Rolling and Flaring

[PiercedE30]

Anybody got a good link to a decent explanation on rolling/flaring fenders?


Jon

[whiltebeitel]

Rolling is using a big arm that bolts to your wheel hub. You crank it outwards on it as a big rubber roller on the end flattens the inside of the edge of the panel. Rotate it back and forth, dialing in a little more pressure until you're satisfied. As you get close to flattening this edge, the paint will start to crack and flake. Roll before you Spray.

[robtech]

if you hit the area with a heatgun it'll help keep the paint from chipping so much

[VWGolfDriv3r]

Heatgun and covering it with painters tape...but plan to respray the area. some people have (seriously) used a baseball bat between the spinning tire and the lip.

If you don't know what you're doing, I'd suggest posing up in a regional forum and asking help from someone local, especially if they can rent you good roller.

[StereoInstaller1]

Guys, whoever said heat or tape helps is not dealing with E30s.

20 year old paint is gonna crack, and even new paint is STILL gonna crack.

I own a fender roller, have done several, all have cracked.

Roll before you paint, that is absolutely true.

Luke

[PiercedE30]

Alright, I'm trying to find someone local that has a fender roller and see how much/if they will let me borrow it.

[KangamangusDriver]

They can be purchased for around $250.00 I believe!

Helps to know somone that has one to borrow!

[PiercedE30]

Yea, I found somebody local that let me use it for like 20 bucks.
This is what I ended up with:

[Mr.sexymorningvoice]

Yea, I found somebody local that let me use it for like 20 bucks.
This is what I ended up with:

any problems you ran into? did the paint crack? how did it go overall, cause my buddy with a turbo MR2 has one coming soon from some forums guys...and im helping him, and he is helping me with it

[bimmers4life]

i did mine with a baseball bat. The paint was already chipped on the edge so i said fuck it. Actually turned out pretty good, well at least good enough to fit my newish wheels without rubbing. i just let the paint sit in the sun and warm up real well then spent 2 hours rolling and rolling and rollling

[PiercedE30]

I used a heat gun and concentrated the heat where the roller started and SLOWLY walked it across the edges before even moving the roller. I made sure that the paint was very warm. I only barely cracked the paint in one area on the passenger side front fender. Hardest part was trying to get the inner fender liners to go back to being hidden without cutting them.

[robtech]

screw fenderliners...if you take em out you can go even lower...i've been concidering buying my own fender roller for awhile so if anyone in northern cali wants to roll their fenders soon im game

[Mr.sexymorningvoice]

if my buddy with the mr2 gets one, it prolly wont ever work for mine will it? because isn't their bolt pattern just a little bit different because there stud diamter is smaller?

[AndrewBird]

if my buddy with the mr2 gets one, it prolly wont ever work for mine will it? because isn't their bolt pattern just a little bit different because there stud diamter is smaller?

Fender rolling tools have a universal hub that will fit any bolt pattern.