Bent lens hood

[noah b]

Hey all, I currently own a GW690III and somehow in the bag my lenshood got bent to the point where it won't come out of the barrel assembly. I am going to attempt to bend it back, but could anyone suggest a way to do it without doing too much cosmetic wear to the hood?

[Corto]

FWIW, I have bent Riflescope Hoods back in to shape with Sturdy needle nose pliers where the jaws were wrapped with several layers of Gaffer tape.

Just go slow, Just a little at the time.

When properly wrapped, The jaws should have a round profile.
That allows you to work gently at one area at the time, Restoring the original Radius of the hood little by little.

Start Clockwise and go just a little, making several passes so as to not overwork the metal.

[Dan Daniel]

It's hard to know what to do without a photo showing what is bent and how much access you have to it. if the hood is stuck slid back, I guess it's hard to even get pliers or such to the bent area?

If you have access to band saw, cutting a curve in a block of wood to make surface for bending can be helpful. Similar to the gaffer's tape idea.