Matt's Pinch Weld "How To"

[Matt]

To clean it up I just used a 3M surface prep disc for my air tool.... any sand paper will do. Basically you want to clean off any cracked paint since those are areas that will still peel away after you repaint. You don't have to bring it down to the bare metal everywhere, you just need smooth transitions so the paint holds.

For paint i just used rustoleum rust preventing primer primer.

[Sal-XK]

I copied the technical parts to the How to thread and left this one so people can still have a place to ask you questions.

[Matt]

sounds good. thanks.

[SkidMarx]

FYI, this method worked great.
Couple of notes
-Use a 5lb hammer and don't be afraid to give it a good whack.
-I shot it with some rattle can undercoating. Especially behind the fold where I couldn't be sure I got good coverage with the paint.

[Matt]

Once i got it folded over a bit using the vice grips, it bent the rest of the way easily using a 3lb sledge. Not very hard to do at all.

[SkidMarx]

Once i got it folded over a bit using the vice grips, it bent the rest of the way easily using a 3lb sledge. Not very hard to do at all.

I don't have a 3lb, but I do have a 5lb, which is what I actually used. I've corrected my previous post. Didn't need the BFH.

[Matt]

hahahahahaha... i was going to say man, a 10lb is a bit overkill!!

Yeah, a 5 lb will work just the same

[Matt]

In my step 5 when i say "make sure you shoot some behind the bend you created", i think that's a bit of an understatement on my part..... i sprayed so much primer back there that it was basically pouring out the bottom.

[Lt_JWS]

great write up, just did mine. I also did this:



All i did was push the inner fender tight against the body and use a sharp pick to make a new hole.
It works well on the drivers side the passenger i think im gonna do what you did with the zip tie.

[sean112280]

So I am going to have to do this. My tires just now started rubbing this past week. What would cause them to just now start rubbing?