What is "Bumping"

[MrEarl]

I think I know...??? bumping out dents, is that it? ????

1930-50 Buick Porcelain 42" Bumping Painting Sign - eBay (item 160443371215 end time Jul-09-10 07:35:25 PDT)

[progoofoff]

I think it had something to do with Fireball Roberts when he drove a 1955 CENTURY.

[MrEarl]

so I guess we'll start callin you Fireball Robert E

[Guest wildcat62]

If you're a bumping things...you'll be a painting things?

[Dave@Moon]

"Bumping" is removing creases using a hammer and dolly. In the good ol' days before Bondo it was a synonym for body work. In a few places you can still find body shops that use the term in their name to this day. (I just did a google search and found several.)

[Dandy Dave]

I thought it had something to do with the good old time you could have in the back seat of a Buick..... While you help the ladies with their paint... ..Then again.... Maybe Not.

Dave Moon has it right, I've heard it before around body shops. Dandy Dave!

[buick5563]

Disco move.

[Guest 53Nailhead]

That WAS one cool sign......went for $2,750.00 :eek:

[stealthbob]

...yea it was me :rolleyes:

Yeash...I struggle with the decision to either buy something directly for the Buick or the tool to install it. Hell I still use a wooden chest of drawers as a tool box

Nice sign...too bad one can't drive it

[wildcat1562]

bumping, heating and cooling, bump it again, heat it and cool it to shrink it, it goes on and on until the dent is very nice ussually, then sometimes you filed it : or shaved it, for the high spots

i worked at a body shop 30 years back, and the old guy there leaded everything and bumped and heated and cooled and shaved it all

while i pulled the dent out, mudded it and knocked down the high spots till it looked good

the old guy taught me how to lead things back then, wish i would have kept at it

Greg