NaNa-Papa-J

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Hey everyone,

Well, I posted a thread a couple of weeks ago about my tires rubbing on my fender every time I hit a nice bump due to my installation of my Megan Coilovers and aggressive wheel offset (+23 rear, 275/35/18R tire). I was advised to roll the fender before getting a negative camber kit. I called a couple of custom car garages in the DFW area but they wanted about $125 per fender to roll. So I said "Screw that," and I bought the tool myself. I got a bundle deal from Eastwood with the Eastwood fender roller and Eastwood variable heat gun for about $240 shipped...not bad!!

Anyways, I attempted the driver's side rear first (as shown in the very last pic). I learned the hard way that I didn't heat the paint up enough...chip, crack, chip, crack, everywhere. It was my own stupid fault. I wasn't patient enough. Fortunately, only the inside lip & radius cracked and it didn't propagate onto the outside portion of the fender. I got so mad at myself that I waited a whole week before doing the passenger side (did it yesterday). Now on the passenger side (first four pics), I forced myself to use extreme patience and enjoy the work (I usually get so excited doing a mod that I rush and screw something up). Patience is a virtue...it took me about 1-1/2 hours but it turned out beautifully with no cracks or chips, despite being bent a full 90 degrees. Took it out for a drive tonight and didn't hear any rubbing...I hope to try it out with a second person in the car just to see if the added weight affects the setup...if so, I'll be getting a camber kit. But so far so good!! I'll be getting the chipped fender repainted...I'm gonna have my C/F wing painted to match the PPW at the same time.

If anyone wants input on the process or has input, just let me know.

SSP-350z

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Looks good !!! Sux about the cracking, I need to do that soon and will try to be patient.

Ahsmo

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thats cool. Would you be interested in help other DFW members do that?

synth19

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nice investment. If I were you, why don't you do this for the local guys for a small fee... to recoupe your costs.

King Pin

Pretty cool. Seams a lot safer than useing a baseball bat....

TuscaniJon

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I used a baseball bat, for the price of free! no cracking or anything. as longs as you go slow you are all good

InZomniac

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Yeah looks like you are trying to move too much material on your first pass. I do multiple passes and use the heat gun (to about 200 degrees) and no issues at all. I use the bat method as well. Done multiple Zs with no issues.

Louisville custom automotive tools FTW! LOL

VIZAGE

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Pretty neat tool. Make sure you take it to shows with you in case others want it done on the spot. You should have no problems getting your money back after doing a couple.

DustinZ33

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I like the tools. I'm glad you posted this. I will refer to this later on if I need to roll my fenders. Thanks.

THE TECH

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Nice thread. You are correct about patience. Another word of advice for anyone trying to do this themselves. Put your car out in the sun for a few hours before starting this project. You may end up baking yourself in the sun while doing it, but the heat from the sun will help heatup the metal more consistently and you will have to use the heat gun more sparingly.