As the title states, I carelessly rolled my fender and now I have two 1" cracks or splits on the paint towards the inside part of the fender/wheelwell. Believe me, I was pissed when that happened. So my question is, how do I repair/fix that? Can a body shop fix this with some sort of adhesive? I don't want it to get any worse so any suggestions and/or advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

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Sounds bad. Take it to a body shop and let a professional look at it.

 

I'm pretty sure a body shop will want to sand down the cracked area and refinish. I don't see much hope of you being able to carefully apply touchup paint to fill the cracks.

It's important that if your rolling the fender lips and your going to be bending very much to use a heat gun to soften the paint so cracks don't happen. You've learned the hard way I'm afraid. Kinda the reason I speak up so much concerning what offset's you should not run on the sedan. So people don't get in the same situation.

 

Why would anyone attempt this themselves is my question?

 

Rolling fenders is not a good idea unless a professional shop does it for you. Cutting the inner fender lip is safer. It's very likely you have to paint the quarter panel to fix the crack.

 

This happens pretty often as the paint isn't very flexible. when I rolled mine, one side didn't crack. The other side however did. I plan to tak ine to a body shop and have them repaint the area to discourage rust.

 

Pardon my ignorance but what is “rolling my fender” and why would you want to do this if it causes so much damage?

 

When you have wide tires or an incorrect offset, you need to bend the fender lip up so it won't cut into your tires.

 

Thanks for the replies. Trust me, I researched the heck out of what offset to get coupled with what sized wheels I was getting. So my friend who owns an auto shop decided to order the wheels before consulting me on the offsets. he said "trust me, i told the Work guys (I bought Work wheels), that the owner doesn't want to roll his fender, blah, blah). So anyhow, I get the wheels and guess what, the fenders need to be rolled. I know all y'all are probably thinking I should go back to my friend and have him fix the problem but I figure I would find the solution myself.

So, if anyone has ever experienced cracked paint due to rolling the fender, I need your advice. Please help.

 

Dude, there is no quick fix unless you want your car to look like crap. Take it to a good bodyshop and they are the best solution to your problem.

 

Well, the way I see it . . . You have 3 options . . .

1. Take it into a body shop.

2. Pour a salt water solution onto the cracked paint and cross your fingers. It may heal itself. (might not work)

3. Set your car on fire and get a new one. (possible jail time for insurance fraud)

 

Yeah, looks like I may consult a body shop. I really don't want to send a couple hundred to rectify this situation. I was looking around for possible adhesives that are paint safe so I can use it on a small crack to prevent it from splitting and spreading. Are there any sort of paint adhesive for these situations?

 

Anything less than taking it to a professional bodyshop will be a mistake. It's a new car dude!

 

I would start by taking it to a body shop and get a quote. See if they think it is repairable. You definitely want to get it fixed properly to avoid any rust problems which would be much more costly to fix.