Rody,
I hate to ask because I know how busy you are and I know you aren't taking repairs in anymore, but can you maybe take a quick look at Karen's B-side... I knocked over an unused lally column I had in the basement and it dinged the drive side chainstay. No cracks as far as I can tell, but kind of a deep dent. It's certainly not a high end frame, but Karen is kind of attached to it (she named it).
He's right, I am busy and don't do repairs for folks anymore, but since he was in a bad way after crunching his wife's bike and is local, I made an exception. Gave up riding with my daughter tonight, but got it done.
Before:
After:
Paint was removed three inches to either side of the dent so I would not have to breath that stuff when the stay heated up. I had to drill the crease out at both ends using a center drill, then methodically fill the gaping dent using the tig torch and two sticks of stainless filler (used because it flow/feathers out). The area was then filed smooth and a bit of 45% silver was flowed into the uneven areas and sanded.
The paint edges were then sanded for a seamless transition and then primer, color, and clear feathered on to match the existing paint.
Total time - 3 hours.
Hope Karen is happy with her frame and Michael is out of the dog house :)
rody
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