Panel beating is a dying art. When car body panels are
dented or dinged, repair is usually done either by
replacing
the whole panel, or by filling. This is understandable,
since proper panel beating requires considerable skill
and,
since the panel must be accessed from both sides, may
require
a lot of extra work.
Panel beating woes - begone!!
MaxMotor, Inc., is proud to introduce its new instant
magnetic panel beating system.
Make-specific body shops will be able to purchase a full
set
of templates for current models. Each set consists of
several templates, one for each body panel. Each
template in the set is a dense transparent cast-resin
negative of the body panel in question, with a series of
small holes connected to vacuum ports.
To use, simply select the correct template, hook up the
vacuum, and place it over the body panel on the car.
The
vacuum will hold it securely in place, and the vacuum
gauges will tell you if anything is preventing it from
seating correctly.
With the template in place, simply plug in the handy-
dandy
capacitative supersolenoidal electromagnetic gun (a
block
and tackle may be necessary for this part). Place the
end
of the gun against the template directly over the dent,
wait until the capacitors are fully charged, and pull the
trigger.
In the twinkling of an instant, the discharge of the
capacitors through the gun's coils will create a brief but
alarmingly strong magnetic field. With a satisfying
"thunk", the dent will be pulled out against the
template,
leaving the panel perfectly re-formed.
No access to the rear of the panel is required and, as a
bonus, the paintwork will often be left undamaged as
well.
For the home-mechanic or general bodyshop, to save the
expense of keeping templates for all possible panels, a
template-making kit is available, allowing templates to
be
custom-made using an undamaged panel as the mold.
The more ambitious home-mechanic may even choose to
restyle their car, by applying templates from other
models, within reason.