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Drbrown · 10-18-2021, 10:28 AM

Have a late '47 sedan long-door coupe. Front and back passenger side fender trims which are rather thin stainless steel, got squashed a bit by a garage door jamb. They are the 1948 style plain oval round profile.

I seem to remember someone saying in a post that their shape MAY be restored by removing them, laying the piece upside down in a bed of sand, and using a convex shaped tool (maybe i.e. a mason cement joint tool) and pressing the strip back to its oval shape.

Has anyone done that ? How was the result ?

I tried want ad but no responses. C&G's current prices for these parts run $110 and $160 each. Probably worth a try.

10-18-2021, 10:28 AM	#1
Drbrown Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Glens Falls NY Posts: 1,267	Repair of Fender Side Trim Have a late '47 sedan long-door coupe. Front and back passenger side fender trims which are rather thin stainless steel, got squashed a bit by a garage door jamb. They are the 1948 style plain oval round profile. I seem to remember someone saying in a post that their shape MAY be restored by removing them, laying the piece upside down in a bed of sand, and using a convex shaped tool (maybe i.e. a mason cement joint tool) and pressing the strip back to its oval shape. Has anyone done that ? How was the result ? I tried want ad but no responses. C&G's current prices for these parts run $110 and $160 each. Probably worth a try.