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O'l Buck · 03-26-2002, 02:32 AM

alluminum is pretty easy to work with, you can use a hammer and dolly to get the dents out, sand out the scratches and unevenness from the dents with 180 grit to start with, and work down to 500. I recommend a D/A sander, and then polish with rubbing compound and a buffing wheel. I cleaned up a set of Peterbilt tanks like this once, they were dinged and scratched deep, when I was done, something like 18 hours later, I could use them to shave in.

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'72 Chevy 1/2T 4x4 shortbox stepside 350/350auto on '84
ralleys and 31/10.5s

67 Cutlass convertible
330, 3spd stick

90 GMC Jimmy
350/auto
Chad Stephens
Orleans,NE

03-26-2002, 02:32 AM	#3
O'l Buck Recovering Truck Driver Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Orleans, NE USA Posts: 1,883	alluminum is pretty easy to work with, you can use a hammer and dolly to get the dents out, sand out the scratches and unevenness from the dents with 180 grit to start with, and work down to 500. I recommend a D/A sander, and then polish with rubbing compound and a buffing wheel. I cleaned up a set of Peterbilt tanks like this once, they were dinged and scratched deep, when I was done, something like 18 hours later, I could use them to shave in. ------------------ '72 Chevy 1/2T 4x4 shortbox stepside 350/350auto on '84 ralleys and 31/10.5s 67 Cutlass convertible 330, 3spd stick 90 GMC Jimmy 350/auto Chad Stephens Orleans,NE __________________ 67 K-20 350, SM465, Eaton rear, 4.56 no spin option 00 Dodge 2500 4x4, 24V cummins, 5 speed Chad South Central Nebraska



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