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Lay the door back down again. With your straight edge over the dented
area determine if there are any high spots that may have occurred
from slapping with the file too much in one place. If so then take
the five inch rubber block and place it on the back side of the front
panel and hold 2 lbs. of pressure on it. With your pick hammer lightly
tap the high area or high spot. (Very lightly). You should not tap
hard enough to leave indentations in the steel. If your leaving indentions
then lighten up your pressure. |
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Metal file again 10 criss cross passes o block with sandpaper. There
are now only a few dark spots left. Hold the dolly directly behind
the dark or low spots and use your slap file and tap lightly to bring
out the same level as the rest of the panel. |
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As seen, the file will leave serrated teeth marks exactly where
the Dolly was held (behind the panel). |
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You will know it is done adequately when you start to see the steel
serration marks in the black Krylon paint that was once a low area,
stop at this point. |
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Hand file it again to clean up and level the spots you just raised.
Note: Continue this procedure of checking for low spots and aising
them, then filing down the metal and rechecking until you are satisfied
that all highs and lows are gone. |
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Take your straight edge and check that it has the right contour,
if so proceed. Notice the slight bow in the center of the panel with
the very ends of the 3 foot straight edge 3/16th of an inch away from
the panel. This is the correct procedure for ‘55, ‘56,and
‘57 Chevys.Your project may differ check your panels before
you start. |
