Full Version: Straightening windshield trim
I am in the process of reinstalling the aluminum trim around the windshield. It was a bit bent to start with and got a bit more mangled when I took it out. What is the best way to get the pieces looking good again? Doing a freehand bend seems to make it worse. Should I start by flattening the outward face against a table and then working it to get the curves correct again? Any tips are appreciated.
QUOTE(zonedoubt @ Mar 18 2009, 12:48 PM) 
I am in the process of reinstalling the aluminum trim around the windshield. It was a bit bent to start with and got a bit more mangled when I took it out. What is the best way to get the pieces looking good again? Doing a freehand bend seems to make it worse. Should I start by flattening the outward face against a table and then working it to get the curves correct again? Any tips are appreciated.
Ditch the PITA aluminum trim and move to a black rubber surround.
Or, use a trim hammer (lightly) against an anvil. Then ditch the trim and go to rubber.
Not that I am bitter or anything.
Zach
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