About fender covers.
Some already know I have a thing about using fender covers, and a thing about people who don't.
When I work under the hood I use them, especially on cars that actually have a paint job.
Well, one of the things I always disliked about them was depending on what the fenders are shaped like they can be a pain in the *** to keep on the fender without draping a third of the cover inside on the inner fender.
Yes, there are pleated covers that help sometimes and even have tool trays built into them, but they can be bulky and not that easy to store without creasing them in places that it might not work out very well to have a crease when you finally pull them out to use them.
I take my standard flat cover and lay it face down on the table and use a section of tubing (1/2 square in my case) and black 3M weatherstrip adhesive to wrap all the way around the tubing.
Of course having the tubing a little shorter than your cover is wide helps to insure the metal tube never touches the car.
Apply the adhesive to one side of the tube and press it along the top edge of your cover then remove it.
This gives the adhesive a few minutes to set so it grabs well when you put it on again.
Basically do this to each side of the tube, again rolling it back off the adhesive to let it set a little.
Once that is well bonded to the tube continue this all the way around completely covering the metal tube.
Like I said, I use 1/2 square tube, but I'm sure round would work fine as well.
Now you have a fender cover that not only holds onto the inner edges of the fender, but one that doesn't slip off or have to be uselessly inside on the inner fender to stay on.
Also it takes a pretty good wind to blow them off.
PLUS, you have a good way of keeping creases out of them and they can be stored in your car without them being loose, in the way or all creased when you need them.
I'm considering the idea of doing a Youtube channel with things like this as well as more in depth details on some things we don't usually see in detail on most people's video's.
Most video's you see a part sitting on a work table, and when they come back from a commercial it's in the car.
I don't know about you guys, but I like to see more detail on what it took to do it and some of the things to watch out for instead of it being mostly an advertisement for some aftermarket companies parts.
For example a little while ago I pulled the pressed in idle air bleeds on my Holley with the carb on the motor and in the car.
I used tools pretty much everyone has laying around the house to pull them, drill them and put them back in without ever risking dropping them down the carb.
It took me 10 minutes to have them out, drilled and back in the carb, so now my transition slot AFR is in the 12.5- 13 range at light cruise (close enough):D
Obviously some of you are somewhat beyond some of the stuff we see on TV or the internet.
I consider myself one of those, but I still like watching them.:D
Shoot, one night I watched a video on how to go through a GM large cap distributor, well I watched until the guy put the coil contact spring and carbon button in upside down anyway.:D
If you think you might like a Youtube channel that goes into more detail on some of the normal things we do, or would like to do on vehicles in general please say so, as I am really considering doing it if the interest is what I feel it would be.
Anyway, here's the modified fender covers that stay on without laying all over everything.
Some already know I have a thing about using fender covers, and a thing about people who don't.
When I work under the hood I use them, especially on cars that actually have a paint job.
Well, one of the things I always disliked about them was depending on what the fenders are shaped like they can be a pain in the *** to keep on the fender without draping a third of the cover inside on the inner fender.
Yes, there are pleated covers that help sometimes and even have tool trays built into them, but they can be bulky and not that easy to store without creasing them in places that it might not work out very well to have a crease when you finally pull them out to use them.
I take my standard flat cover and lay it face down on the table and use a section of tubing (1/2 square in my case) and black 3M weatherstrip adhesive to wrap all the way around the tubing.
Of course having the tubing a little shorter than your cover is wide helps to insure the metal tube never touches the car.
Apply the adhesive to one side of the tube and press it along the top edge of your cover then remove it.
This gives the adhesive a few minutes to set so it grabs well when you put it on again.
Basically do this to each side of the tube, again rolling it back off the adhesive to let it set a little.
Once that is well bonded to the tube continue this all the way around completely covering the metal tube.
Like I said, I use 1/2 square tube, but I'm sure round would work fine as well.
Now you have a fender cover that not only holds onto the inner edges of the fender, but one that doesn't slip off or have to be uselessly inside on the inner fender to stay on.
Also it takes a pretty good wind to blow them off.
PLUS, you have a good way of keeping creases out of them and they can be stored in your car without them being loose, in the way or all creased when you need them.
I'm considering the idea of doing a Youtube channel with things like this as well as more in depth details on some things we don't usually see in detail on most people's video's.
Most video's you see a part sitting on a work table, and when they come back from a commercial it's in the car.
I don't know about you guys, but I like to see more detail on what it took to do it and some of the things to watch out for instead of it being mostly an advertisement for some aftermarket companies parts.
For example a little while ago I pulled the pressed in idle air bleeds on my Holley with the carb on the motor and in the car.
I used tools pretty much everyone has laying around the house to pull them, drill them and put them back in without ever risking dropping them down the carb.
It took me 10 minutes to have them out, drilled and back in the carb, so now my transition slot AFR is in the 12.5- 13 range at light cruise (close enough):D
Obviously some of you are somewhat beyond some of the stuff we see on TV or the internet.
I consider myself one of those, but I still like watching them.:D
Shoot, one night I watched a video on how to go through a GM large cap distributor, well I watched until the guy put the coil contact spring and carbon button in upside down anyway.:D
If you think you might like a Youtube channel that goes into more detail on some of the normal things we do, or would like to do on vehicles in general please say so, as I am really considering doing it if the interest is what I feel it would be.
Anyway, here's the modified fender covers that stay on without laying all over everything.
