Fender bib

[leathermunchkin]

if ur drawing sucks then all i can say is its impressive because i have seen so much worse you should be proud of what you have done here

[panku82]

Ty for the kind words and glad you like my work.  Like you, I'm just learning and I promise, I learn something new everyday! I just started learning a little before you did. 

Edited March 22, 2018 by panku82

[art0565]

That looks awesome, I like the idea of kydex, I've never worked with it, how did you form it to the fender?

[Mark842]

Looks awesome! I would keep a close eye on the underside and make sure that Kydex doesn't rub it's way through the lining and noodle up your paint. I'm curious about your statement of the edges curling without the kydex. I've never had that issue and I've made a boat load over fender panels over the years. I have a couple spare fenders in the shop and I wet form the panel to the fender in between tooling and dying. I just wet it down and use pallet wrap plastic to wrap it to the fender and let it dry...dye, seal...ride.

[panku82]

I've not tried forming them yet as I don't have a extra fender (yet, I work at a dealership so maybe I'll get one from the scrap) but I've seen a few here in TX that have curled up ... I presume it's from the heat and drying it out. They obviously weren't kept conditioned properly as well.  Ty for the tips  Mark842.

On 4/3/2019 at 3:11 PM, art0565 said:

That looks awesome, I like the idea of kydex, I've never worked with it, how did you form it to the fender?

Ty for the compliment. I put painters tape on the fender then a cloth over that to protect the paint. Remember the Kydex will need gaps cut into it so it can form more easily with a smoother finish. Then I use a heat gun and wear gloves to help form it by hand w/o getting burned too many times anyway O.o