RFJ

Any body know where to get the best buy on a good fender roller?thanks I see some for like 60 dollars on ebay,any good?

mark kibort

baseball bat works best. used bats go for $5

take your time.. i can walk you through the process. much better than a rolling machine

thats a 275 with a 1" spacer too!!! it can fit 305s easily and still looks stock.

Crumpler

So believe it or not, I didn't have a wooden bat when I did mine. You can buy different size dowl rods at home depot.

mark kibort

a bat makes it MUCH easer the decreasing radius is key

Crumpler

Yeah, I bought a few different sizes. My concern was how hot to heat it up first with my heat gun.

buccicone

Need to do the same. Information on the process?? Thanks

Crumpler

https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...r-rolling.html


This was mine, just noticed that my pics got dumped, sorry about that. Still some good links to different methods, etc.

I got good results but, most of my recollection was me trying not to "poop the bed" while I did it.

SMTCapeCod

$ for Owner's Club membership, + postage.

Tool loan program.

mark kibort

that link shows how those tools can destroy your fender. use a wood bat and call me! it will turn out perfect! (without little plier indentations like that camaro and duck billed with the rollling machine)

cpayne

Not sure if it will work but I got an email today about this one being on sale.
http://www.eastwood.com/ew-fender-ro...struction.html

OTR18WHEELER

Why would you heat up the dowel rods?

Crumpler

Well, you got me there Otis...it seemed to go better when I used it on the quarter panels.

Mrmerlin

you heat up the edge of the fender that your rolling so the paint/ body shutz will be more flexible

Crumpler

Yes, I was kidding with Otis.
I was originally trying to tell Mark that it took more effort for me to maintain a proper heat on the quarter panel with my heat gun then the actual rolling process with the wood.

mark kibort

no where NEAR as well as the bat. again, i will work with anyone that wants to do it a way that is easy and gives great results. this tool is a fixed radius tool, and our fenders are not fixed radius. you dont need heat either