I have a couple of bash plates that have been "flattened" from... well... bashing on things!  One is the stock Gas Gas the other one is a CSP brand.

I would like to bend them back to their original shape (or as close as I can) with my hydraulic press.  I was wondering if anyone has any experience doing this  and if anyone had the smart of making a cardboard cutout of the original (unmolested) profile of the bash plate...

Thank in advance for the help.

DC

I bend bash plate on my gasgas probably twice a year back to close enough original. What i do is put it in a press and bend it till it looks better than it did and about how stock one looks like. i always eye ball it and always turns out good. i actually did this last week and bolted up perfect as always. Never had any problems with bolts not lining up. 

Anneal it before bending it and don't use it for two weeks to give it time to age harden. It you just bend it without annealing it will be weaker and more prone to cracking.