Fender Repair?

[tennja]

Any body ever patch a hole in their fenders?  I have a relatively new one that has a small hole.  

I was thinking about trying a "fix a flat" type product.

Any body have any thoughts or experience in the matter?


Thanks

[boboh]

I'm not sure that fix-a-flat will work very good.  I do carry a can in my streetrod with the hope of never needing it.  I talked to a tire repair person once that detested the stuff.  He mentioned that it made a gooey mess in the tire.  I have no first hand knowledge if that is true but if so I would not want to have the gooey mess come to the outside and all over the boat.  I would probably toss it and get a new one.

[cyber]

If it is a Taylor made - they are guaranteed for life - take it back...

[tennja]

boboh

I wouldn't actually use "fix a flat". When I was a kid I used some stuff specifically for sporting equipment. I used it on a basketball that went into a thorn bush once. It had a consistency that allowed it to flow through a needle. I don't know if they still make it or if there is anything specifically designed for fenders.   I don't think I care what inside of my fender is like.  I won't ever have to take it off of the wheel like a tire.


Cyber,


It is a Taylor  but it is a puncture.  I'll have to look again but I don't think that is covered.

[pxhil]

I have a couple of old fenders that were just not holding air--one because of a  very small slice in the side. Just to see what would happen I used  the cheapest fix a flat I could find. It was around $1.50 for the can. Using a pair of needle nose pliers I screwed the can to the needle then pushed the needle into the fender and gave it a shot for about 1 min. You have to spin the fender to distribute the sealer inside the fender after pulling out the needle. That was it and both have been fine for about a month. The sealer added enough air to inflate the fender. So if you cannot return for another try it. Worked for me.

[cyber]

Could you not make the puncture look like a split???

Or - I say buy a new one...

[Dream 'Inn]

I've heard the fix-a-flat can cause a tire to go out of balance, but I couldn't see any reason to try on a fender.

boboh, you mentioned streetrod...what'd ya have?  I grew up in Ohio with streetrods and still have the one I built before I was 16 (now 20+ years later)...it's a 1937 Ford Pickup.

[boboh]

If the hole is a punctute like a nail hole then I would probably give fix-a-flat a try.  If there is any chance of a tear then I would do as I previously said and toss it out.  I would be concerned of a tear enlarging and if it ruptures having the goo from inside end up all over outside.  


Dream'Inn, my street rod is a 1939 Chevy 2door coach model.  The coach model is like a 2 door sedan but without the trunk hump.