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TOPIC: Re:Fender Repair
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Re:Fender Repair 1 Year, 9 Months ago
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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
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Last Edit: 2016/05/04 10:25 By G_Conway.
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Gerry
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Re:Fender Repair 1 Year, 9 Months ago
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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.
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Re:Fender Repair 1 Year, 9 Months ago
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That looks like a easy fix for a professional to do.
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Re:Fender Repair 1 Year, 9 Months ago
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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.
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Re:Fender Repair 1 Year, 9 Months ago
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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.
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Re:Fender Repair 1 Year, 9 Months ago
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Doesn't look like more than an hour worth of work for any body shop.
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This fits in here, right? I mean, I can make this fit in here ... right?
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Re:Fender Repair 1 Year, 9 Months ago
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Touch up the paint so it doesn't rust then put a chrome tip on it.
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Re:Fender Repair 1 Year, 9 Months ago
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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.
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Re:Fender Repair 1 Year, 9 Months ago
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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.
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