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08-08-2005, 05:32 PM

Here is a little tip from an old aircraft refinisher. It will work on small symetrical dents in aluminum and maybe non symetrical. Using a larg soldering iron (not gun) or a small sealing iron used by aircraft modelers heat the dent (place flat over the dent to about 180 degrees then remove the heat and place an ice cube over the dent. I have used this to remove dents in painted and unpainted aircraft skin, some of which is thicker than the TN skin. I once had a Cherokee 140 with over 600 hail dents on one wing and removed many of them using this method.
Bill Dean

08-08-2005, 05:32 PM	#5
[email protected] Guest Posts: n/a	TM hail dents Here is a little tip from an old aircraft refinisher. It will work on small symetrical dents in aluminum and maybe non symetrical. Using a larg soldering iron (not gun) or a small sealing iron used by aircraft modelers heat the dent (place flat over the dent to about 180 degrees then remove the heat and place an ice cube over the dent. I have used this to remove dents in painted and unpainted aircraft skin, some of which is thicker than the TN skin. I once had a Cherokee 140 with over 600 hail dents on one wing and removed many of them using this method. Bill Dean