Question about shot bags

Plastermaster · Post by **Plastermaster** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 10:23 pm

How do you use them? I cant figure if you hold it over the dent and wack it, or do you hold it over the dent and hammer the backside for the dent?

DUH,
Ron

69bug4me · Post by **69bug4me** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 12:21 am

Yep bag goes on one side hammer goes on the other as far as I know.

Shane

John Kelly · Post by **John Kelly** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 1:40 pm

Hi Ron,

A shotbag is used in conjunction with a hammer to stretch metal...not something you need in standard body work. It absorbs the blow of the hammer or mallet. You hit metal a lot ending up with a lumpy piece that needs smoothing. A number of ways to do that...english wheel, hammer and dolly, planishing hammer, modified vice grips... Here is an article with a bit about dent repair buried in all of the welding talk:

http://www.type2.com/library/body/wlsh.htm

John www.ghiaspecialties.com

Rescue912 · Post by **Rescue912** » Wed Dec 10, 2003 7:04 pm

A set of dollies would probably be better than a bag for dent repair. They are a bit more forgiving. If you hit too hard with the shot bag then you just made a bigger dent in the other direction...