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dsraven · 12-23-2022, 10:16 AM

that was a lot of filler on that fender. it looks like it held on pretty well though, from a distance anyway.
I think some guys see the big shop guys skimming a panel and they think thats how it's done. not realising that the panels they do are metalworked first so they're actually pretty smooth and straight. one of my 57 rear fenders looked pretty good when I bought it. it was sold as "original paint and patina", "from an arizona desert truck". it had surface rust on the back side but was pretty straight for an original fender. well, when I started working on it I found it was an original fender, that is, it was a stock fender not aftermarket, but somewhere along the line, years back, a locomotive had fallen on the top and flattened it. the guy who fixed it did a poor job and filled a bunch. it looked good but when the rust was sanded off the back side you could then see the big dent.
anyway,
Merry Christmas tyo you and yours. keep posting pics when you get back at it, it's looking good.

12-23-2022, 10:16 AM	#21
dsraven Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: calgary alberta Posts: 7,874	Re: 55 make over that was a lot of filler on that fender. it looks like it held on pretty well though, from a distance anyway. I think some guys see the big shop guys skimming a panel and they think thats how it's done. not realising that the panels they do are metalworked first so they're actually pretty smooth and straight. one of my 57 rear fenders looked pretty good when I bought it. it was sold as "original paint and patina", "from an arizona desert truck". it had surface rust on the back side but was pretty straight for an original fender. well, when I started working on it I found it was an original fender, that is, it was a stock fender not aftermarket, but somewhere along the line, years back, a locomotive had fallen on the top and flattened it. the guy who fixed it did a poor job and filled a bunch. it looked good but when the rust was sanded off the back side you could then see the big dent. anyway, Merry Christmas tyo you and yours. keep posting pics when you get back at it, it's looking good.