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I own a 59 C150. When I bought it I knew it had a few hail dings on the
wings. But I have kept it religiously hangared--until last week when I flew
to Upper Michigan and had to tie it down outside (no hangar space). Sure
enough a thunderstorm came through complete with hail, and my plane
collected a few more dings.

Its a cosmetic problem, not an operational one. But I am wondering if there
is something I can do to minimize the dings other than reskin the wings
(hardly economical with a 41 year old airplane). Ive heard people talk
about applying heat briefly to the dings with a hair dryer until the
aluminum pops back into shape.

Anyone have experience with this? Or should I just be happy that my old ship
has lots of character?

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