how would you bend this

[STROKER ACE]

thinking, dont want too $&#* it up at $ 2.85 @ft.

[STROKER ACE]

man lots of help here, to early,hung over or what. Here some I candy for all the help

[STROKER ACE]

enjoy

[riverbound]

Is the first one a plastic rub rail? If it is I have seen people use heat guns and bend them.
The second one you can bend any way you can imagine
:D

[matt1]

If its alumnium use a rubber hammer.

[UBFJ #454]

Very Carefully.

[1Bahnerjet]

I just replaced the rub rail on my 18' jet Boat, that aluminum is pretty soft. When you need to go around the Bow or transom just put some of the rubber insert in and Bang it with a Rubber Mallet.
It really wasn't that Hard. :D

[BrendellaJet]

1Bahnerjet,
got any pics of the before and after?

[1Bahnerjet]

No Close-ups of the Before Molding, but I can Snap a Pic. of the After Replacement if you Like ?
Now that you mentioned it I quess I should have takin' Step by Step Pics. :rolleyes:
oh well, hind Sight is always 20-20

[wideopen545]

the second one just bend over

[BiggusJimbus]

I might use a block of wood or something so that you can apply the force to the flat area of the rail, that way you won't do any cosmetic damage or screw up the flanges.
But I couldn't say from experience.

[BrendellaJet]

1Bahnerjet- any pics will do. Just want to see how it turned out with a do it yourselfer workin it as opposed to a pro...
Thanks.

[jstwkd]

I used a one foot 2x4 .just some light tapping . bends very easy

[moneysucker]

I have bad news. If there was a special tool, CP would try to sell it to you. The pro's do things the same as us normal, or semi normal people do. The rubber mallett is the way to go. You just get into trouble by thinking about things too much.
Cy

[VD CRUISER]

That looks like the same molding I have on my 21 Howard. Its pretty easy to bend around the bow, the Howard has a generous radius there. On the 90 deg. bend at the transom, I put some rivets in to hold it and bent it by hand using all the force I could close to the bend. Maybe use a short piece of 2 x4 to keep from bruising your hand. Its fairly soft, so hammering on it could bend it.

[1Bahnerjet]

BrendellaJet,
Looks good to me. :)
this one is Black anodized aluminum, you can get it in Colors now. :D
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/43HPIM0065-med.JPG

[DeltaSigBoater]

Originally posted by riverbound
Is the first one a plastic rub rail? If it is I have seen people use heat guns and bend them.
The second one you can bend any way you can imagine
:D
Have helped people do rub rail before, heat gun is best method.

[STROKER ACE]

Thanks dammit heres sum I candt

[pops1]

Originally posted by moneysucker
The rubber mallett is the way to go. You just get into trouble by thinking about things too much.
Cy I Love it!
As to the second bend- Be careful- My wife and I just took my 14 Year old Grandaughter to buy a bathing suit for her 15 birthday.
She came out of the fitting room and asked us what we thought!
Her Grandmother said she liked it! I told her it would be good EXCEPT IT NEEDED 6 MORE Yards of Fabric. All you Girl fathers will one day learn, because you will remember what letches you were. Pops

[Petrofied]

:)