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Center Cap Dent repair, Who can fix these for me? |
JeffBowlsby |
Jan 17 2014, 11:38 AM
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914 Wiring Harnesses Group: Members Posts: 8,548 Joined: 7-January 03 From: San Ramon CA Member No.: 104 Region Association: None |
Original factory center caps...can these be restored to perfection? If so, who can do them? Post before/after photos of others you have done.
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JeffBowlsby |
Jan 17 2014, 02:23 PM
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914 Wiring Harnesses Group: Members Posts: 8,548 Joined: 7-January 03 From: San Ramon CA Member No.: 104 Region Association: None |
I had thought I had seen an inside tooled steel piece, used for removal from the wheel, that when used with a hydraulic press could restore the flatness. The distortion is just on the outer surface due to tire monkeys beating on them.
I don't want to have to toss these, there must be a solution |
76-914 |
Jan 17 2014, 02:48 PM
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Repeat Offender & Resident Subaru Antagonist Group: Members Posts: 13,513 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 9,964 Region Association: Southern California |
I don't think they can't be flat again. The metal has stretched. Hope I'm wrong but here is another thought. I can ask my neighbor if he can smooth them out. He has a dentless repair business that services most of the dealerships around here. LMK, Kent
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r_towle |
Jan 17 2014, 03:28 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,591 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States |
hammer, dolly and a pick....
Use a wood dolly or dowel and tap with a flat head hammer or pick....from the back. Cover the dolly with a rag so it wont scratch. Rich |
914_teener |
Jan 17 2014, 04:57 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,205 Joined: 31-August 08 From: So. Cal Member No.: 9,489 Region Association: Southern California |
Jeff,
The pick used with a dolly as Rich mentions will shrink the metal first. Once that is accomplished you may be able to flatten it with a press brake or hydraulic press with some sort of flattening die. Once they are flat you may have to do some surface finishing and blending. I wouldn't throw those out. |
914_teener |
Jan 17 2014, 05:02 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,205 Joined: 31-August 08 From: So. Cal Member No.: 9,489 Region Association: Southern California |
Jeff,
PM me....I think I can do it. Rob |
sixnotfour |
Jan 17 2014, 05:38 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 10,437 Joined: 12-September 04 From: Life Elevated..planet UT. Member No.: 2,744 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
I have a die set and have done a bunch... these were worse than yours
Rich D. has a set Attached thumbnail(s) |
Andyrew |
Jan 17 2014, 05:54 PM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,376 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California |
They can be repaired with a little bit of heat and a good metal worker.
Are the OE's polished or chrome? |
sixnotfour |
Jan 17 2014, 09:17 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 10,437 Joined: 12-September 04 From: Life Elevated..planet UT. Member No.: 2,744 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
uh ya, they are more complicated than that, flat is stretched and the stamped ring has been pulled inwards..
If they were chrome it would be easy=hammer, rechrome. They are stainless steel polished...have at it.. |
jmalone |
Jan 18 2014, 02:10 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 119 Joined: 3-July 09 From: reno,NV Member No.: 10,529 Region Association: Northern California |
Nice repair sixnotfour, I agree that kind of result cannot be easy to achieve.
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914_teener |
Jan 18 2014, 06:27 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,205 Joined: 31-August 08 From: So. Cal Member No.: 9,489 Region Association: Southern California |
uh ya, they are more complicated than that, flat is stretched and the stamped ring has been pulled inwards.. If they were chrome it would be easy=hammer, rechrome. They are stainless steel polished...have at it.. Looks like you have a die set already......cool. Yes stainless work hardens....and yes not easy.....never said that |
sixnotfour |
Jan 18 2014, 06:58 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 10,437 Joined: 12-September 04 From: Life Elevated..planet UT. Member No.: 2,744 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
QUOTE never said that I was responding to Andrew's comment (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) not even knowing what they were made of.. |
914werke |
Jan 19 2014, 01:22 AM
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"I got blisters on me fingers" Group: Members Posts: 10,153 Joined: 22-March 03 From: USofA Member No.: 453 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Yup they look *almost* as good as new. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
Jeff save those since they are the old style with the wide lip. You can still get new OE ones (same part #) but they are different. |
Johny Blackstain |
Jan 19 2014, 08:38 AM
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Walnut Elite Stratocaster player Group: Members Posts: 3,434 Joined: 5-December 06 From: The Shenandoah River Member No.: 7,318 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Caps are made of stainless steel, polished & very delicate. They can be pounded back into shape, but must be babied like hell- no metal on metal contact @ all. Might even want to cover your wood blocks & hammers w/ thick tape & hammer through a rag or a towel. The metal is very easy to stretch & scratch. Also, when it comes to polishing these repaired caps, power tools will be required because you just can't get the speed needed to get these mirror glassy by hand.
Someone here on the forums was making billet aluminium replacements if I remember right & as far as I know OEM caps are NLA. Best way for removing the caps from the wheel is to pound from behind using a piece of pvc pipe that barely fits the wheel hole & a rubber mallet, making sure that cap has a place for a nice soft landing when it flies out. These are what I consider failures in my repair learning process. Attached image(s) |
JeffBowlsby |
Jan 19 2014, 09:09 AM
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914 Wiring Harnesses Group: Members Posts: 8,548 Joined: 7-January 03 From: San Ramon CA Member No.: 104 Region Association: None |
I am sending mine to 6-not-4 to work his magic and make 'em purdy again!
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Johny Blackstain |
Jan 19 2014, 09:31 AM
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Walnut Elite Stratocaster player Group: Members Posts: 3,434 Joined: 5-December 06 From: The Shenandoah River Member No.: 7,318 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Jeff, use this in the future & again make sure the cap has a soft landing zone (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
PVC pipe is so wide it barely fits the wheel hole & works on the lip of the cap & does no damage to anything. Attached image(s) |
Johny Blackstain |
Jan 19 2014, 09:43 AM
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Walnut Elite Stratocaster player Group: Members Posts: 3,434 Joined: 5-December 06 From: The Shenandoah River Member No.: 7,318 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
This one took me hours/days to get like it is
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