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Have a piece of fender trim that needs some working.
Not hard creases, but needs to be straightened out.
Who is the go-to place for this kind of thing?
I would try to find a shop local to you to avoid shipping costs and potential for loss or damage if possible. (Not to mention time). I would suspect there is some talented folks up where you’re located.
Thanks Joe, I did note that.
Honestly the thing that really scares me is the loss or damage risk by shippers.
I was on the phone with John at RPM paintless dent repair for an hour yesterday, been at it 30 years.
He was pretty concerned that in my search for paintless dent repair his shop didn't come up.
Even a well known shop a friend of mine runs 45 min from here had never heard of RPM.
When the trim is off I will probably let him have a look because hes 15 min from my house.
For sure I will report on this so it adds to the list of shops guys like you refer people to.
Either way, good or not so good,. I will let you know how I make out.
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Thats a good idea, was thinking a long cardboard tube but those aren't easy to find.
Probably going to be 3" as the front end of the piece is curved a bit.
Thanks
When I had the pieces done for my '69 convertible, the guy recommended I ship it to him in PVC pipe. One trip to Home Depot did it. You need a large diameter because of the bends in the trim but you can get the end caps and seal it up good and tight. As mentioned, you won't have to worry about it getting damaged in transit. Now, possibly getting lost is another thing. The state of routine logistics in this country these days is becoming alarming.
Some years ago a bought a pair of NOS door sill plates from a friend a few states away. They were quite rare as they had the riveted Body by Fisher metal tags (this was years before the current repros). He sent them via UPS packaged in a heavy wall PVC pipe. They arrived at my place with the tube crushed and splintered. Unfortunately the sill plates were ruined. They must have run them over with a forklift or even a truck. This was probably a one in a million incident which unfortunately happened to these parts.
Well I finally made it to the shop today and the trim has a hard dent that he doesn't feel comfortable attempting.
I respect his honesty, but wow what a shop.
For sure he will get my IROC in the spring to get a couple of small dents out of.
I took the good advice and just recieved my fender trim molding back from Bruce at Dell and omg its absolutely perfect
Mind blown
He actually came in under his estimate by 20 and that was shipped back to me.
Stunned by how perfect it is and it was a decent kink along with a couple of soft dents.
Thanks again for the advice
January 11th, 2023, 03:09 PM
