[TR] TR3 stone guards

[Bill Hall]

Personally, a day of work is well worth it considering the original is over
50 yeArs old...... Just saying!

On Wednesday, January 6, 2016, Joe Curry <spitlist at cox.net> wrote:

> After reading your post, I find myself wondering why you could not
> fabricate some out of sheet aluminum.
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> *From:* Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net
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> Behalf Of *Andrew Uprichard
> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 06, 2016 4:25 PM
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> *Subject:* [TR] TR3 stone guards
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> I don’t know about others, but my experience with the aftermarket TR3
> stone guards (especially the large ones which fit over the rear fenders)
> has been very disappointing.  Badly made and frustratingly hard to fit.  So
> when I started the latest restoration on a CA car with minimal rust (lots
> of other problems, but rust wasn’t one of them !) I decided I would try to
> salvage the stone guards.  They were heavily pitted and dented and I
> thought I was wasting my time, but I started off hammering out the dents
> and then I used a grinder to level all the pits and scratches.  I followed
> with 80 grit, then 150, 320 and 600.  Then aluminum polish and finally a
> good waxing.  I have to say, the end result was really good – and they fit !
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> Having said that, I guess I spent most of a day on the 2 large guards, so
> this approach would make little sense for a restoration shop or someone
> charging by the hour.  But for someone like me with time on my side, I
> saved $100 not buying new and I now have guards which will fit.
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> I learned a lot from an older guy in a restoration shop who routinely
> threw out the old and replaced with new.  Maybe there was a day when “new”
> really was better, but the more of these cars I do (and I am now on number
> 13) the more I try to keep whatever I can and only replace where absolutely
> necessary.
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> Just my 2 cents……..
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> Andrew Uprichard
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