna be a lot of shrinking on that one. Never attempted to shrink stainless.
rockfla
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YEAH....impossible I know!!!!! BUT for $20 lots of practice on parts that aren't too stretched!!!