How to flatten out a car hood?

[dbilik]

Hey everyone,

Just wondering if anyone knows how I would go about flattening out the curves in a car hood to get myself a flat sheet of metal?

I saw this photo album and wanted to give it a shot. The bending and welding I can handle. The flattening seems like it may be harder to pull off.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/weldhouse/

 

[rockwithjason]

Re: How to flatten our a car hood?

it looks to me like they cut out the reasonably flat areas and then either hammer and dollied them or pressed them flat

 

[softailgarage]

Re: How to flatten our a car hood?

3baygarage has the perfect tool...http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=246219

 

[sberry]

Re: How to flatten our a car hood?

Appliance steel , washers and driers are better.

 

[Arps]

Re: How to flatten our a car hood?

lawn roller?

 

[Professur]

Re: How to flatten our a car hood?

Best method I can think of would be a shrinking disk

 

[rsanter]

Re: How to flatten our a car hood?

Sheet metal roll
Adjust the third roller out of the way so,it dosent put a curve in the metal

Bob

 

[nonhog]

Personally I would leave the center ridge for character. Makes a worse table
but also a cooler one. IMO.
2 ea. there own.

 

[Richard D]

Re: How to flatten our a car hood?

I don't see the point. All that work and didn't even sand and paint it? Why not start with a fresh sheet of 16 gauge?

 

[dogdog]

it's the patina and the shapes for characteristics.
I guess once you took/grind off the reinforcement on the bottom of the hood, it's treated just like another piece of 12 14 or 16 gauge sheet?
That person also build some sort of very level square frame on that acorn table. Some picture indicated that the sheet metal are tacked onto the frame maybe using that table as a press, sheet down frame on top and lots of clamps?
But very nice shinny table.

 

[Toxicscrew]

Most still have the center ridge in them.
Start at center, weld it and clamp your way to the edge?
Patina looks good, bookmarked that page for future inspiration.

 

[dogdog]

The shinny top looks like a self leveling epoxy resins for table top. which explains the reason why it is so shinny with patina look.

 

[kazlx]

He does that in a giant press.

The shinny top looks like a self leveling epoxy resins for table top. which explains the reason why it is so shinny with patina look.

Automotive clear coat.

 

[Ronny]

They have been rolled flat . You don't need a press to flatten them,just a set of plate rollers as used by Boiler makers.

 

[kazlx]

Wrong, pressed flat. The creator has talked about it a few times on other forums.

http://weldingweb.com/showthread.php?40689-Steel-Dining-Table-Complete&highlight=

 

[Toxicscrew]

This would probably do it:

Did see once, an artist took all the body panels off a Porsche 914, rolled over them with one of these and then mounted on a wall. They weren't as smooth as this guys work though.

 

[NASTYZEN]

English wheel?

 

[nonhog]

English wheel?

Don't be dumb.
this ....V

 

[jeffhayden]

Hey everyone,

Just wondering if anyone knows how I would go about flattening out the curves in a car hood to get myself a flat sheet of metal?

I saw this photo album and wanted to give it a shot. The bending and welding I can handle. The flattening seems like it may be harder to pull off.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/weldhouse/

Hi everyone
I am new to the existing discussion.

Through your discussion I want to say that you can do this work easily with just cutting the extra part and struck the flat area according to your comfort.