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#1378748 09/28/2020 2:35 AM
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Short of fabricating a "mold" for a 1950 3100 grill is there a tool out there that can be used to press grill bars back into original shape? Far from being mangled, just need to remove the dents. I realize with hammer and dolly and TIME one can get them back to original shape. Just inquiring if any of you have utilized another option, (short of buying new), with success?

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I've tried using hammer and dolly, but with very limited success. I found a used grille and combined the best of the two. If I hadn't found that, I would have built a "mold" and used that. The guys that suggested that here, have a good idea, IMO.


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