fender rolling

[AwakenNoMore]

See if anyone locally has a fender roller tool. I borrowed one a did all my cars and a few friend's. Things are awesome. Or buy one and rent it out and it'll pay for itself.

[Oojin]

Why are E30 fenders thicker than Jesus? I did my rears with a heat gun, painters tape, and a roller and still was struggling... Eventually had to get the mallet out for some precision adjustments.

If anyone in is in the Michigan area and has experience rolling, get at me!

[Mr. Tasty]

the problem with the fender rollers, is that the threading takes the brute of the force when rolling. They break really easily.

[woc]

Any thoughts on cutting anyone? More work, but better results if youre going to paint the car.

[krazcustoms]

You people who think using a heat gun is the "right" way are delusional. It doesn't "re-flow" the original e-coat to maintain corrosion protection when the metal is stretched. It might avoid the more obvious surface cracks in the paint that you might see without it but I would bet there's delamination happening at least on a microscopic level. And by folding the panel in on itself, you're leaving moisture nowhere to go, creating the perfect environment for rust. The only "correct" way to do it would be to grind/blast the inside lip down to bare metal, coat the bare metal with a quality multi-part EPOXY primer (NOT Por-15 or anything that comes in a spray can) and roll the panels BEFORE the epoxy cures completely. Then, get some QUALITY 2-part seam-sealer (NOT latex bathroom caulking) and seal the edge where the panel is folded over on itself. Then give it another shot of the epoxy primer for good measure. Of course, nobody is going to go through that much trouble when they can just wave a magic heat gun over the panel instead.

I would NEVER buy a car with rolled fenders/quarters.

[BMW B3 2.5]

Any DIY's on how to roll\ pull fenders ?

[e30bulldog]

I have some experience... I cut the 2T spot welds with a 4" angle grinder where the quarter panel and INR panel weld together in the arch. I then used a wire wheel to grind all of the factory body/paint sealer from the crevice. And finally used a fender roller to marry the two panels back together mashing them flat together. My rear fenders look like front fenders with the INR panel wedged in between. Works great but it will probably crack the paint. I used seam sealer between the two layers of metal. Also cover any exposed metal with etching primer to prevent rust.