Alternative to sheetmetal shrinker?

Heat red with a small torch and wipe with a cold wet rag to quickly cool. Wear gloves because steam and heat will burn your skin. Worked for years for body shops before fancy equipment.
Absolutely this will also work as well, unless he doesn't have a fancy tool like a oxy setup. :)

Just bustin yer chops.

There are a lot of ways to do it without a "shinker", that's for sure.