addressing minor hangar rash
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You’d have nothing to lose by putting a couple pieces of wood above and below and clamping. Where a little massaging might be needed is those squares. Or diamonds if that’s what you wanna call them. You’ll probably see one or both got stretched a little horizontally
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No harm in returning the trailing edge to flat, but it’ll never be perfect. I use my thumbs.
Find someone who has a pair of metal seam pliers that will fit between the corrugations. However, try it only one time and call it good. 2024T3 does not have a "memory" and you could make it worse with repetitive attempts.
The "diamonds" are called corrugations. They provide added strength/rigidity to the thin skin.
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Some stretching of the metal has occurred so getting it perfect won't happen. The shape of the bend looks almost like the crown of someone's head
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I've seen mechanics straighten that with a clamp and a couple of wood blocks.
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If applying clamps, can’t go more than 1/4” forward of the trailing edge… those two layers only touch at that point.
DaleB
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I’d try, in this order… thumbs, block of wood with hand pressure, block of wood on top and bottom with very careful/gentle clamping. It’ll go back into shape, maybe not perfect but pretty close.
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Or, just leave it alone.
Jaminky
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Isn’t that an eleavator?Idk what someone would’ve been banging around down there for.The shape of the bend looks almost like the crown of someone's head
I’m not saying it can’t be done. There are wizards out there that could absolutely do it.
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That metal isn't stretched much. The extra metal was pulled from the diamond sections, flattening them slightly. One can try to rebend them a little, but there is a strong risk of cracking those skins in the bend radii. 2024T-3 does not take kindly to being bent that sharply more than once.
