Lol, you and I think a lot alike! I tried the heat method on my hood. The thing sagged in the front center, so I propped it up, taped 40lbs of weight on each corner and set my shop heater on the area I wanted and left it for a week. I checked it several times a day and at the end of a week, I removed the weight and re-measured. I gained nothing. The hood didn't budge any measureable amount, which leads my to think that's an old wives tale spread by people that haven't tried it. I ended up cutting the skin loose from the inner bracing, putting the shape I wanted in the skin with a huge cabinet clamp across the front and 'glassing it back together. By doing that I only spent about two hours, plus letting it dry overnight and it was done. Once you get the hang of 'glass work, it's not that bad, just add 'glass where you want, grind it out of where you don't want and always wear a dust mask. Also, I was warned not to grind through the gel coat or I'd have to have it re-gel coated or the repairs would show. Not true. I used House of Kolor's epoxy primer to seal it, blocked it several times and although it's been nearly two years, you still can't see any signs of any repair anywhere. I credit mt brother with teaching me how to work with fiberglass so well. He's not a bodyman or anything, but he races a Thunder Roadster and has an aggressive driving style and I get to fix the broken 'glass parts. Week in and week out...
