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Help straightening grill tips....
Anyone had good luck straightening a metal grill tip or two? See below.....looks simple enough?
 
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07-24-2010, 09:15 AM
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You can use these very gently.
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07-24-2010, 09:47 AM
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Thanks for the advice Milt. nesslar beat me to posting about the grill I just got from him. My good friends in the postal service did a number on the grill while bringing it to me.
What is that tool called? Would the average Home Depot have it? Would applying some heat from a small propane torch help or just make the metal brittle? J
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07-24-2010, 10:13 AM
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Sheet metal pliers or something like that. Yes, your home improvement stores should have this. Look in the tool or roofing section.
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07-24-2010, 10:18 AM
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No heat. The metal is malleable as it is.
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07-24-2010, 12:47 PM
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Fixing a bent Engine Grill
Thanks for the advice guys. Here's what I did.
First: Wrapped the bent tip in a generous amount of painters tape. It's low tack so it'll leave the paint intact and it is fairly tough when wrapped 6-7 layers thick.  Second: Using the long nose vice-grips I got in my cheapy set from Canadian Tire slowly, very slowly, bent the grill tip until it was as close to straight as possible.  Third: Repeated the process on the other damaged tip and removed the tape leaving a grill that's looking pretty nice again.   
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07-24-2010, 01:32 PM
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Hey,
Did you notice the tips of the bar (second one from the top) are slightly bent?  Nice repair. You're lucky the USPS damaged the ends. A bend between the ends would be more challenging to completely straighten (or at least appear straight), especially with the more common vertical bends which result in a wavy appearance. Sherwood |
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07-24-2010, 01:42 PM
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Alright!! Way to go, J! Lookin' fine.
Quote: "...leaving a grill that's looking pretty nice again." Pretty nice?? PRETTY nice!?!  I was hoping you'd be unhappy enough with the USOOPS that I could get it back and keep it, lol! It was pretty darn nice before it became just "pretty nice"....  Very, very nice work IMO...so enjoy the so-so, kinda average, sorta OK grill...   LarJust noticed: fourth up on the left is tilted up just a tad.....easy fix for you, of course! These folks are all gonna think I did all that....
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07-24-2010, 02:00 PM
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picky, picky.
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07-24-2010, 02:13 PM
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LOL. I'm guessing that "picky, picky" was meant for the reply from Sherwood....I still can't see what he's referring to.....
 But again, nice work, "maniac".
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07-24-2010, 02:16 PM
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Thanks Lar. It's better than pretty nice, it's actually damn fine :-)
Milt and Sherwood, thanks again for all the help!! J
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