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Dolly ?
hello all
What is the the purpose of a rubber coated dolly ?. looked at twodifferent shaped ones , heel ,and heavier one rectanguler shaped. Thanks Larry |
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I've seen them advertised as "useful for work on finished panels", but I would tend to be leary of doing much work on a painted panel anyway........but that's just me.
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Larry, There were only a few made and I have one or two but have never found any real use for them, Dutch
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I have a complete rubber dolly (all rubber, not coated) that I use quite frequently for fit-up jobs in aluminum. I often use it when I need the backing to "give" a little bit in specific areas when I'm working on tight fit-up jobs, sort of like using pitch for a backing when doing a chasing and repousse job.
Ken
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I've used one similar to Ken, less give than a shot bag (shot dolly) but a little give when you don't want hammer on metal dolly stretch. Also very useful when you have a caved in rivet and need to tap it out with an aluminum drift on the rivet tail holding the rubber dolly on the rivet head. Bumps it out really nice.
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Oh, OH! I got this one!!!!!
Since I started in the collision side of auto body repair, they are sold as door skin dollies. Like this quick search: http://www.handsontools.com/SG-Tool-...y_p_14841.html It really does make a difference. Just like using a flat lower e-wheel can groove a panel, a solid dolly can make sharp marks on the skin. The rubber gives a bit of cushion on the edges of the dolly. Well, that's my take on it. The tool truck sold me it, I use it, and it works better than my toe dolly.
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finished p0anels
Tim, if you spray it with wd 40 or smear any oil on it it will soften the blow enough that any good plansing hammer will work with light blows.
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