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rolling fender lips

I should have before I painted but now I know this paint would chip off if I started hitting it with a hammer. Even if I used a heat gun. I figure I will make some cuts and roll them as flat as I can.
 
Did you order the hand crimping one or the one that mounts to the spindle and rolls?
I used the one that mounted to the spindle and it was tough going on the front especially, the fender wanted to bow out as I increased pressure on the wheel. I ended up 'massaging' it with a small rubber/poly mallet to get the bend started as it had a hard time getting the 90* lip to start to bend. I was trying to figure out a way to brace a 2X4 against a wall and the outer fender so it couldn't bow but used the mallet instead, I'm no body guy so I'm sure others could do better, it'll be fixed before paint. My car needs paint so I didn't worry about heating the paint to save it.
It did make a huge difference though, my 225/60/15's on 3.75bs TTD's cleared after rolling F/R.
Jon
 
I used the roller type. Mine was easier because my fenders are made of tin cans or what ever they melt to make the fenders in Taiwan. The factory fenders are probably much tougher to roll.
 
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