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restoring grooves on fender bead I was hoping, wishing...wondering if anyone knew of tool/file that is made to restore the grooves on fenders??
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Re: restoring grooves on fender bead A thread file might work if the pitch was right.
Chet |
Re: restoring grooves on fender bead Chet; Thanks, I will give my thread chaser a look see...would be nice if it would do about a inch of grooves at once...Dick
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An inch long one would not be practical on two points, first there would be contact issues in various locations as some portions are straight and others are curved, and second, when you push a small ½-inch wide file, you realize how tough it can be, ...thus having one twice as wide would be twice as tough to push thru the stroke. Quite honestly, you will find this task goes quite quickly and in less than an hour you will be finished. |
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Re: restoring grooves on fender bead How many threads per inch ?
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Re: restoring grooves on fender bead Although very interested when someone talks about fenders on this forum I must ask, what grooves are you guys talking about?
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Re: restoring grooves on fender bead What they are referring to are the serrations on the bottom of the bead on the outside edge of the front and rear fenders. Just move your fingers along the bottom of the bead and you can feel the small cuts. I believe they were made when the wire was "rolled" into the bead.
Rusty Nelson |
Re: restoring grooves on fender bead the groves on the side of the fender opening, where the metal is folded over to keep the stiff support wire in place,
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Re: restoring grooves on fender bead Vermin's fenders are shiny BLACK & still has the grooves, that fill up with white wax residue. "Maybe" they're NOS fenders??? Some guys prime their fenders HEAVILY, so they don't show. To each his own, sounds like a song title. I like, "TAKE THIS JOB & SHOVE IT", better!
Bill W. |
Re: restoring grooves on fender bead Like Brent says, it goes quick.
The thread file will try to keep to the old grooves so you just have to overlap the grooves. The grooves can get lost quick under paint so make them deep and keep the coats of paint down. |
Re: restoring grooves on fender bead Not at the shop to look at TPI; I think 18.
But to confirm, mark off an inch and count them. |
Re: restoring grooves on fender bead wrndln - Thanks for the explanation about the grooves on the fenders!
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Re: restoring grooves on fender bead It looks like 20 to me, but I could be wrong.
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Re: restoring grooves on fender bead Put a 5/16 - 18 bolt next to them and see how they line up.
Terry |
Re: restoring grooves on fender bead Take a piece of paper and put over the grooves and take a small dowel rod or pencil and rub across the threads to make an indentation of the grooves in the paper and then measure them. Better than standing on your head...lol
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I'm sure a bunch of you have a "thread gauge" that came with your
tap and die set....that would be the ideal tool to use before picking up a thread file. Personally, I haven't checked a fender yet....they could be metric.... |
Re: restoring grooves on fender bead Thanks guys, I now have four...four corner files with different thread pitches..will now restore grooves....so all who run fingers under fenders to see if they are original will find grooves...they are original but during restoration you loose some grooves when welding up cracks....
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Re: restoring grooves on fender bead Is this serious? Who on earth would file the little serations in the fender bead, and WHY?
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