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bullfrogs_M3
08-17-2012, 05:31 PM
Getting ready to do this on my car and Meecers car. I'm researching online but wanted to know those that have used it, how is it done?

http://www.diymybmw.com/e46/fender-rolling/
http://vorshlag.smugmug.com/Projects/BMW-E46-fender-rolling/11548906_JtHpK#!i=813371319&k=erMsW

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQ_mKGRJlBU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVktP2R_Zsw&feature=related
Johnmadd
08-17-2012, 05:45 PM
Seen it done and thought it looked very aggressive a nd vicious but looked great afterwards. Clean the inner gap with a pick or some bent stiff wire, that's what dw says.
danewilson77
08-17-2012, 06:08 PM
Yup.

If its less than 80* outside, have a hairdryer at the ready to soften the edge of the fender where you'll be rolling (we don't want cracked paint). Don't heat the paint too much though. Then, take a turn on the tool....and roll back and forth. Take a turn on the tool, and roll back and forth. Repeat until that sheet is nice and flat.

Sent from Williamsburg, VA USA
bullfrogs_M3
08-17-2012, 09:30 PM
What about any filler or stuff in the roll of the fender? Does that stuff just scrape out?
derbo
08-17-2012, 10:00 PM
it should scrape right out. Usually its a lot of dirt stuck in there. It helps to have a friend keep a heat gun on the fender while you roll.
danewilson77
08-18-2012, 04:48 AM
it should scrape right out. Usually its a lot of dirt stuck in there. It helps to have a friend keep a heat gun on the fender while you roll.

I only had dirt, and did not have the proverbial pita stuff, some have. I just hit it with a pick, and cleaned it put really well. Should really only take you 30 minutes per side, if its nice and warm out.

Sent from Williamsburg, VA USA