Thread: 1937 Chevy Pickup fender and grill needed...

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Hey gents,
So I'm helping my buddy work on this 37 Chevy pickup fender. We've been learning lots about metal bumping, etc but there's one spot we can't get to respond. There was previous damage in this area that required adding a little bit of metal to the lip to correct the curve of the wheel opening. This lump was there even before I did that. We've used a slapper on a dolly to raise the low spots, then a shrinking disc with cold water many times to try to shrink the lump but it only goes so far down. Also tried repeated small taps over a donut dolly, which helped some. The only thing we haven't tried is heating it to red hot with a torch and squelching it with cold water. Do you think that might work? It has a small crease on the backside of the lump that is probably holding it. I've even thought of slicing into the lump at the crease to relieve it, then hammer down and reweld it. Hoping some of you Metal Masters can offer some suggestions...Thanks!!!