Used to fight with a hammer and dolly for an hour on dented quarter panels...

Switched to a stud welder and slide hammer set about 8 months ago after watching a guy at a shop in Phoenix finish one in 15 minutes. Has anyone else had an easier time with shrinking metal using heat vs. just hammering it out?

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amy_murphy152h ago

The stud welder thing is like how everyone I know started using those battery powered ratchets for tight spaces and never looked back. It's one of those tools where you kick yourself for not switching sooner. I mean, the whole idea of applying heat before hammering makes sense when you think about how metal behaves. It's like with cooking, you heat a pan before you sear meat instead of just throwing it in cold and hoping for the best. Maybe it's just me but I've noticed a lot of trades have these little tricks that cut the frustration in half but nobody talks about them until you watch someone do it right.