Mudguard deformed due to heat So, my front mudguard got a bit hot recently (bike was parked in the full sun w/o wind). It was not happy about this and got very tired, leaning to the lower right below the lamp. Now every little bump results in the mudguard rubbing against the wheel - which is rather annoying.

I thought about using a hair dryer to heat the mudguard again, bending it back to its original position, fixating it and waiting for it to cool off. Has anyone done this? Could it be feasible, or is it to be expected, that the material gets even more tired by bending it back, leading to not enough stability?
A heat gun is best for shaping plastic, but if it deformed in the sun then a hair dryer will probably work too. Depending on the shape you may want to have a heat-resistant surface on hand to press it against as you heat it; in my experience plastics can become a bit uncooperative and bend in strange ways when heated. Good luck!

Citation: My personal experience from working with reshaping a variety of plastics.