Q.Can you give me some advice on straightening the lid for my car's console? It may be tricky because it's made of pot metal. It was apparently bent in shipment from the shop that chrome plated it.

A Once wood is warped it may be very difficult to get it back in shape, said Dan Gelfand of New Look Refinishing Inc. in Minneapolis. But you can try. Remove the picture and glass, leaving the frame ...