13.3.2. Repair of dents of a body
| PERFORMANCE ORDER |
| 1. If on a body there is a deep dent, first of all, it needs to be curved so that the surface took almost initial form. |
| 2. It does not make sense to try to restore precisely initial form as metal in the damaged area was stretched at blow, and he cannot give precisely initial form. |
| 3. It is the best of all to restore a surface so that depth of a dent did not exceed 3 mm. |
| 4. In case a dent not deep, in general you do not try to curve it. |
| 5. If there is an access to a reverse side of the deformed surface, its form can try to be restored by means of a kiyanka with a soft head. |
| 6. At the same time apply the wooden block to a front surface of a body to accumulate energy of blows and to prevent emergence of cambers. |
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In case the dent is in area of a body with the closing panel on inside or something else does this area inaccessible from the inside, it is necessary to apply the following method.
| PERFORMANCE ORDER |
| 1. Drill several small openings in metal in the pressed area – especially in the deepest part. |
| 2. Then twirl the long self-cut screws in openings so that they densely kept in metal. |
| 3. Now the dent can be curved, having pulled for heads of screws by means of flat-nose pliers. |
| 4. The following step is removal of paint from the damaged area, and also from area in several centimeters by means of the emery nozzle or a wire brush established on a drill around. |
| 5. If you do not have these tools, it is possible to use an emery paper. |
| 6. Finishing preparation for putting primer, scratch the surface of metal the screw-driver or a corner of a file, or drill small openings in the damaged area. |
| 7. It will provide good gearing of primer. |
| 8. For completion of repair execute the operations described in subsection 13.3.4. |
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