Hello!
On my previous post, I asked about how to fix a hole in a fender lip...thanks for the responses. Regarding that same fender lip, one of the holes someone drilled was also dented in about 3/8", and then kinda mangled/twisted. Since it's right on the surface of the lip, it's hard to get to behind, but I did the best I could with narrow body hammer and dolly. Although I've managed to straighten it a bit, there's still a ways to go. Trouble is, it seems that the metal has become work hardened...it does not want to straighten any more no matter how hard I hit it.
I've done some reading on body work, and recall hearing that you can anneal metal, or eliminate work-hardening by heating the metal to cherry red and letting it cool on it's own. Quesion is, can you anneal part of a fender without permanently warping the metal? Metal expands significantly when heated, and I'm afraid that the expansion may buckle the surrounding metal even more, and/or distort it in the area that I'm heating.
I could probably repair it by slapping some bondo on it, but I'd like to get it as close to perfect as I can before using the dough.
Thanks...
Chris
