After a bit of advice from anyone who knows better than I.
I've got a small issue with the cast aluminium radiator surround on the old Tanker. It's had a bit of a dink on the off side that I would like to straighten out
Depending on which photo you look at is how bad it looks, but in the flesh and up close it looks awful, and the centre grill wont sit flat like it should.
Now if it was made of steel you would simply whack it back into shape with a suitable hammer and possibly a bit of heat.
But this is cast aluminium and I'm not sure how to treat it. I'm assuming if I give it a fourpenny one with a big hammer bits will just break off.
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Zero-Five-Two
After a bit of advice from anyone who knows better than I.
I've got a small issue with the cast aluminium radiator surround on the old Tanker. It's had a bit of a dink on the off side that I would like to straighten out
Depending on which photo you look at is how bad it looks, but in the flesh and up close it looks awful, and the centre grill wont sit flat like it should.
Now if it was made of steel you would simply whack it back into shape with a suitable hammer and possibly a bit of heat.
But this is cast aluminium and I'm not sure how to treat it. I'm assuming if I give it a fourpenny one with a big hammer bits will just break off.
Anybody got any experience of such stuff?
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