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[Ruts]

Sure can, repairing bars is easy as they don't stretch and shrink like body panels. Turn your bars over and where you have dints you use whatever hammer suits the repair and tap away until you get to the desired shape back in the bar. You then get a large flexible disc angle grinder and knock the top off (steady you sick puppies) the high spots that you just bashed out. When smooth to the shape you want you then send it off to the chrome platters or if you want to paint it just finish the repairs as per a normal panel with filler, primer etc. Sounds easy doesn't it, but trust me its not that hard I've done about 50 of them.

Ruts

[Toranavista]

NOS is an acronym for New Old Stock

[lxsstorana]

NOS is an acronym and stands for 'new old stock' .

You occasionally find people who have bought a brand new spare from the manufacturer and not used it, hence the term NOS.

You may find such examples on ebay or websites like this but usually NOS will cost more because it is rare.

Mick.

P.S. Gotta be quick with the replies, you win Toranavista.

Edited by lxsstorana, 11 March 2009 - 06:30 PM.

[FastEHHolden]

use a press...then there is half a chance of not having to use a disc grinder.

[wot179]

Try using a shotbag,also known as a dolly bag,and a leather rawhide hammer.If you are patient and have a soft touch,you will remove a lot of smaller dents without needing to rechrome.If you are using blocks of wood,use hardwood blocks and sand them dead smooth with nice radiused edges,just like a metal dolly.Otherwise any imperfections in the wood will be transferred to the bar.Its not that hard,have a go and you might surprise yourself.For more serious dents,refer Ruts^^^^good advice.

[wot179]

Forgot to add shotbag link.Cheap as!!

[LX2DR]

For small dents and bends, ive used a rubber mallet or leather faced hammer, they dont leave scar's in the metal.
Work over a soft wood to save damaging the chrome too.