| Bertha | -- 09-21-2023 @ 11:53 AM |
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"Bertha" needs a bit of help. Her custodian mashed up her left front fender molding pretty good, can anyone help or point us in a hopeful direction? "it's only original once" ---
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| trjford8 | -- 09-22-2023 @ 9:21 AM |
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The trim is stainless steel. Check around for someone who can straighten and polish stainless. Sometimes there is someone at a chrome shop or a body shop that can do it. Remove the piece and take it to them as they do not need to entire car to do it. The alternative is find someone who may have a NOS or a good used replacement. Appears to be the left front fender which should not be too hard to find. Run a want ad on this site and on the Fordbarn. This message was edited by trjford8 on 9-22-23 @ 9:25 AM
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| Drbrown | -- 11-26-2023 @ 10:20 AM |
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I remember an old post here .... the fellow suggested putting the fender trim strip upside-down in a rectangular container of sand and using a mason's rounded masonry joint tool, slowly press and/or lightly hammer the tool to get the dented portion back to shape, starting at each end of the dented portion and working to the center of it. When corrected, some jeweler's rouge or similar will polish it. I have not tried this. This would work with my '47 long door coupe trim as its a simple rounded shape but some other years ('46 ?) have a grove formed in rounded shape. This message was edited by Drbrown on 11-26-23 @ 10:23 AM
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| zeke3 | -- 11-26-2023 @ 12:55 PM |
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Recently there have been several posts by “rockfla” on the Ford Barn website showing trim repair similar to the damage on your trim. You should check out his work on that forum and contact him with your questions.
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