Any bodywork straightening tips?
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2021 5:05 pm
I have spent a day, or so, dry fitting a set of SIL Gp legshields. A Dremel and a very basic panel beating kit from Machine Mart proved useful. I got to the stage this afternoon where I took them off for the last time prior to paint. But, the near side runner board was not parallel to the edge of the legshields. In time honoured fashion, I sat on a stool with a cup of tea pondering the issue
I knew that the issue was the outrigger and not the stand strut. By fortune, I sat at an angle from which I could see that it was only the bottom of the outrigger that was bent out of shape, probably from being dropped or crashed in the past.
Another scratch of the head and I could see how to resolve this using the panel buffer as a pivot. Hopefully, the picture shows how.
Yes, I know this is far from rocket science but I thought I’d share it anyway.
Has anyone got any other tips for sorting out common bodywork issues?
I knew that the issue was the outrigger and not the stand strut. By fortune, I sat at an angle from which I could see that it was only the bottom of the outrigger that was bent out of shape, probably from being dropped or crashed in the past.
Another scratch of the head and I could see how to resolve this using the panel buffer as a pivot. Hopefully, the picture shows how.
Yes, I know this is far from rocket science but I thought I’d share it anyway.
Has anyone got any other tips for sorting out common bodywork issues?