Subject	Rolling the fenders.
Posted by	Tu on July 08, 2008 at 6:38 PM
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Message	When I got my AVS wheels back in April... the fenders were rubbing on the hard bumps. So today... I finally got around to rolling my rear fenders. Got the roller from http://www.rollyourfender.com/index.html. He lives just up the road from me in Irving and has 5 fender roller kits. Getting the roller to and from him was uber easy. The before shot. You can see the cuts in the tire. The roller and washers. A heat gun was also supplied. Attached to the wheel hub. Found out that the roller fits better with the hub centric ring off. All centered and ready to go. Rolling to da right... About as far right as you can go... Rolling to da left... This is as far as I went left because... I was hitting the rear brake caliper and it seemed as good a place to stop as any. I thought about adding some washers in between the roller and the hub to get some clearance... but I could see myself going too far with this and making an uncorrectable mistake. The after shot... and yes I cracked the paint in a few places on my first fender... probably went too fast or didn't heat the paint enough... or both. Another after shot. This really wasn't that hard.... not having ever tried anything like this I'm happy with the way it turned out. Lessons learned... Rolling the fender in small sections is a must... As in rolling small sections of fender at a time as well as small changes with the tool to increase the angle. And when the directions say heat the paint... heat the paint! Don't think I had any cracks on the other side. Is it perfect..? Nah... But I am pleased with the results. The it's almost a clean car shot. BTW... I'm not rubbing anymore on the bumps.
Follow Ups	Rolling the fenders. - Tu 18:38:36 07/08/08 I like the last pic, 10x nicer than a few months ago. (n/m) - sukhi95ttz 18:42:53 07/08/08 Looks good! (n/m) - Dustin 18:44:22 07/08/08 where'd you find the tool? I need to do this bad (n/m) - Crim 19:14:08 07/08/08 http://www.rollyourfender.com/index.html - Tu 19:17:11 07/08/08 nice - Zleepertt(MD) 19:26:29 07/08/08 just the rears were done. fronts were not rubbing. (n/m) - Tu 21:01:44 07/08/08 You've got a little schmultz on the lower fascia in the last - Dave N 19:45:43 07/08/08 *schmutz* - robo (sebring1970) 19:56:44 07/08/08 True, and *schmaltz* is chicken fat and onions. (n/m) - Barry (NJ) 20:48:14 07/08/08 what is that, a paint stripper? (n/m) - robo (sebring1970) 21:19:18 07/08/08 No, it's tasty Eastern European cooking fat ;~) (n/m) - Barry (NJ) 22:08:35 07/08/08 schlitz? (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 09:42:35 07/09/08 fixing the cracks..? No idea here. Anyone..? Bueller..? (n/m) - Tu 20:28:07 07/08/08 If the area isn't too visable, just sand it a bit... - Barry (NJ) 20:51:35 07/08/08 Re: If the area isn't too visable, just sand it a bit... - Guapo 21:07:06 07/08/08 I don't think that'll prevent rust ;~) (n/m) - Barry (NJ) 21:09:16 07/08/08 This is texas. What is rust? (n/m) - Guapo 21:14:36 07/08/08 Get out of Dallas every once in a while - 300twinz (satx) 21:43:09 07/08/08 I Do! I was in Arlington just the other day :) (n/m) - Guapo 21:56:10 07/08/08 Nice. While the motor was out last month... - Barry (NJ) 22:06:32 07/08/08 I swear 2+2 T-tops are prone to rusting for some reason - Ashman2k2 00:36:18 07/09/08 Clear nail polish. (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 06:36:49 07/09/08 "almost a clean car"? - Luthandrian 21:55:42 07/08/08 That works, but I <3 dremel. (n/m) - Scotts94z32 00:27:40 07/09/08 Just cut them off and sand? (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 09:40:22 07/09/08 Yessir. Can't even tell on my car. - Scotts94z32 09:59:53 07/09/08 can you explain what you did? I love to dremel also and if - mogaffar 10:14:25 07/09/08 Hard to describe besides simply saying we used a dremel - Scotts94z32 13:05:50 07/09/08 thanks man, question wouldnt that be more prone to rust? (n/m) - mogaffar 15:10:53 07/09/08 at first glance, that sounds like it would leave a sharp - CRAZZEPETE. 16:09:32 07/09/08 interesting, I think I will have to do this when I install - CRAZZEPETE. 16:08:25 07/09/08
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