Making lightwieght "solvent can" fenders.

[caymin last]

I wanted to make light but strong fenders for my semi scale build, Iv'e made them from thin sheet steel before and they are a little heavy.
Here is what I came up with.

I designed them so the front bolts onto the body and the back onto the frame (for towing ect.).On the right bottom of the pic is the little break I made at work, to fit my vise at home.



The lugs are made from strips of folded sheet steel and the D rings are s/s welding wire. The hitch ball been filled and sanded to cover the screwdriver slot on top.
I made a card template and cut and folded the tin from a used solvent can in the pic. and then prepped and solderd the joints , sanded filled w/MMD putty and sanded smooth before 2 coats of primer and one top coat of matt black.



Front fender shot, brass tube for the bars, heated and bent over wood form.



The rear fender.

Thank You for taking a look. Like to help if any questions.

[reddevildemo]

Very nice job and I don't mean to be an **s but those are bumpers and not fenders.

EDIT: Sorry I see now your from Naples. Here in the States we call them bumpers.

[HndsWthtShdws]

Definitely bumpers. The break took me a little while to figure out. I think you mean a metal brake as shown in the left corner?

[caymin last]

Thank you, kindly. Yes, correct, they are bumpers not fenders. What the hell was I thinking?

Yes I mean the brake in the picture, damn, must be all those late nights and paint fumes.

Thank you! once again and I promise to pay attantion from now on, and I will put all the tops back on the solvent containers right away.