My wooden fenders LIVE! (Sort of.)

[Guest]

Ira,
Just keep in mind that if you are going to go with epoxy on your fenders, you really need to go with the water based aniline dye.
If you choose another type of stain, be sure to use a compatible sealer/finish.
Epoxy doesn't like oil based stains....

[Ira]

I voted black because I think it would make you tires look bigger.
Brwbier

That is a REALLY good point. And with gold moon caps?

And Dean, I think I'll varnish like Chip said. Nice and easy.

[Ira]

Wow--it's hard to keep up with all of the EXCITEMENT here. (For me, not you.)

Kerry and Chip--red stain, black striping and varnish sounds really cool.

Brewer's black and bigger-looking tires makes sense too.

Okay--I'll do one fender one way and the other the OTHER way.

[GregB]

Aww, c'mon Ira, RED baby! The Craw lives!

GB

[Krob]

Ira, I dropped in here to see some wooden fenders, I didn't see them, but I do like the beer shades you built seriously, I think the natural tone would look better


Kevin

[madjack]

....how about a bright red crab claw onna black background...that way ya get EVERYTHING............

[Woody]

Ira
Congrats on the fenders, they look good

[asianflava]

When I checked the poll results it was all tied up. I didn't want to make a tie breaking vote.

[Gage]

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(If I'm ever at a gathering with Gage and he gets on his back to look at the underside of the fender, he'll make fun of me that it's ugly.)
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Your safe here Ira. I don't lay on my back or craw under teardrops to see what they look like. And I've never said any part of your teardrop was ugly. Different maybe but not ugly. Now to get back on subject. Why don't you paint the fenders sand brown (tan) and then mount one of those blue crabs on each fender. Put them on a hook so you can remove them when your on the road and then put them on the fenders when your at a gathering.

Have a good day.

[Guy]

Dear Ira,

Don't worry Ira if Gage gets on his back it's not your teardrop he wants.

[Gage]

Damn Guy, you just know me to well. I guess it's a vet thing.

Your not trying to get me involved in hijacking this thread, are you? It ain't going to happen.

Have a good day.

Besides when I get on my back I loose my breath. So it better be something real good. I don't talk much any more either.

[bledsoe3]

Ira, I with the others who said black to match your hardware. If not black, stain, but not red!

[bg]

Black with red pinstriping?

[Ira]

Black with red pinstriping?

Since black and red tied, this may be an idea. Maybe I can take the profile, scale it, and then do something red in the MIDDLE of the black.

And welcome back, Woody! (By the way, Andrew did those profiles for me--he designed them and sent me the CAD files.)

[surveytech]

Ira,
what is the measurement across the tops of the fenders? The reason I ask is I wonder if the door skins would cover it in one piece.
If not then there would be a seam and that may have some bearing on the finish you would want to use.

Just a thought (or rambling on)

Walter