Thread: Fender Rolling

refresh me on the technique with the wooden bat method. you jack the car up and put the bat between the wheel and the fender (after heating the paint) and lower the car. then you roll the car back and forth, but just a little at a time?

im running 215 40 17 on my B14 and no rubs, H&R springs with AGXs .

Baseball bat works wonders, thats how i did my G35 in order to fit 245,45 18 in the back

You dont even have to jack some cars up. The thing is that you just stick the bat in the fender well and start the move on the car and adjust the bat as needed on which part of the bat you use. meaning how the bat is shaped, then you just move the car 4-6 inches at a time so, put the bat behind the wheel start to move the car forward slowly and push down on the bat so that the top of the bat is going upward towards the fender ( rolling the lip in ) and just go 4-6 inchs and then go back and then go forward again up to the point where you stoped and then go slow again for another 4-6 inches. and repeat untill your finished. super easy, just take your time and it will turn out great.

Chris

i used a t-ball bat and and 3in aluminum pipe in the past and both methods worked great with no ripples. the eastwood fender roller is the best tool though and its not too expensive at 250 bucks.

When I had my '94 'Burb rolled, three guys stood on the rear bumper, while a third held a well-worn wooden baseball bat between the lip and tire, while a fourth drove the car slowly back and forth. Worked like a charm.

On my old honduhs we would just use maglights the same method as the baseball bat. It worked great no ripples, cracked paint, or any other downfalls. But it sounds like a wooden bat would almost be better as far as harming the car goes.

Eastwood fender roller + heat gun for me. Invested as we had 3 cars to do. Keep heating as you roll to make sure the paint doesn't crack.

i hammered down by 5 founder after i rolled it by alloy baseball bat....

Trying to stray away from the ghetto-ness that I've used on my SE-R in the past for my G35 to make room for my 255/35/19's:

Observe the Eastwood fender roller, the heat gun, and the infrared thermometer to make sure that the paint was at a fairly warm temperature (115-120 degrees F).

i used the wooden bat all the time.......to get a good fold i add weight to the car while someone just roll the car slowly foward & backward.i always do it for them toyota men .... im using 205/45/16 on my sunny & it dont rub