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Bridgestone Tech Talk => 350 Talk => Topic started by: Mike Anderson on July 16, 2011, 01:46:34 PM

Title: gto progress
Post by: Mike Anderson on July 16, 2011, 01:46:34 PM

Posted pictures of the right side exhaust after the dent was repaired. Look at j-peg 3689 in  my gallery and then look at the after repair pictures. It is amazing what you can do with a stud gun.
Thanks Mike

Title: Re: gto progress
Post by: Toystoretom on July 16, 2011, 02:24:14 PM

Here is the link to that album:

http://bridgestonemotorcycleparts.com/index.php?action=gallery;su=user;cat=71;u=32 (http://bridgestonemotorcycleparts.com/index.php?action=gallery;su=user;cat=71;u=32)

How did you do that?? (Or did I miss the explanation  ??? )

Title: Re: gto progress
Post by: Mike Anderson on July 16, 2011, 03:39:43 PM

Hi,

The explanation was included with the pictures. Dent was pulled with a stud gun and then powdercoated again. It is amazing how good they are for dent removal where you can't use any filler. Thanks for noticing.
Later Mike

Title: Re: gto progress
Post by: ztnoo on July 16, 2011, 04:31:37 PM

Mike,
Could you post a pic of that tool?
I am totally unfamiliar with what you are talking about, but have lots of interest given your results.
btw, is that GTO still tentatively headed for Oz?
Regards,
Steve

Title: Re: gto progress
Post by: Mike Anderson on July 16, 2011, 04:46:49 PM

Sorry, I don't have the tool here. It belongs to a friend who helped me pull the dent. You can find them at any supply shop. Just look on the net for stud gun and I am sure you will find it. The bike is going to a gentleman in N.C. He is on the site under cl100.
Thanks Mike

Title: Re: gto progress
Post by: Toystoretom on July 16, 2011, 06:43:08 PM

Is this one of those tools that spot welds a stud to the surface where the dent is and then you attach a slide hammer to it and pull the dent with the slide hammer? You then grind off the stud with its weld, smooth it out and have it ceramic coated, panted or re-chromed?

Something like this:

http://www.amazon.com/Magna-Spot-1000-Stud-Gun-Kit/dp/B000HHW1HG (http://www.amazon.com/Magna-Spot-1000-Stud-Gun-Kit/dp/B000HHW1HG)

Or these at Eastwoods:

http://www.eastwood.com/autobody/dent-repair/stud-welders.html (http://www.eastwood.com/autobody/dent-repair/stud-welders.html)

Or this:

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?store=snapon-store&item_ID=17087&group_ID=3280 (http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?store=snapon-store&item_ID=17087&group_ID=3280)

Some videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxivphyQL-s# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxivphyQL-s#)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chWbjNmVs58# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chWbjNmVs58#)

If this ain't it.... never mind  ;D

Title: Re: gto progress
Post by: reed on July 16, 2011, 09:07:41 PM

Mike
The exhaust looks great,i just got a stud gun and all the tools to remove dents from a guy that did it for a living.
Thanks.
Steve.

Title: Re: gto progress
Post by: CL-100 on July 17, 2011, 09:08:18 AM

Mike, it's amazing what YOU can do with a stud gun.  Repair looks amazing.  Thanks for posting the picture.  I'm learning so much from this site. 

Rowland