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Old 07-29-2004, 02:25 PM
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Is there a tech article on DIY fender rolling? Can't find it.
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Default take a baseball bat to your fender

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don't forget the heat gun
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Yeah.. good... thanks for that (not)... I'm looking for the ref. to a hairdryer use.
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Default try this...i did it this way...

<ul><li><a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/s4/msgs/1608629.phtml">https://forums.audiworld.com/s4/msgs/1608629.phtml</a</li></ul>
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Interesting... seems a bit violent though (no smooth rolling)
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Default the fender doesn't flare out like with the roller...

and trust me...it's smooth. you can only roll a small section at a time. this is by far the best way to roll IMO. Jimmy@Rojo uses this method at his shop.
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Default i took a mini wooden bat to my fenders. Did the job perfectly

Also, it only took about 15 min for each side and i also did it on a nice hot day. The paint didn't crack at all. There is no need to score your paint at all, if done slowly it won't crack.
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