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03-07-2012, 03:51 PM | #1 |
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Restoration Tech Stainless Steel Trim Restoration
Restoring stainless is something many of use will try at home unlike chroming which is very hard to do yourself. Most guys go at stanless with blunt hammer tapping on the back side of it. The back winds up looking quite bad and you almost never get the front smooth. An alternative to that is to use a drill press with either plastic, wood, or metal rods inserted into the chuck and using gradual and steady pressure to push out the dent. The drill is not running during this process you are just using in the off position for its pushing power. Either a rubber pad as I have pictured or a sand bag is essential to back it up so that it takes the shape of the trim to be repaired. My photos show a piece of stainless having its dent pushed out. I also photographed some of the tools that I shapped the ends to specific jobs I was doing. Hope this helps.
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03-07-2012, 04:56 PM | #2 |
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Re: Restoration Tech Stainless Steel Trim Restoration
Was doing this yesterday after the posts about how to remove the stainless inner from hubcaps.Appreciate the pictures of various tools your using on trimwork,will try rubber pad under piece,currently just sandbag.Thanks.
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03-07-2012, 06:35 PM | #3 |
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Re: Restoration Tech Stainless Steel Trim Restoration
Great idea.
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03-07-2012, 08:15 PM | #4 |
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Re: Restoration Tech Stainless Steel Trim Restoration
I like it. Wish I'd had a drill press when I was pounding mine out.
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03-07-2012, 08:28 PM | #5 |
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Re: Restoration Tech Stainless Steel Trim Restoration
Very good idea! Thanks for sharing.
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03-07-2012, 09:17 PM | #7 |
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Re: Restoration Tech Stainless Steel Trim Restoration
Thanks - I've played around with fixing stainless trim and got fairly good results but you method is just what I needed.
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03-08-2012, 10:16 AM | #8 |
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Re: Restoration Tech Stainless Steel Trim Restoration
Thanks, started on a hubcap last night. I have 1.5 hrs in just one and still not finished. This process works well but takes time. Hubcap is looking pretty darn good so far!
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03-08-2012, 01:08 PM | #9 |
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Re: Restoration Tech Stainless Steel Trim Restoration
Great post! Thanks. Then one just has to work on buffing it without launching missiles.
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Re: Restoration Tech Stainless Steel Trim Restoration
Great tip.
Makes a lot of sense. Better than tapping with a small hammer etc. Bob- Hampshire, Illinois |
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good handle to hold the piece and best of all it eliminates buffing against the easily caught edges. When you are done with the open sections, relocate the tape and finish the remainder. The wood also makes a good support when sanding flimsy pieces like the '37 grille trim shown. Trim rings are easily caught in the wheel also, a support piece like the one shown with the tail light ring makes them a breeze to do. |
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03-09-2012, 06:53 AM | #13 |
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Re: Restoration Tech Stainless Steel Trim Restoration
Check under Seth Swoboda threads from last week.Wish I could connect directly but technology and me don't mix(12 year old son has lots of laughs watching me on computer or cell phone).
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Re: Restoration Tech Stainless Steel Trim Restoration
If you are wanting to know about how to seperate the stianless cap from the steel cap, on the back side of the hubcap drill a 3/16" hole in the center. Becareful not to drill too far and into the outer stainless piece. When you have the 3/16 hole drilled in the back side, take your air gun and blow air into the 3/16 hole. The outer stainless piece will pop off. Becareful also that stainless doesn't fall off to the ground and put another dent in them. Good luck, this methond worked perfectly.
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