Not at the ends of the stays where the fender mounts are, but otherwise, yeah leather or plastic/rubber helps to minimize rattle. I also blue loctite all the fender associated screws.
They’d got a bit rattly and I thought I might have dropped a washer but they were all present. Chainstay bolt and spacers were pretty janky so fitted new ones and they nice n quiet again.
Not at the ends of the stays where the fender mounts are, but otherwise, yeah leather or plastic/rubber helps to minimize rattle. I also blue loctite all the fender associated screws.