BigMatt Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 I have bent fenders to the point they dis-colored there blue with light bend marks from mostly strapping it to my truck, I have heard that you can take a heat gun or a torch and slowly heat them to get rid of these marks has anyone every tried this? does it work? thanks, Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullthrottle02 Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 it works, but its a timely process, you just cant heat the shit out of it, it will take multiple times of heating and cooling to bring it back right. I found it works best with a heat gun, and to heat it up from the underneath part and finish the heating process on the top side, this way if you f up and get it too hot you can't see it. I'm a big fan blue, but didn't have to worry about this crap when I had my white one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fast-Fibers Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 The discoloration is called "stress whitening" and heating it up can take some of it out but it will never truly go away and that point will continue to be a weak point in the plastic and eventually the discoloration will return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WantABanshee Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 we used a propane torch on my cousins. Waved it three or four times and it helped drastically Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Building my First Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 What a shame, throwing a strap over the seat and fenders like its an old matress or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMatt Posted January 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 What a shame, throwing a strap over the seat and fenders like its an old matress or something. [/quote I did'nt know it would do this till it was to late but thanks for all your help guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANSHEEBOY14 Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 over time it will just go right back... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMatt Posted January 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 So I heated it up with a torch waving the flame back and forth, letting it cool than going back at it, when I was done it looked great bend marks where almost gone. the torch did take some of the shine off the plastic so I took a buffing wheel to it and did not hold it to long in one spot for to long just waved it around on the plastic, got the dis-colored marks out and shined it up looks so much better I am pleased I'll post pics. thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMatt Posted February 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 over time it will just go right back... what do you mean? the dis-color will come back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterlocal22 Posted February 13, 2010 Report Share Posted February 13, 2010 just buy some white plastic and then ur good togo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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