Servicar sportster trike: rear fenders
I am trying to get the trike running within the next 2 weeks, so of course I started working on something that has nothing to do with it running. But any progress is good. I unpacked the fender supports (they have been wrapped in a wool blanket for the last 2 years). I set them in place and polished some 5/16 stainless carriage bolts to mount them to the rear frame.
The supports are made from some 3/4″ x 1 1/2″ x 16ga. tubing made for railings. I figured that the half-round edges would make them look streamlined. I formed the tapered ends by cutting out a wedge with a sawsall and bending the edge around, tacking with the mig as I bent it.
The fenders had also been packed up since the move.
When unpacked they looked just as craptactular as I remembered. When I put the final clear coat on, the temperature wasn’t right, it was a very cold Montana night, and I had a propane heater going full blast so one side was too hot and the other side was too cold. So the finish was a little dry. To top it off, the clothes dryer must have come on or something, because I suddenly got a ton of lint stuck to the surface.
Rather than repaint, I decided to see if I could buff them out. First I wet sanded them with 1500 grit paper. Then I buffed them out and waxed them. They don’t look too bad. I’ll show them buffed and mounted next.
