i am a car dunce. what exactly does rolling the fenders do?

 

Gives more clearence wider/lower offset wheels

 

It adds 5 hp to the wheels!

 

Good Work!!! Now we noobs will know what does Rolling the Fender and How it looks B4 and after!!!

 

Diesel,
So now that your done (excellent job by the way), do you want to sell the roller?
It looks easy enough to do but I don't want to buy a tool that I would use just once. Figure you could sell it and it could make the rounds on this site.

 

I was thinking of that but there are a few folks around here that need their fenders done. Maybe after everyone is good out here I'll sell it. I would just check to see if you can round up 3-4 people and that would pay for the tool. The tool is 250 plus shipping new. With 4 peeps splitting the cost of the tool you're looking at under $70 per person and then you can sell it after for about 200 or so. Then it only costs each person about $15!!

 

Who usually does rolling of fenders? Body shops? I've never heard of this until I got to this message board.

 

Body shops, friends with bats, etc. This goes back many moons ago. Most backyard mechanics would utilize the bat method.

 

Interesting, would you say bodyshops what do a lot of custom work know more about this or is fender rolling a popular thing that I just don't know of?

 

very useful info thanks.

Any idea what shops charge for this service?

 

that's a pretty expensive tool. i guess i'm stickin' with the bat/cutting method. anybody know about how much it costs for a body shop to do it?

 

^^nevermind^^ i just used the mag-light method w/o cutting (which is like the bat method). i hope it gave me enough clearance. i guess i'll find out tomorrow!

 

auto explosions will do it 40 a fender

 

What if it's 85 to 90 degrees outside and your black G has been sitting in the sun all day? Do you still need the blow dryer?

If it was in the garage, how long should you keep the heat on the fender, or the part of the fender you're about to try to bend?

Thanks.

 

yes. heat should only be applied for as long as it takes to make the metal warm to the touch.

p.s-wow, this thread is over two years old! good thing you searched!