Roll or Cut Fenders/Quarters - what have you done?

[heynow14]

Hey guys - I've got my new VWW 17x9.5s installed on rear with 275s. Not surprisingly, it's far too tight, so I need to roll lips. I'm looking at renting the Eastwood fender roller tool versus baseball bat, etc. What else have you done to do a nice job of rolling knowing you want to save nice paint? I need to pick up a good bit lot of room so perhaps I'm cutting AND rolling. Thoughts?

[brownz]

I have rolled with a ball bat and cracked paint! not a big deal as the paint was shot. I have also cut the lip. if you are cutting make sure you dont get the metal hot or the paint will bubble. I would try the eastwood roller if you can get one

[96t/acj]

Eastwood roller is built for plastic fenders and tin metal on new cars, Does not work well on Classics..

[446camaross]

Lipnroller worked fine on my 2000 camaro. Rolled the lip flat and made about 3/8" more room. I didn't push it any farther because that's all I needed.

[Chadman27]

I rolled my 2nd gen fenders with the Eastwood roller, its a great tool! If you are concerned about paint they also sell a heat gun to "soften" things up as you roll, suppose to help chipping. It worked like a champ, but its a bit pricey. You could probably ebay/craigslist it for a good % back when you are done.