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Nov 11, 2013 20:50:18 GMT
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i just bought a used, slightly rough grille for my cortina today, so i could matt black it and keep my mint chrome grille. There are a few bits that are a little bent. Just wondering what might be the best way to try and straighten them, or should i maybe not risk breaking it? Pics attached below   |
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Nov 12, 2013 10:49:44 GMT
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Personally I would leave it. It might not show so much when it's black.
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ferny
Club Retro Rides Member
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Straightening bent shizferny
@ferny
Club Retro Rides Member 13
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Nov 12, 2013 15:15:28 GMT
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Is it solid metal? I'd be tempted to drift a wedge of wood into the gap gently.
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MrSpeedy
East Midlands
www.vintagediesels.co.uk
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Nov 12, 2013 17:38:13 GMT
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Assuming they're folded sections, you want some wide flat ended pliers. Smooth ones, without 'grip'
Then just gently persuade them back where they should be.
Or, get a peice of metal and shape it to the same profile, so you can push it in behind and straighten them out that way.
Whichever method you adopt, do it gently, a little at a time.
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Nov 12, 2013 18:52:02 GMT
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they are folded sections as you say mrspeedy.
would it be worth heating first do we think?
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MrSpeedy
East Midlands
www.vintagediesels.co.uk
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Nov 12, 2013 19:25:31 GMT
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Assuming that they are steel, then you may do more harm than good by heating.
If it's brass then annealing first is definitely a good idea
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Nov 13, 2013 10:54:38 GMT
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Try not to prise it into place useing the neighbouring slats as pivots.
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