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MP&C · 03-31-2021, 11:00 PM

In the center of a low crown panel you are hard pressed to NOT have any distortion without planishing the welds.

It looks like your truck has the inner steel roof skin/headliner. This may work in your favor in providing some support if the shrinking occurs, but I think you will still have some distortion.

Questions:

When the antenna was installed, where did the cable come out? Did the antenna go through both layers?

Does the cab have a cargo light that may provide access for a dolly in the form of a leaf spring?

03-31-2021, 11:00 PM	#7
MP&C Registered User Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Leonardtown, MD Posts: 1,633	Re: Roof patch causing warp / oil canning In the center of a low crown panel you are hard pressed to NOT have any distortion without planishing the welds. It looks like your truck has the inner steel roof skin/headliner. This may work in your favor in providing some support if the shrinking occurs, but I think you will still have some distortion. Questions: When the antenna was installed, where did the cable come out? Did the antenna go through both layers? Does the cab have a cargo light that may provide access for a dolly in the form of a leaf spring? __________________ Robert Last edited by MP&C; 03-31-2021 at 11:21 PM.