How do you bang out dimples in aluminum above ground pool?

Answer 1

I just repaired my aluminum inground pool coping. The cause was not the same (jack hammer damage). I had damage from a tree falling into my pool and of course the aluminum coping was the recipient of the tree. The coping was severely bent, nearly upon itself at a couple of places. I got my auto body hammers and dollies out and basically did what any good auto body repair shop would have done and beat the coping back into shape. It's not perfect but certainly useable. The good news is that it didn't require re-painting. I removed the coping from my pool to make it easier to work on but I'm sure it could be repaired without remove. You've got to be patient and plan to spend quite a bit of time with the hammers and dollies.

Over the years our aluminum coping was damaged from the straps of the winter cover. Due to high winds the straps dug deep grooves into the coping. We bought an epoxy filler made for outside use on metal at Home Depot for less than $5. After filling in the damaged areas, sanding, and painting, the coping looks like new.

Thanks for your replies! We ended up using a hammer on the smaller dimples, then a grinder on the bigger ones. The low spots we filled with auto body putty, sanded the whole thing and repainted it. Looks great! Thanks again -

Answer 2

I would say it depends on if the dimples face in or out of the pool. If in, it's going to be more difficult. You need to tap the dimple with a small hammer. But the dimple needs to have some type of backer board on the outside of the dimple. Then you have to deal with the mass of the water when trying to swing the hammer. I would think a tack hammer would be the best to use. Less surface area on the hammer thus less resistance when tapping. If the dimple is from the inside of the pool facing out, it is still the same procedure only reversed.