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Posted by pcarrell
- December 28, 2012, 21:08:40 PMBut just remember....I WAS NICE!
Posted by CDNRatMan
- December 28, 2012, 21:05:29 PM 
Ah yes but my time will come .......and Troll does it so innocently, you just don't expect it and WHAM he drops a load on you....
how such a gentle quiet gentle soul who likes like Father Time or Christmas can do that to someone...questionable.....
Posted by pcarrell
- December 28, 2012, 20:27:25 PMHA! How do you like that! I kept my Christmas promise and was nice to you, but my buddy Troll had my back! 
Posted by CDNRatMan
- December 28, 2012, 20:06:38 PMoh Difter1 I am going to answer you once I get that knife out of my back...it feels really deep, never thought I would be knifed by that kindly, gentle, caring, Grandfather like figure Troll like that .....but to be thrown under the bus like that. I throw myself on th mercies of the court your Worship Troll, I did not find time to clean the WW's prior to parking it, and it is my fault because I let the winter creep up on me. As soon as I can wash them and clean them outside I'll get right on the SIR. SORRY SIR.
Ok Drifter1, back many years ago I had a 1973 550 four Honda and they had a moulding in chrome around the tank, and I hated it because I never have like a lot of chrome. Had a friend who's dad was a body person, and he told me of the black stuff and he got some for me from a body shop. I have always kept that info in the back of the mind. About 5 years ago I had a Metals Tech build me some hoods for my fish tanks and I installed cold cathode lighting.....this is before LED's were out. I used them to simulate night and day with the blue colour,.....any way around the edges of the aluminum hoods I used the body moulding from Canadian Tire.
When I bought my Drifter, I kept looking at the gas tank and it just did not look right the edges seemed like they were missing something, either pin stripping or something...so decided to try the moulding and see what it looked like and then just decided the fenders could be done also and see what happens. The really good part of the whole thing is this moulding comes in a variety of colours, gold, chrome, black, silver, and red. Now if you decide after a couple of months you don't like itthen you simple peel it off. Take some solvent that will not harm the finsih and clean the small amount of glue off the edges, bingo ...done back to original. Now seeing as I can not paint a straight line this was the cheapest and easiest way to give it a finished look. I kind of am getting to like it
Posted by Drift1
- December 28, 2012, 19:50:13 PMRATMAN,thanks for that info.How did you come up with that idea,if you dont mind me asking?Like I said earlier,I've never seen that done before.
Quote from: Troll on December 28, 2012, 18:51:21 PMI just had to laugh at this post,TROLL.RATMAN did such a great job on the molding that i wasn't going to go there,glad someone else didNow that you have gotten the fender done, you can address that "whitewall" tire....at least the chrome wheel looks shiny!
Posted by Troll
- December 28, 2012, 18:51:21 PMNow that you have gotten the fender done, you can address that "whitewall" tire....at least the chrome wheel looks shiny!
Posted by CDNRatMan
- December 28, 2012, 18:43:12 PM actually it was easy, I laid the moulding on the floor in front of the fire place for a few hours, when it was nice and warm I then started once I got to the little bump out, I used my heat gun on low and got it hot almost too hot to touch and used my needle nose vice grips to hold it in place and then make the slits on the inside, the moulding comes with a small amount of plaible glue in the base of it, I also used a small hammer to ensure I had it down and tight to the base. It has stayed tight to the bump out so far.
So both fenders and the fuel tank have been completed.
45 notice I did it in black and not chrome...lol....
Thanks.
Posted by Drift1
- December 28, 2012, 17:15:57 PMRATMAN,i have to give credit were credit is due......you pulled that one off, bud!That's one hell of a clean look.I thought it looked fine just the way you had it earlier,but this is great.2 questions for ya,did you have to use the hot water method that your auto body man suggested.....and the slits you had to make to the molding to form tightly done on the inside of the fender I would imagine...how difficult was that?Once again, great job RATMAN
Posted by CDNRatMan
- December 28, 2012, 17:00:44 PMGlad you like it. Thanks.
Posted by pcarrell
- December 28, 2012, 14:57:27 PMWow, what a difference! It didn't look like it needed anything before really, but it looks so much more "finished" now!
Posted by CDNRatMan
- December 28, 2012, 14:32:38 PMWell after a bit of time and work I got it done and it is cool. Glad my second job has me using my hands a lot becuase the moulding seems to want to tangle up and not just slide on. Bu the fender is now done and so it will be re installed tonight. Think I am done now with the mods and personalization and will wait for a bit now and see what is happening with others.
Posted by Drift1
- December 28, 2012, 05:32:47 AMRATMAN,Great job on the molding.I like the rear fender just the way you have it now.Looks clean,good planning on the start/stop points hiding them behind the fender rail.Thanks for the pics,i see were the fender gets thick there,that's definately going to be a pain in the you know what.Dude I would leave it just the way you have it set now,the reason being that thick part will probably collect dirt and stuff in the molding if there's a slight gap at all.This is going to make it tough to clean and eventually It's going to start peeling off.My vote would be leave it just the way it is now.Looks very clean and no ones going to see the inside of the fender near the frame any how.....
Posted by 49Reo
- December 27, 2012, 22:19:28 PMPaint the chrome part black with a spray-bomb, set it in place with the lens. As long as you get to the paint before it is cured, you can remove the paint from the chrome with solvent without hurting the chrome. Then, you would know if you want it chromed or powder-coated.....
Regards and such,
49Reo
Posted by CDNRatMan
- December 27, 2012, 22:06:47 PMThanks, I am not a chrome fan but I do think that the bezels look really nice chromed and the spot lights really brings out the black colour.
I could get the Indian head powder coated, in either black or red, just for a different look. Something I need to think through...lol like I said 3 more months at least......
Posted by 49Reo
- December 27, 2012, 21:25:16 PMLooking really good, old man; I was looking for a blacked out version when I bought mine, but up here they are few and far between in either configuration. Are you going to powder-coat the chrome light bezels as well? As to the fender light, you could always get one powder-coated; that mine set it apart too. Whatever you do, it looks awesome.
Regards and such,
49Reo