Hi, Guest
03-12-2005, 09:46 AM
to flare the fenders that much and do it properly you would need a roller, heat gun, a heavy brick of rubber(size of a standard masonry brick) with rounded edges and a lot of time in fiddling.
you'd need to heat up the inner lip and the outside of and above the lip with the heat gun to too hot to touch with your bare hand. wrap the rubber brick in a thin linen towel, and place the brick on the outside of the fender. using the roller to press the fender lip in, keep pressing out untill you get the required clearence. the rubber brick should always be centered over the roller wheel on the outside of the fender to keep the fender from "bowing" or "rippling." steady firm pressure slightly less than what the roller is applying to the fender should be applied to the brick. use the round edge of the brick to further clearence the lip out by using the round edges as a fulcrum(sp) and use the roller to press more up than out. this will give you the "flared lip" look. just be carefull as this can also destroy your paint or the fender if not done propperly.
always be sure to make small adjustments and alsways keep the fender hot! if the fender cools to much, the paint will crack.
also note: if the rubbing has been going on long enough it may have already weakend the paint to the point where any pressure, even when heated will crack the paint.... just FYI.
you'd need to heat up the inner lip and the outside of and above the lip with the heat gun to too hot to touch with your bare hand. wrap the rubber brick in a thin linen towel, and place the brick on the outside of the fender. using the roller to press the fender lip in, keep pressing out untill you get the required clearence. the rubber brick should always be centered over the roller wheel on the outside of the fender to keep the fender from "bowing" or "rippling." steady firm pressure slightly less than what the roller is applying to the fender should be applied to the brick. use the round edge of the brick to further clearence the lip out by using the round edges as a fulcrum(sp) and use the roller to press more up than out. this will give you the "flared lip" look. just be carefull as this can also destroy your paint or the fender if not done propperly.
always be sure to make small adjustments and alsways keep the fender hot! if the fender cools to much, the paint will crack.
also note: if the rubbing has been going on long enough it may have already weakend the paint to the point where any pressure, even when heated will crack the paint.... just FYI.