climbernyc
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Has anyone had success rolling with heat and not cracking paint? Installing 16" H&B wheels with their suspension and LJI camber plates. Thanks
Rolling front fenders slightly
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i worked on mine very slowly and kept applying heat - checking it with an IR thermometer. still cracked the paint. if i am not mistaken, aren't the H+B wheels 7.5"? if so, you might have to roll them more than rolling slightly (at least between 10 + 2).
I used heat and had no cracks.
Put mine out in the sun and used heat
Went really slow.
Went really slow.
how old is your paint? the older the paint, the more brittle it typically is.
climbernyc
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They are 7" in front-we will try. Paint is old, very nice repaint but pre-water based and hasn't spent much time in the son
climbernyc
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Baseball bat or fender roller like Eastwood? Or other method?
climbernyc
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Pre lowering- will measure the offset of the front wheels vs alpina reps and see if further inboard.
No bats!
climbernyc
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Does anyone know the offset of the coupe king 16" alpina reps?
yes - 7" w/ et-11
i agree with Chris - NO bat. go on Amazon, you can find the exact same rolling machine as the one Eastwood sells ... for HALF the price.
i agree with Chris - NO bat. go on Amazon, you can find the exact same rolling machine as the one Eastwood sells ... for HALF the price.
50 bucks on line
My fenders needed to be painted after rolling from 10-2. A lot of other work was being performed so it wasn't a big deal.