Ryan,
You may have to open up a small spot, say 3/4 inch long somewhere along the
bead. There may be a cutout somewhere, not sure. Slide all the clips to
that place and take them out.
I would not plate them as they are probably pretty far gone. I made
replacements out of brass plate obtained form a local trophy shop. They cut
it into strips of the width I needed and all I had to do was cut to length,
make the bend around a 3/32 bit I think it was, and slide them back into the
bead.
FWIW
Keith Pennell
> My fender beads are in pretty good shape, but the metal pieces that hang
off
> them and are bent along the fenders are rusted. I want to clean them up,
and
> thought again about pulling them out and zinc plating them.
>
> 1. can they be removed without damaging the bead?
>
> 2. will the zinc plating stay in place when I bend them?
>
> What have others done?
>
> Thanks
>
> Ryan
> BJ7
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