What to use to fill dents prior to a respray?

[Raging_Bulls]

Yeah, dents that size might require the hand of a trained bodyshop employee.

The most common way to get rid of these dents is to drill holes in the right places and use a special tool to pull the dent out.
Of course that means that the frame will require some minor TIG welding to close the holes again and a repaint. That's a common practice apparently.

On car bodies they often use a suction puller to get rid of dents, but I doubt that will be able to handle frame tubes.

 

[Gruff]

Yeah, dents that size might require the hand of a trained bodyshop employee.

The most common way to get rid of these dents is to drill holes in the right places and use a special tool to pull the dent out.
Of course that means that the frame will require some minor TIG welding to close the holes again and a repaint. That's a common practice apparently.

On car bodies they often use a suction puller to get rid of dents, but I doubt that will be able to handle frame tubes.

They're not that deep,and as they're Easton tubes and only a couple of mm thick i'd rather not drill holes in it :shock:

My mate who's spraying it is a bodyshop guy so i'll ask him.

 

[We_are_Stevo]

How about this?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CAR-ALUMINUM- ... 53e40f5c24

If it's good enough for wheels...

 

[Loki]

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.ph ... ent+blocks

 

[MADJEZ]

Would you buy a used bike from this man !

I need to fill a couple of dents on my Easton ally Kona.

Only joking Gareth !

 

[Gruff]

How about this?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CAR-ALUMINUM- ... 53e40f5c24

If it's good enough for wheels...

That looks good Steve, think i'll go with that

 

[Gruff]

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php/686936-Roll-in-Dents?highlight=dent+blocks

Thats pretty amazing but would it work the same on Alloy?

Also this is a budget build so i'm not worried about getting it perfect or spending too much on it as it was free to start with
It's already had the rear stays welded so it's nowhere near going to be a show bike

I'll be updating the build thread with new pics soon.