Stupid me... dented the tailgate! - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

68gmsee · 09-13-2007, 06:20 PM

Well, I did have a pretty good tailgate on the old GMC and now I'm going to have to repair or replace it....

I was parked on an incline, tailgate down, stepped on the clutch and forgot I didn't have the hand brake on and hit a post.

Other than manufacturing my own, is there any other way I can fix or patch it? My intention is to try to hammer a piece of metal to roughly the same shape and then cut out the dented part and weld in the patch. Problem is I've never done metal bending or hammering before..

09-13-2007, 06:20 PM	#1
68gmsee Active Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Centrally located between Houston, Austin and Waco. BCS area. Posts: 7,947	Stupid me... dented the tailgate! Well, I did have a pretty good tailgate on the old GMC and now I'm going to have to repair or replace it.... I was parked on an incline, tailgate down, stepped on the clutch and forgot I didn't have the hand brake on and hit a post. Other than manufacturing my own, is there any other way I can fix or patch it? My intention is to try to hammer a piece of metal to roughly the same shape and then cut out the dented part and weld in the patch. Problem is I've never done metal bending or hammering before..

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