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TR2/3/3A Stone Guard Restoration

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DornTRoriginal

DornTRoriginal

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I was wondering if anyone has some suggestions, tips or experience for restoring original stone guards. They are in pretty decent shape but do have some scratches and dings. I searched the old files and there is a fair amount of discussion about buying new ones and the problems with fitting the after market product correctly. I am opting to see if I can get these fixed up and in good shape to re use them. Since I am gong to have a pretty nice paint job on the car I don't want the stone guards to look too "rustic" so they need to be "nice", I think. I was hoping to get the dings out I am not sure if I can do anything about the pitting and deep scratches? Any advice and suggestions on how to proceed is appreciated. Note: I have an extra fender guard I got some where, I think it was from a 1961 fender I bought years ago. Thanks!

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Dorn
If you can get the dings out with soft dolly's and a little time. A polishing wheel can do wonders. Practice on your extra one, I just dropped off the headers for the 250 at "West Coast Powder Coating's"' right near you in Concord. They have many nice finishes that you might be interested in.
 
I was able to dolly out some small dents, then sand out some of the small chips/dings by sanding with 200 and working up to 1000 grit paper and wet sanding. At that point they looked like anodized alum with dull but smooth finish except for a few dings that just would not come out. I polished with compound and the alum polish. I'm sure with a little more time and effort they could look even better, but I thought they were presentable. Mine were actually primed and painted during one of the sketchy paint jobs done years ago, so it took some effort just to get to the aluminum. Not show quality by a far stretch but they are presentable on my new paint. Just a lot of busy work. You'll still have pits but they will likely be down low. The reflection of the concrete looks worse than the pits.
 
I've done about the same. After I dolly all the dents and dings out, I glass bead blast them before I sand and buff. Glass beads get into the small pit areas that the sanding will never touch.

Marv
 
Few years ago, Fred Thomas powder coated his. Didn't look exactly new, but they sure looked nice.
 
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