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#965720 Norske (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1507 Fender Repair 1 Year, 9 Months ago   Hey folks, for the paint and body folks out here. How hard do you think it would be to fix this rear fender up? Its just the tip that has this booboo on it, rest of the fender is in good shape. Don't care about saving the paint at all, whole bike is going to be repainted.   Logged     Last Edit: 2016/05/04 10:08 By Norske.   There are three ways of doing things. The right way, the wrong way, and then there is the Norwegian way.   The administrator has disabled public write access. #965730 G_Conway (User) ScrewBird Platinum Boarder Posts: 1121 Re:Fender Repair 1 Year, 9 Months ago   Buy a VERY cheap hammer and dolly set from Harbor Freight. Not the best set in the world but it will work great for what you are looking at. The MAJOR trick is DO NOT RUSH the reshaping. Work very slowly with light hammer taps against the dolly. You aren't trying for metallic perfection, just get it as close as possible, then use body glaze to finish it off. If you feel you need body PUTTY, the keep working with the hammer and dolly until you don't. Damage at the edge will reappear quickly if you use putty / filler to fix it. There are plenty of "how to" you tubes on body damage. You should be able to get there without too much trouble. Good luck   Logged     Last Edit: 2016/05/04 10:25 By G_Conway.   Gerry   The administrator has disabled public write access. #965731 Norske (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1507 Re:Fender Repair 1 Year, 9 Months ago   G_Conway wrote: Buy a VERY cheap hammer and dolly set from Harbor Freight. Not the best set in the world but it will work great for what you are looking at. The MAJOR trick is DO NOT RUSH the reshaping. Work very slowly with light hammer taps against the dolly. You aren't trying for metallic perfection, just get it as close as possible, then use body glaze to finish it off. If you feel you need body PUTTY, the keep working with the hammer and dolly until you don't. Damage at the edge will reappear quickly if you use putty / filler to fix it. There are plenty of "how to" you tubes on body damage. You should be able to get there without too much trouble. Good luck Oh no, I'm not doing it myself. Im going to take the tins to a professional and have them do the bodywork and paint. Im swapping the rear on my 99 for the newer style (really like the teardrop taillight) and all I need is the fender. Just making sure that a competent paint and body person could work with this fender without a huge amount of work.   Logged     There are three ways of doing things. The right way, the wrong way, and then there is the Norwegian way.   The administrator has disabled public write access. #965743 smokescreens (User) lifes better riding twins Platinum Boarder Posts: 17430 Re:Fender Repair 1 Year, 9 Months ago   That looks like a easy fix for a professional to do.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #965744 davej (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 18167 Re:Fender Repair 1 Year, 9 Months ago   The painter shouldn't even charge you for that small spot. If he does he is an asshole. I'm sure he is getting enough for the rest of the paint job to cover the 10 minutes it will take to fix that.   Logged     dave   The administrator has disabled public write access. #965746 Norske (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1507 Re:Fender Repair 1 Year, 9 Months ago   Ok, went ahead and bought the fender. $107 with shipping. Can at least get my tail light and flashers going until I can get the bike in for paint. Hope to do that over the hot months here.   Logged     There are three ways of doing things. The right way, the wrong way, and then there is the Norwegian way.   The administrator has disabled public write access. #965757 BubbaKahuna (User) No reasonable excuse for what I am about to do. Platinum Boarder Posts: 4607 Re:Fender Repair 1 Year, 9 Months ago   Doesn't look like more than an hour worth of work for any body shop.   Logged     This fits in here, right? I mean, I can make this fit in here ... right?   The administrator has disabled public write access. #965817 JakeUSAF (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 5671 Re:Fender Repair 1 Year, 9 Months ago   Touch up the paint so it doesn't rust then put a chrome tip on it.   Logged     Ride Hard, Ride Often, Ride a Star!!!!!   The administrator has disabled public write access. #965853 Norske (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1507 Re:Fender Repair 1 Year, 9 Months ago   JakeUSAF wrote: Touch up the paint so it doesn't rust then put a chrome tip on it. What's this *rust* thing you speak of? Doesnt happen here in the desert.   Logged     There are three ways of doing things. The right way, the wrong way, and then there is the Norwegian way.   The administrator has disabled public write access. #965903 Father_Pobasturd (User) VENI VIDI VICI Platinum Boarder Posts: 4980 Re:Fender Repair 1 Year, 9 Months ago   That's right Norske...that's why there are so many airplane junkyards here because nothing rusts. I remember when I lived in Texas, one of our pastimes there was sitting out on the porch on a quiet evening listening to our bikes rust.   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access.

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