rolling fender lip, how do you do it? Options

[firehawkclone]

i did a search and came up with notting, so how do you do it(pic's would be helpful)?

thank's

[PF Flyer]

... don't have pix, but generally you stick a steel pipe, like maybe a floor jack handle, in between the fender lip and the tire. then roll the car and the pipe back and forth untill the desired results are obtained.

... this is with the belief that the clearence between the fender lip and the tire is such that you have the raise the car up a lil, by hand, to get the pipe in place.

[felton316]

On my old mustang, I used a wood baseball bat. It was hard enough to roll the fender, but the wood would give it a little play if I got over aggressive. It worked fine, until I decided to bigger, so i just took a sawsall and cut the lip off.

[firehawkclone]

i can't remember were(here- tv show)but i thought there was a tool.

but this is much easier, thank's

[98_1LE]

I have been told that tire rack rents a tool to do this. I have never used it however.

[Jon A]

At first I used the handle of my aluminum Harbor Freight jack. Did an OK job. But it wasn't enough for my wheels.

If I had a hammer, I'd hammer in the morning, I'd hammer in the....

I posted pics in the 17X11 thread in suspension tech.

[firehawkclone]

thank's jon

no tire rack here (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

[firechkn]

If you care about the paint or afraid of damaging anything, I would suggest you call your local performance tire shop and ask if they have the proper equipment to do this. If so, they will heat up the area to be rolled and roll the lip with a rolling device that hooks up to your wheel studs. Very effective and does not damage anything. I had the misfortune of trying to roll my own lips, causing spider cracks and eventually just chipping away. Had I known the tire shop could perform this for only about $60 US. it would of saved me a lot of aggrevation. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

[Crazy Canuck]

some people use a baseball bat.

[Bald54]

The Tire Rack does have a loaner tool that you need to put a deposit on to use. And yes it is a good idea to warm the paint before you start rolling. The old baseball bat tool works also.

[Cal]

I use the afore mentioned baseball bat technique, but first heat up the whole fender area with a hot-air gun. This prevents the paint from cracking. Use as much heat as you can without burning the paint, and take some time doing it so the metal becomes heat-soaked. This keeps the paint soft for the time you need to roll the lip. Also roll the lip in multiple passes.