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johngoodman
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 Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 6:35 am Post subject: Dropped the flaps |
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Well, I've gone and done it. I was hanging my flaps (all done and polished) on the ceiling using a pulley system when I lost control and they dropped. I had a safety line that almost saved the day, but my right flap has a slightly bent corner (outboard) and a small dimple right in the middle of the top half.
I should have asked my wife for help but you know how that goes. Anyway, it looks like I'm going to learn some skills in body repair. A quick look at auto body repair sites suggests that a little heat can sometimes raise a dent. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I don't want to go the filler route since I plan on them being polished.
John 
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| Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 7:33 am Post subject: Dropped the flaps |
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John,
I doubt if heat will work on aluminum. You might want to try a suction cup
to gently pull it out. Automotive supply houses sell cheap suction pullers
that work well on "oil can" type dents, but they are probably too large (5")
diameter for a small dent. How about the small 2" suction cups that you
hang X-mas decorations on windows with? Just a thought -- I've never tired
it.
Later, - Lew
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planesmith(at)hotmail.com
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| Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 8:16 am Post subject: Dropped the flaps |
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Aluminum is different than working with steel body panels. Here is a link that is a good source for working and forming aluminum: http://www.tinmantech.com/index.php. If you do contact Ken directly make sure he knows your working with 2024 T3 aluminum.
Vern Smith ( #324 doors & top)
> Subject: Dropped the flaps
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Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2007 06:35:03 -0800
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Well, I've gone and done it. I was hanging my flaps (all done and polished) on the ceiling using a pulley system when I lost control and they dropped. I had a safety line that almost saved the day, but my right flap has a slightly bent corner (outboard) and a small dimple right in the middle of the top half.
I should have asked my wife for help but you know how that goes. Anyway, it looks like I'm going to learn some skills in body repair. A quick look at auto body repair sites suggests that a little heat can sometimes raise a dent. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I don't want to go the filler route since I plan on them being polished.
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Lew Gallagher
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| Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 2:59 pm Post subject: Re: Dropped the flaps |
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Hey John,
I liked your idea of getting parts UP out of the way, so today I hung my RV-10 tail feathers with strapping material. I just rolled each end about 5 layers and ran a sheetrock screw through it into a ceiling joist.
This will be my tail section, but for now we're working on my friend's RV-10. After I finish the '33 Ford streetrod and get it out of the way, that space becomes a paint booth and I'll paint his section by section. And THEN I'll get back to mine!
What did you ever do about your dent? As soft and thin as this aluminum is, I was curious if you tried the suction puller.
Later, - Lew
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johngoodman
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| Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 6:32 pm Post subject: Re: Dropped the flaps |
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Lew,
I haven't tried to remove the dent yet. I left the flaps hanging from the ceiling for now. I'll probably get a good auto body repair guy to come take a look in the next few months - a lot of car sheet metal nowadays is aluminum. My big problem is that I've committed to polishing, so it's sort of obvious. The dent is so small that I'm worried that suction will do more harm than good.
I quit flogging myself and I've moved on to building. Currently riveting the last bottom skin on the left wing. It would be easy except that the skin fits over a flap hinge that prohibits easy access. The joys of building....
John
| Lew Gallagher wrote: | Hey John,
I liked your idea of getting parts UP out of the way, so today I hung my RV-10 tail feathers with strapping material. I just rolled each end about 5 layers and ran a sheetrock screw through it into a ceiling joist.
This will be my tail section, but for now we're working on my friend's RV-10. After I finish the '33 Ford streetrod and get it out of the way, that space becomes a paint booth and I'll paint his section by section. And THEN I'll get back to mine!
What did you ever do about your dent? As soft and thin as this aluminum is, I was curious if you tried the suction puller.
Later, - Lew |
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