Welding, bodywork question

[tiller2nv]

Well it finally happend to me. I was welding a tailgate handle filler shut today and that the tailgate skin warped on me! Ive done these before and never had a problem. Can I heat it up and hit it with cold water and hope it pops out? Or do I have to bondo it smooth?

 

[LudicrousSpeed]

I would just slap the filler to it, no sense in taking the chance of making it worse........

Though I have managed to shrink metal before doing it that way. IMO, it affects the properties of the steel too much.....

 

[tiller2nv]

Ok thanks, looks like more work for me! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tonofbricks.gif

 

[crazycuda]

if you can get to the backside i would try to hammer and dolley it out. Then mud it

 

[rex]

You might be able to work some of it out with some hammering and heat shrinking but it usually won't come back out all the way,you'll just use less mud.Weld a little slower next time.I've warped lots of things getting in a hurry and not letting it cool after a few tacks before continuing.

 

[tcannon]

You might try some of that heat-shunt? clay stuff from Eastwood. I used it before to keep heat away from the area being welded, worked pretty good. TC /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/agree.gif