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    you can get in to trouble with any way torch or the weel if you use a pick hammer you can get in to trouble evey time you hit the metal with the pick your moving out the metal then a dolly or hammer with more of a face to it .for very small dents picks are ok. i always put a flat spot on the end of my pick never to a point .hit big spot with a pick makes the metal thinner and more metal till you get a oilcan the best way is to use a slap file i metal finish many metal part the trick is not to over work the metal. you can over shrink to you .can get a low spot that you can not move up . i have done many bump jobs over many years and have not had to shrink very much metal more for my friend when he over works it. i used a somewhat dull sanding disc and cool with water on the new cars that work to
    Last edited by pat mccarthy; 03-10-2008 at 04:54 PM.
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