Need fender rolling procedure

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As I recall from a post I can no longer find, a baseball bat is used to do this?

Any details would be appreciated...
 
I would use a baseball bat if I was in the middle of a a dirt track race. Otherwise, something like this is more appropriate:



 
I just bought one of those rollers from Eastwood. I hope to try it out this week.
I'll you guys know how it works...
 
Ok, now I have to ask... Does any one have before and after pics?

I understand the basic idea behind rolling the fender, but I've never seen side by side comparisons.
 
This is a excellent way to do it and you can "Sneak" up on the bends.

By moving the metal a little at a time the idea is not to crack the paint. This of course wouldn't matter if you were in the process of repainting the car or had plans in the near future.

It would be nice to be able to borrow one of these tool's. Say a deposit of the full price and then a refund with a set charge for the use of it.

It's a expensive tool to just have laying around with a one or 2 time use for yourself.
 
warthog5 said:
This is a excellent way to do it and you can "Sneak" up on the bends.

By moving the metal a little at a time the idea is not to crack the paint. This of course wouldn't matter if you were in the process of repainting the car or had plans in the near future.

It would be nice to be able to borrow one of these tool's. Say a deposit of the full price and then a refund with a set charge for the use of it.

It's a expensive tool to just have laying around with a one or 2 time use for yourself.
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I've found some regular repair shops will do this for a fee. These shops can be found at tirerack.com. This is the route I'll be taking.
 
I forgot to update this, sorry.
I rolled the rear fenders on my car. They turned out great so far. It took a bit of fiddling around to learn the right angles etc on the first one, but the second was really fast. I had the roll the fender in three 'sections' basically due to the compound curves of our fenders. I wish I was able to roll the rear part where the bumber cover attaches to the fender, but the screws are in the way... I did use a heat gun and laser therm to do it.
One piece of advice, if anyone tells you to 'score' the paint slightly so if it does crack, it won't come up on the visible area of the fender, don't do it!! I did this on the one side, and it started to split slightly were it was scored, and I had to use much more heat on this side area to prevent a large crack...
All in all, it was pretty easy to do if you don't rush it and let the tool do the work. Make sure to use a heat gun too. It is still fast with the tool, about 1/2 hour-45min for the one side to learn the angles, and maybe 10-15 minutes for the other...
 
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