Panel Beating Aluminium Sheet

Aluminum must be annealed to move it very far.

Panel beating aluminium sheet.

But none do any more than limit the stretch to some degree at the cost of beating up the work. Straightening tempered aluminum sheets key words. Richard s datsunz lappin. When working with aluminium it must be remembered that it is a much softer material than steel and less force is therefore required to manipulate it.

The two magic tools for shrinking are practice and careful observation. Any way this can be done to in effect shrink the dented part back to the original size. If it is just a dent you are trying to get rid of you can spray washing detergent on the dent heat the dent slowly until the detergent dries up and hit it with the cold water should have told you this first have a bucket of ice cold water ready. Stretching hot shrinking annealing.

You may have to do it a few time depending how bad the dent is. Form and shape sheet metal panels easily with these amazing leather beater bags. All the panel beaters i know won t touch alloy there are only a few that will and apparently they charge for the skill. Made of high quality 5 to 6 oz leather.

Bag has 1 1 2 hole on one side with extra wide hook loop for filling and refilling. Double stitched with heavy duty thread and seam covered with nylon binding to prevent leaks. First i coated it with soot. Some prefer to heat with the neutral torch flame and rub the panel with either a bar of soap or a stick of soft pine waiting for the material to char.

At that point the temperature is somewhere around 650f. Beating dents out of aluminium sheet. The panel can be stretched again imagining a wedge shape by beating out from the tip of the wedge and gradually increasing the width of the beaten area and the force of the blows up to the panel edge.