Fender Rolling. Let's discuss.

[deputydog95]

Recently got a set of 16.x7 and 16x9 BBS RS wheels. 225 out front and 245 in the rear.

The previous owner had no rubbing with the same setup. I unfortunately had it pull on the lower fender edges up front and bend them a bit. Really beat the crap out of the outside edge of the front tires too. Not sure if we had different camber or ride heights, but either way I need to fix it.

My shop tried to roll the fenders just enough to clear the tires and of course the paint cracked.... I think it's still catching a little.

What is the standard practice? Roll them just enough to clear or just roll them flat?

If an if you roll them flat, how do you keep water out to prevent rust?

Thoughts?

[beren]

Rolled pretty much flat and then epoxy to seal it off to prevent rust. I rarely drive in the rain (ok never) so rust is not a super big concern. You can't really roll them flat without cracking the paint. A heat gun will soften the paint up, but totally flat will probably crack the paint.

[Sicklyscott]

If you're talking about the fronts I've also heard of people trimming them with w dremel.

[RSBob]

Here is the solution. I rented the tool, kept heat on it, went slowly and worked great with no paint cracking. Fender rolling made easy