Anyone have pics to share of their rolled fenders?

 

I had mine done last week by someone who uses a tool similar to the one in my link below (which can actually be rented- make sure to spec using the Porsche adapter). The process was reasonably painless. Use a hair dryer or heat gun and keep it moving over the fender area to warm up the paint to prevent cracking. If you're doing the front fenders, be careful about how much pressure you place on the fender as you roll towards the front - you can deform the fender well enough such that it won't keep a smooth curve into the front bumper.

http://www.rollyourfender.com/

 

I prefer a dead blow hammer to all of the "rolling" tools. I found the rolling tools don't give you a good feel for what the metal is doing.. Too much leverage. With a plastic dead blow hammer you can slowly/gradually work the lip back with much better feel...

But then again people have been rolling with some kind of cylinder for ages, there must be some value to it...

Ive done 3 993's and a 964, never had an issue with paint (always used a heat gun to warm things up first)... Just be careful how tight you are making the final bend, too tight and it will crack.

 

I did it that way although with PVC pipe.

Let the car sit in the sun to get the fender nice and worm, then slowly rolled the fender little by little.
You just literally roll the pipe between the fender and tire and bend the edge of the fender little more on each pass.

Key is to do it little by little, I think I made 10 passes and besides rolling the fender lip, I did it so that I forced the whole fender outwards little.

 

Ah, you just reminded me....
If you are putting tires big enough to need rolled fenders you probably also need to replace the fender bracket with the RS version. It pushes the whole fender (behind the tire not on top) out another half inch or so.

993-505-641-02
993-505-642-02

 

Yea but that's more on the bottom end corner, the rubbing is note on top of the arc.

Not that there's anything wrong with those pieces! I still haven't put them on but will unless the flares come first...

 

Thanks. Since I seem to only have a few inch spot on one side rubbing, I think I'll get some PVC and give it a go. Will a hair dryer work well enough? I don't have a heat gun.

 

Still works! .... I've done the rears on four 928's with a Louisville Slugger: trick is to do it in the sun on a hot day to keep the paint flexible, have a driver to slowly roll the car back & forth, roll the 1/2" lip up first before attacking the panel, and don't try to move too much per pass. Allow the tire to roll the bat in your hands, and control the angle and working diameter of the bat contact point to achieve the desired result. It can be done in a few minutes, and looks as if the car rolled off the assembly line that way.