Re: [T3] GOLDEN Aussie Notch

[John Benedetto <jbenedet@unm.edu>]

<x-flowed>--On Monday, February 02, 2004 11:53 PM +0000 Dave Hall 
<dave@hallvw.clara.co.uk> wrote:

> > How, Keith? My Square was previously in a light
> > front-ender that bent the passenger bumper into the
> > fender... I've been wondering for almost a year how
> > the hell I was going to fix it.
>
> You need to press the dents out - I did it on a rear bumper which appeared
> bent as much as that one.  You may need to shape pieces of wood pads to
> do a good job, and I found a 6" G-cramp was pretty useful for doing the

Dave -

What's a "g-cramp"?  You being funny, or some uk-specific-thing?  Do you 
mean what we call a C clamp here in the states?

- john

> pressing. Grease the screw thread to help tighten it hard; check the
> amount of deformation regularly, and determine where best to start the
> straightening (usually the most deformed area).  DO NOT HAMMER - it will
> split the chrome. The bumper edges may need virtually no flattening - it
> may all come out when the curved face is reasonably straight.
>
> Dave Hall.
> UK VW Type 3&4 Club
> www.hallvw.clara.co.uk

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