Hi all. I’m new to the forum and am just looking for somebody to throw their two cents my way. I have a Bennington and unfortunately got some nasty scratches on the fencing last summer. I know conventional wisdom is to replace the fencing but is there any way they can be sanded down and then repainted?
Fencing repair or replacement
- Thread starter RedmanJay
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Some have used wraps as a way to upgrade or cover up
lakelifeMN
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A body shop could fill it for you and then paint but getting the graphics to match up would be hard. I like the idea of laying some new graphics over top of it. If you were doing it this way you could probably fill it and sand it yourself (if you wanted to save some money) as it wouldn’t have to be perfect if you were doing graphics over top. Good luck and let us know what you decide.
SEMPERFI8387
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I don’t think filler would work well. The aluminum is too thin and filler would crack with any flexing of the panel. I think best bet, pull fence, open up crimp, take alum sheet panel out, possibly flatten the damage, or at the very least get it close, then put a wrap on it, reinstall.
Michiman
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Replacing fencing is no easy task and quite expensive. I know that damage like that would drive me crazy but in the end, it obviously is cosmetic so the question in my mind is how much money do you really want to throw at the problem? Depending on the age and overall condition of your Benny, you might just want to ignore the scratches and just enjoy warm summer days spent cruising on her.
ILLINOIS AVE
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Or time for a new Bennington. Good enough excuse for me!