Twisted chromoplastic mudguards

[Headgardener]

Is there any way of straightening a slight twist in the front mudguard of my tourer? It is the section forward of the fork and it rubs on the tyre which is getting irritating.

 

[PpPete]

Adjusting the length of the stays at the other end of the mudguard sometimes does the trick, because they kind of "pivot" around the fork crown mounting.

 

[tyred]

I had this and ended up cutting a couple of inches of the front tip of the mudguard to keep the tyre from rubbing it. Not ideal maybe but the mudguard doesn't rub the tyre anymore and it still does what it was supposed to do.

 

[Hilldodger]

Try warming it up gently with a hot air gun and then holding it in place while it cools down.

 

[Crackle]

Try warming it up gently with a hot air gun and then holding it in place while it cools down.

Ditto that if it's already taken a shape, it works.

 

[Headgardener]

Thanks all I will try the warming and stay ajusting but I don't want to take a saw to it just yet

Note to self: Ask my brother I can borrow his hot air gun.

 

[tyred]

Try warming it up gently with a hot air gun and then holding it in place while it cools down.

Excellent. Why didn't I think of it

 

[Hilldodger]

Because I'm a genius and you aint.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

have a go with a hair dryer first. mate of mine borrowed my hot air gun to do just this job.... didn't really work out that well for him and he still has the scars.

 

[betty swollocks]

I've bent mine by tipping boiling water on and holding it in the desired shape until it cools.

 

[Headgardener]

have a go with a hair dryer first. mate of mine borrowed my hot air gun to do just this job.... didn't really work out that well for him and he still has the scars.

Being a single bloke with close cropped hair I have no need of a hair dryer and my brother says that his hot air blower fell to bits so it would seem that moving the stays is the first (and only) option. I will report back later with how I got on.