Panel Beating Aluminium Sheet

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.

Panel beating aluminium sheet.

Form and shape sheet metal panels easily with these amazing leather beater bags. Double stitched with heavy duty thread and seam covered with nylon binding to prevent leaks. But none do any more than limit the stretch to some degree at the cost of beating up the work. Any way this can be done to in effect shrink the dented part back to the original size.

Made of high quality 5 to 6 oz leather. Richard s datsunz lappin. Aluminum must be annealed to move it very far. Planishing is the traditional term used for the process of smoothing a rough panel.

All the panel beaters i know won t touch alloy there are only a few that will and apparently they charge for the skill. 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. Beating dents out of aluminium sheet. The two magic tools for shrinking are practice and careful observation.

Fill bags with pro fill beater bag filler material below or 9 birdshot available at your. Straightening tempered aluminum sheets key words. Stretching hot shrinking annealing. First i coated it with soot.

At that point the temperature is somewhere around 650f. 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. With a cold rag or sponge put it straight on the dent a lot of times it will shrink and pop back don t put the heat in one place for to long or you will melt the aluminium.