Getting rid of a dent on the Delorean

"Collinscott3610" (dmc3610) 04/03/2014 at 16:33 • Filed to: Delorean, DMC-12

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Hey guys, pros of having a Delorean: removable panels with a little work. cons:dents in the stainless can be a bitch.

jkm7680 > Collinscott3610 04/03/2014 at 16:36

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Just curious, What do you Wax the car with?

ToyDeathbot > Collinscott3610 04/03/2014 at 16:38

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at least it's the left fender. Isn't the right fender a couple of times more expensive?

Collinscott3610 > jkm7680 04/03/2014 at 16:38

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The tears of the jealous.

signintokinjalol > jkm7680 04/03/2014 at 16:39

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Synthetic Delorean is the name.

jkm7680 > Collinscott3610 04/03/2014 at 16:39

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And yes, I am extremely jealous.

Collinscott3610 > Collinscott3610 04/03/2014 at 16:39

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Sorry typo. I meant windex.

hethoughtofcars > Collinscott3610 04/03/2014 at 16:40

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How long have you owned it? Looks sweet!

Takuro Spirit > jkm7680 04/03/2014 at 16:40

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Collinscott3610 > ToyDeathbot 04/03/2014 at 16:42

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nope it's the opposite.

For Sweden > Collinscott3610 04/03/2014 at 16:42

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Same thing I use on the Baja. Let me know if you ever need any.

jkm7680 > Takuro Spirit 04/03/2014 at 16:42

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Yeah, Haha.

I was going to say "Kitchen Aid stainless steel cleaner"

ToyDeathbot > Collinscott3610 04/03/2014 at 16:45

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oh. Pressure's on you then :D

Collinscott3610 > Takuro Spirit 04/03/2014 at 16:47

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That will never come within a mile of my car. That will leave little bits of metal that can rust in the grain of the car.

Collinscott3610 > hethoughtofcars 04/03/2014 at 16:48

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Since late January.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Collinscott3610 04/03/2014 at 16:50

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I'd imagine. I think it's a martensitic, hence already hard crystal structure deliberately work-hardened and more so when dented. Can be torch annealed (like I'm used to having to do with Land-Rover aluminum), but would need acid cleaning after, and you might eff up the skin texture a lot doing that.

Takuro Spirit > Collinscott3610 04/03/2014 at 16:50

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I know, it was a joke back in the day that since the car was stainless steel.... like the average kitchen sink....

Collinscott3610 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 04/03/2014 at 16:57

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It can be hammered out, it just take longer.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Collinscott3610 04/03/2014 at 17:00

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With aluminum (high-copper "Birmabright"), there's a very narrow window between butter-soft and rock hard + trying to crack. About 3-7 hammer blows, if concentrated. You can string it out a lot longer by working with wood or a soft hammer. You realistically have to anneal it between steps, but it puffs when anneal-heated, so for every two steps forward, you take one back.

Takuro Spirit > ToyDeathbot 04/03/2014 at 17:07

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Left fenders are most popular in LHD countries due to people crossing the center line and impacting others with the left side of the car.

Just as passenger side mirrors are more frequently knocked off on garage door openings.

Source: I been selling car parts wayyyy too long.

toadterror > Collinscott3610 04/03/2014 at 17:58

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Can't you just, like, go back to before it was dented, bro?

ToyDeathbot > Takuro Spirit 04/03/2014 at 18:10

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whoops. I remembered that you guys have the steering on the left but forgot that you drive on the right...