We gave it a good washing with just clear warm water to start to get the surface all wet. This was done in preparation for a good, gentle cleaning.Īfter removing cobwebs from the hardware on the back, It is best to have two people handling these rock guards. But wait….could we do more? Could we jazz her up a bit with some subtle “bling” and wow factor? YES!īut how? without going too far and destroying the classic Avion look and we did not want to offend those traditionalists and preservationists who would not want to see too much altered–ours is a classic after all.įirst step was to put our new-to-us rock guard on two saw horses to support the hard plastic form and to prevent any torquing/flexion which could cause some unwanted cracks. So once we had our junkyard find home, it was time to decide the best course of action for restoring it to its former glory and functionality. I will put some links to how to video’s and sources for rock guards at end of this post for those who are not as lucky as we have been to find an original for sale. (Photo below: our junk yard find on ground in front of our Avion) As mentioned in our previous blog this was a junk yard find and it is NOT one of the knock off reproduction ones currently being made out of fiberglass (see photo at end of this post for sample) or other such materials. In this part II blog post I am going to review how we made measurements and decisions on how to best do the “THREE R’S” (rescue, repair and re-invigorate) our classic original Avion rock guard. Spoiler alert-be sure to visit our Rock Guard Rescue Part I before jumping in here!

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