Fitting panels before spraying

roymartian · Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 1:44 am Post subject: Fitting panels before spraying

Just dummy fitting my rear fenders before getting ready to prep.

Seems they are suffering from a fair bit of distortion, can anyone help with following questions;

1. How close should fender marry up to body without beading, I have some daylight between fixings ?

2. Any tips on adjusting without belting it with a cold chisel ?

Thanks,
R

splitjunkie · Samba Member Joined: April 04, 2006 Posts: 4095

Pictures please.

They should be quite tight. I often have had to hammer the mounting flange in a bit on some fenders to get them to fit correctly. They sometimes get distorted after being bolted to a car and need to be reset so they will fit correctly.
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roymartian · Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 10:42 pm Post subject:

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splitjunkie · Samba Member Joined: April 04, 2006 Posts: 4095

I would work on those flanges. They should fit up against the body much more evenly than that.
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You know, a lot of these scratches will buff right out... Jerry Seinfeld


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