WTB/RENT OR BORROW Portable English Wheel

[ChuckM]

My 7 has ripples in the aluminum caused by a prior owner placing the jack in the wrong place😡. You can buy these on eBay for $650.00, but I can’t justify the expense for a one-off project. If someone has one of these for sale way cheaper than eBay please let me know.

 

[fastg]

I cannot see the roller shape in you picture, but English Wheels stretches metal, if you have ripples you generally want to shrink metal, so you might be barking up the wrong tool. 

 

Graham 

[ChuckM]

Graham,

 

I am officially redirected, thanks for your input! Would a heat gun work or do I need a torch?

 

 Thanks 

[MV8]

Probably just need a little work with a slapper or wood block and something behind it. How about a pic or two?

[ChuckM]

I’ll take a few pictures tomorrow and send to you. Other than these “ripples” my car is a very nice car!

 

 Thanks for responding!

[fastg]

The tools are simple, the necessary skill is not. Basically a ripple is caused when metal stretches, so it gets longer, but the surrounding metal constrains it.  This new longer piece of metal has to go somewhere so it curves in or out. To fix it you need to get behind the ripple using a block or dolly, then hammer the top of the ripple to shrink the metal back down, a slapper is often used. But it takes skill and a good eye. See is you can find a skilled "painless dent removal" specialist, and see if he can help or point you in a good direction. 

 

Graham 

[ChuckM]

Thanks, another great idea!