I have to dent another f4i tank soon and I was thinking of trying to get the cap down good and even by using a hydraulic press. Has anyone tried this?

 

sounds bad

 

a guy i know did it with an f2 tank and it actually turned out real well, didnt chip the paint or anything. not exactly my style of dent but it worked. i like back dents myself but if u wanted a traditional full top dent then it will prob work out good if u know what youre doing.

 

Good to hear. Can't wait to try, my current dent is just too uneven, I want a nice smooth dent.

 

Bondo.:YEAH

 

you should make a video of the proccess ,that would be cool to see

 

umm interesting....im trying to picture this and all i can see is a big fuckup

but i wanna see how its done

 

put the tank in there and use something maybe a piece of wood or something else to put on top of where u want it sunk in and then just press it down......
its essentially the same as punding it down with a deadblow, just all at once.

 

It might just be me but wouldnt that cause the tank to crease around the press? like OMR said tape that **** i wanna see!!!!!!

 

I like the good ole' fashioned way and beatin the **** outta the tank.

 

I don't see this working out to well...

 

im thinkin of a big hydraulic brake style (dad runs a sheetmetal shop) but i could see it done like that....just dont know y? lol show us inolen

 

I gotta find a blue/black f4i tank first. I have almost everything else, but no tank. Doh.

I have a press like the one sdfkillz posted up. I think that it'd be a smoother dent and less prone to chipping the paint. Also it seems less error prone. Sometimes I dent them perfectly, sometimes I get massive creases out of nowhere thanks to one bad hit with the hammer.

With this you'd just set up something to cushion the bottom of the tank, get a thin phone book and a plate slightly larger than the cap and just start raising the jack. Then spend a few minutes finishing off the lip with a ball peen.

Sounds like it might work pretty well to me

 

did u get high today Anthony and ya tape that ****

 

Good luck with that

 

it dont work,i've tried it before i work in a fab shop!!!!

 

do it with like a bowling ball sittin on top for a nice round dent lol..

 

it does work, ive seen it done...

 

a bowling ball on top of a big thick phone book...lol

 

post sum pics, how did the dent actuall work for stunting????