Rolling your own .. fenders that is

[Breezy]

Does any one have any tips/experience with rolling their fenders? I have some snow tires and wheels that rub in the rear lip a bit.

I can take a body work hammer and tap tap, but the Mazda steel seems pretty hard, like high strength, so it doesn't seem so flexible. Any *experienced* comments appreciated.

 

[mr_mazda329]

Heat gun will be your friend as well with some heavy leather gloves. How much do they rub?

 

[biggin55]

when I rolled the fenders on my 07 RX8, I simply used a heat gun to heat then inside of the fender, and then used a baseball bat. I rolled the bat along the fender, using the tire as a point to push against. Turned out great. You need to heat the fender to keep the paint from cracking.

 

[Breezy]

We're talking about heating the metal lip area? I had heard of the baseball bat trick but thought it would spring the whole fender, which, I guess would be OK as long it looks good and clean. Thanks for the replies so far!

 

[mr_mazda329]

Practice on a couple of junkyard cars first. Don't tear up your fenders without knowing what your doing.

 

[Sport6]

People have used plastic pipes to roll your fenders on the cheap. Or there are places to rent an eastwood fender roller for like 70-100 bucks.

Here's some instructions on how to do it with a plastic pipe.

 

[GoFast]

here is a professional way to do it on your own

fender rolling tool and instructions

 

[fructus]

If you'd like I can rent you out my Eastwood roller for $50. Let me know.

 

[Breezy]

Thanks everyone for this very useful info. Great links too! I'm much more comfortable doing this now. I think I'll use the baseball bat method just because the diameter varies on it. Maybe this should go into the how to section?

 

[blue-sun]

find a local person with a fender roller and pay them to do it, or see if any local shops have one and pay to have it done right.

Just my $.02