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Old Oct 11, 2009 | 02:47 PM
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I'm about to roll my fenders with a bat. It's a suburu wrx wagon. It's dropped pretty low in the back. I can not fit a finger length in the gap. Should i put it back to stop height before i roll it? I'm not going to use a baseball bat, i'm going to use a metal bar thats about 1 1/2 inch width.
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Old Oct 11, 2009 | 03:11 PM
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Your going to have to jack the car up to roll the fender either way... Are you asking if you should raise your car UNTIL you roll it?

Whatever you do make sure you use a blow dryer or heat gun on the area you are bending otherwise your paint WILL crack
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Old Oct 11, 2009 | 05:41 PM
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Don't i need my car to roll back and forth when i'm doing it with a bat?
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Old Oct 11, 2009 | 05:52 PM
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I know you may be able to pull it off with the bar/bat but its so much better off renting the eastwood fender roller. Most places will supply a heat gun too.
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Old Oct 13, 2009 | 04:48 AM
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your gonna crack your paint with a baseball bat.

Rent an eastwood fender roller and use a heatgun. There are plenty of DIY's on the subject. Just search...NOOOB
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Old Oct 13, 2009 | 07:59 AM
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Originally Posted by m1sterlaw,Oct 11 2009, 03:47 PM
I'm about to roll my fenders with a bat. It's a suburu wrx wagon. It's dropped pretty low in the back. I can not fit a finger length in the gap. Should i put it back to stop height before i roll it? I'm not going to use a baseball bat, i'm going to use a metal bar thats about 1 1/2 inch width.
Why don't you rent a fender roller and a heat gun ?
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Old Oct 13, 2009 | 07:59 AM
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Originally Posted by P-CarDriver,Oct 13 2009, 05:48 AM
your gonna crack your paint with a baseball bat.

Rent an eastwood fender roller and use a heatgun. There are plenty of DIY's on the subject. Just search...NOOOB
We've all been there no need to call the man a noob, I used a hammer and got pretty damn good before I bought my roller.
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Old Oct 13, 2009 | 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by smirfs2k05,Oct 13 2009, 10:59 AM
We've all been there no need to call the man a noob, I used a hammer and got pretty damn good before I bought my roller.
Yeah man. And besides, your not THAT much older.
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