Title: Alum. acton arrived.
Post by: Creighton on June 07, 2003, 11:14:50 pm
Great box thanks for the tip to look for one of these! Have fixed the bent handle and dings on the upper edge.
Only thing left to restore is the lid. It is caved in on one end but no creases. Lid assembly appears to be very well constructed (hard to take apart, very hard to get back together :-).
Wondering if I can just plug 3 of the screw holes and give it a shot of compressed air to pop the top back out? Thoughts?
Will post a pic tomorrow.
Best,
Creighton
Only thing left to restore is the lid. It is caved in on one end but no creases. Lid assembly appears to be very well constructed (hard to take apart, very hard to get back together :-).
Wondering if I can just plug 3 of the screw holes and give it a shot of compressed air to pop the top back out? Thoughts?
Will post a pic tomorrow.
Best,
Creighton
Title: Alum. acton arrived.
Post by: MoonDawg on June 08, 2003, 02:02:34 pm
Many of these lids pop out by pulling on the handle to reverse the dent.
Title: Alum. acton arrived.
Post by: Creighton on June 08, 2003, 08:10:21 pm
Thanks!
Gave that a go no success :-( Great hint for the file though. One downside with a blast of air is the insulation shifting. Should be able to pull that back with a wire?
Anyway, pic is attached.
Best regards,
Creighton
Gave that a go no success :-( Great hint for the file though. One downside with a blast of air is the insulation shifting. Should be able to pull that back with a wire?
Anyway, pic is attached.
Best regards,
Creighton
Title: Alum. acton arrived.
Post by: Jim on June 08, 2003, 09:03:58 pm
What about a couple of small suction cups like those used on "sun Catchers" that we all see in everyone's windows(everyone but me...).
Squirt a little water onto the cup and slide it across until it's in the position you want so you're not pushing down on the lid creating more damage, then just pull up on it with something like a screwdriver, metal coat hanger or whatever you can get to hook onto the suction cup's "S" hook.
If the lid is very textured, this technique might not work well though...
This next technique will require a little research because I'm not sure how it will effect the aluminum... I've seen this done in other applications.
Using a hot glue gun, glue a few metqal coat hanger hooks to the lid in key locations so you pull out the dents and then remove the glue, how I'm not sure since the other application I saw, the guy just knocked it off... Just an idea though...
Squirt a little water onto the cup and slide it across until it's in the position you want so you're not pushing down on the lid creating more damage, then just pull up on it with something like a screwdriver, metal coat hanger or whatever you can get to hook onto the suction cup's "S" hook.
If the lid is very textured, this technique might not work well though...
This next technique will require a little research because I'm not sure how it will effect the aluminum... I've seen this done in other applications.
Using a hot glue gun, glue a few metqal coat hanger hooks to the lid in key locations so you pull out the dents and then remove the glue, how I'm not sure since the other application I saw, the guy just knocked it off... Just an idea though...
Title: Alum. acton arrived.
Post by: Creighton on June 08, 2003, 09:31:57 pm
Jim,
Great idea's! The suface is a stamped crinkle but think a rubber cement bond may be strong enough to pull this out.
I want to avoid any applied heat solutions because the alum. is very thin and may have a coating of some sort over it. Just don't know.
Thanks!
Creighton
Great idea's! The suface is a stamped crinkle but think a rubber cement bond may be strong enough to pull this out.
I want to avoid any applied heat solutions because the alum. is very thin and may have a coating of some sort over it. Just don't know.
Thanks!
Creighton
Title: Alum. acton arrived.
Post by: Jim on June 10, 2003, 12:55:28 pm
Whatever adhesive you decide to utilize; make sure you have a way/solution to remove it with causing any damage to the aluminum!
Let us know what your research proved and which way you went with to accomplish the dent removal...
Let us know what your research proved and which way you went with to accomplish the dent removal...
Title: Alum. acton arrived.
Post by: racerx45 on June 11, 2003, 11:56:28 am
Creighton,
I was looking at my lid and I have a small hole in the bottom of it, in one corner. If you have this same hole you might be able to insert a rod in it and apply pressure to the dent. A more aggressive method might be to drill a larger hole in the galvanized bottom fix the dent then repair the hole?
I was looking at my lid and I have a small hole in the bottom of it, in one corner. If you have this same hole you might be able to insert a rod in it and apply pressure to the dent. A more aggressive method might be to drill a larger hole in the galvanized bottom fix the dent then repair the hole?
Title: Alum. acton arrived.
Post by: Jim on June 11, 2003, 02:25:28 pm
That's an idea!
Paintless Dent Repairs are done this way. You might have to make the hole around 3/8" - 1/2", but they sell grommets that can plug the hole and look good...
Paintless Dent Repairs are done this way. You might have to make the hole around 3/8" - 1/2", but they sell grommets that can plug the hole and look good...
Title: Alum. acton arrived.
Post by: Creighton on March 25, 2005, 07:53:14 pm
Dug the trusty Acton out for the first outside escape. Tent cabins, still a little chilly for real camping. Anyway since I now have a compressor took one screw out gave it a shot of air. 90% of the cave-in poped right out. Worth a try for anybody in the same boat. I've almost finished an ongoing project, scary :-) Will post a pic upon return.
Everybody have a safe and fun weekend!!
Creighton
Everybody have a safe and fun weekend!!
Creighton
Title: Alum. acton arrived.
Post by: loman4ec on March 25, 2005, 08:31:34 pm
How about those new automotive dent pullers that you see on TV. You can buy them at walmart. They use hot glue and it pulls small dents that might work.
Title: Alum. acton arrived.
Post by: Creighton on March 25, 2005, 08:54:14 pm
Thanks!
The last little dent left is close to the screw holes. Think I can just pop that out with a wire. Outta here until Sun. There might be wireless at the campsite but I'm NOT taking the laptop (I've been told so anyway)
Creighton
The last little dent left is close to the screw holes. Think I can just pop that out with a wire. Outta here until Sun. There might be wireless at the campsite but I'm NOT taking the laptop (I've been told so anyway)
Creighton