Cold shrinking
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Cold shrinking is a process in motor vehicle bodyworks.[1] Compared with hot shrinking, cold shrinking is a longer process, but it is the most preferred method and most common especially where the stretched area is bigger.[2] Cold shrinking is mostly done by use of a dolly hammer.[3] The rough surface is then filled using a body filler or a body solder in order to give a smooth finish.[4]
This is a method of panel beating where heating is not done to the stretched panel. This method is mostly suitable for integral cars with integral body panels such as hatchbacks.[3][5]
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- ^ Brownell, Tom. How to Restore Your Ford Pick-Up. MotorBooks International. p. 131. ISBN 9781610590297. Retrieved 2024-05-28 – via Google Books.
- ^ Wilhelmy, Roland. "Shrinking Metal". type2.com. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
- ^ a b Stack, Maurice (2006). "TRADE OF VEHICLE BODY REPAIR" (PDF). ecollege.ie. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
- ^ "Cold Shrinking. - OD16530050". armyordnance.tpub.com. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
- ^ "Home". laird-assessors.com.
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