Gargamel Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 If you have a dent in your pipe and want it out got a trick for a bud. Take your pipe off plug one side and use a air comp. to the other side. Take a torch and heat up the dent SLOW while adding air pressure. BING dent comes out can't even tell where it was. Paint ,done. Don't know what it will do to chrome ones(chip chrome) but if you heat slow shouldn't hurt the bling Just did this last night to a buds at the shop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BansheeBrian Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 I like it. Thats smart thinking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledofthezep Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 Also I've heard of filling the pipe with water & freezing it,...keep an eye on it & un-freeze when the dent pops out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRMit Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 Also I've heard of filling the pipe with water & freezing it,...keep an eye on it & un-freeze when the dent pops out. Wouldn't that rust the inside of the pipe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb67rs1 Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 i wouldnt think rust would be a problem for two reasons. the first if you thaw them out and put them on the bike, the exhuast will evaporate the water. second the unused oil/gas mixture will prevent it from rusting on the inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotton eyed Joe Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 I've tried that on my dented T-5. I made some aluminum plugs that I wired it with some heavy gauge wire, put an air chuck on one end, and then I pumped air to it (some was leaking out, but not a whole lot-plus I have 150lbs/in line pressure) and then heated it with my oxy actylene torch. It moved a little....but its still there. I know this idea works, just not on mine for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blk02banshee Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 The air pressure thing works, but does'nt always get the dent totally out. I've also used a dent puller. had to drill a hole, to pull the dent and then weld the hole shut. My friend has one of those dent pullers that welds a peg to the metal, pull the dent with slide hammer and then just clip off the peg with sidecutters when your done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeechozen1 Posted March 25, 2004 Report Share Posted March 25, 2004 my neighbor has a set up to do it, but I wouldnt recomend trying it without someone there a little more experienced with this sorta thing. To get the dent out clean you need ALOT of pressure and heat. Your pipe has become a giant pipebomb at this point, so be careful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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