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Old May 3, 2007 | 02:28 PM
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wow sweet, i'm in, i'm free pretty much all the time right now
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Old May 3, 2007 | 04:16 PM
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i have a heat gun set and experience rolling fenders but wont have time until near the end of the month. wes you can borrow the heat gun. it's a nice set with attachments to help direct the heat for molding which is pretty nice for focusing th heat on the areas you need when rolling fenders.

FYI rolling fenders sucks *** lol. i havent tried rolling fenders on an FD but if they are double stitched like 240s it will be a PITA. if you guys do this on your own and it's your first time go really slow and have someone help you with the heat gun. You'll have to use the heat gun very often if you want to avoid cracked paint. If I were you guys I'd try and have touchup paint on hand for your cars in case there is a crack to stop it from spreading more.
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Old May 3, 2007 | 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by ilike2eatricers
i have a heat gun set and experience rolling fenders but wont have time until near the end of the month. wes you can borrow the heat gun. it's a nice set with attachments to help direct the heat for molding which is pretty nice for focusing th heat on the areas you need when rolling fenders.

FYI rolling fenders sucks *** lol. i havent tried rolling fenders on an FD but if they are double stitched like 240s it will be a PITA. if you guys do this on your own and it's your first time go really slow and have someone help you with the heat gun. You'll have to use the heat gun very often if you want to avoid cracked paint. If I were you guys I'd try and have touchup paint on hand for your cars in case there is a crack to stop it from spreading more.

Damn it. Why you gotta scare me dog? jk. Thanks for the tip. It sounds like we reallly need to keep it hot in order for us not to screw it up. I might be down for this Sunday. I will tell you by later tonight. I just have to make sure my car isn't tripping out any more. How's the weather looking for this weekend?
Thanks dudes!
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Old May 3, 2007 | 06:05 PM
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right on stan ill prolly borrow your heat gun from ya when we decide to do this.

side note: can you ask jon if i can have his touch up paint from his old fd?
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Old May 3, 2007 | 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by FadedFD
Damn it. Why you gotta scare me dog? jk. Thanks for the tip. It sounds like we reallly need to keep it hot in order for us not to screw it up. I might be down for this Sunday. I will tell you by later tonight. I just have to make sure my car isn't tripping out any more. How's the weather looking for this weekend?
Thanks dudes!
haha yea i would even suggest having someone use the heat gun the entire time if you can. just make sure not to bubble the paint. it's also alot of physical labor too. youll definately get a good arm workout. if you need a heat gun for the weekend shoot me a PM

Originally Posted by scratchjunkie
right on stan ill prolly borrow your heat gun from ya when we decide to do this.

side note: can you ask jon if i can have his touch up paint from his old fd?
that touch up paint is mine already lol. come get it with the heat gun
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Old May 3, 2007 | 11:23 PM
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Originally Posted by scratchjunkie
1) Darksider - 2 corners - free on the weekends
2)FadedFD - 2 fronts
3)scratchjunkie - 2 front fenders
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40 is mad cheap even more mad divided by 3.

K Homies so it's almost Friday. Let's finalize this and find out who else is coming. Sunday is a go for me. I can totally do it

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Old May 4, 2007 | 12:14 PM
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i can do it sunday but it all depends on everyone else. LMK ASAP. thanks Turbo95max for allowing us to come during your day off to work on the car. im sure you wont regret it ($$$).

its not really about the money, just trying to help you guys out. $40 for us as a company is no profit at all. Sunday looks like its gonna be hot. We should just throw a last min bbq.
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Old May 4, 2007 | 12:17 PM
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I think some people here are scaring you new guys about fender rolling. its not easy...but its not really hard either. Just take your time go easy and dont go crazy. My friend was rolling his fenders on his GS400 and pulled the fender 1.5" out. There was another FC guy i let him roll his fenders and messed up the fronts pretty bad cause he went crazy with the roller.
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Old May 4, 2007 | 01:05 PM
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haha didnt mean to scare them... well i kinda did lol. better safe than sorry.
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Old May 4, 2007 | 02:23 PM
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sunday is no good for me. weekend after next looks clear to me.
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Old May 4, 2007 | 02:48 PM
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DAYM!!!! i cant put on my 9's!!! aight well if anything goes down post here and ill come back on sunday to meet with you guys. thanks
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Old May 4, 2007 | 04:35 PM
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My boy just called me and said that theres going to be a BBQ at the shop now. Is this still going down? I'm still down to do it and fade. Let me know.
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Old May 4, 2007 | 10:28 PM
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Originally Posted by FadedFD
My boy just called me and said that theres going to be a BBQ at the shop now. Is this still going down? I'm still down to do it and fade. Let me know.

who told you theres a bbq going on?


yes, we decided to just throw a bbq. You guys are welcome to come roll your fenders or just come bbq get some food and meet some peeps.
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Old May 4, 2007 | 10:30 PM
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BBQ on Sunday May 6th at 12pm @

The Shop
1153 San Mateo Ave
San Bruno, CA 94066
650.624.7467

Bring something or fade in a few dollars. We can always make a food run. Albertsons is pretty close. See you guys sunday.
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Old May 4, 2007 | 11:18 PM
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who on the list is still going? just you fadedfc?
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Old May 7, 2007 | 12:31 PM
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the forum was down all weekend. ****....am i the only one who missed the fender rolling?
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Old May 7, 2007 | 06:04 PM
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It went down. I was the only one who did it bro. But contact the guys there. They can still take care of you. Really cool folks for sure.

Justin
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Old May 7, 2007 | 06:39 PM
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did your fenders come out good?
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Old May 7, 2007 | 08:08 PM
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well they basically rent out the tools to you only cause they cant be liable for any damages done IE: paint cracking. But since I didn't know how to use the tool they were more than happy to take care of it for me but made sure they would not be held liable for any damages. I'm happy with the way it came out. One side the paint started cracking a little but thats because my fender had to be bent back in in the first place and it must have just weakened the paint. But the other side was just fine. I tipped them for their services since I couldnt pay them.
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Old May 8, 2007 | 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by scratchjunkie
did your fenders come out good?
of course they did!!! cause we did them! haha they came out ok. we're by far fender rolling experts.
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Old Jul 18, 2009 | 01:03 PM
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Sorry to dig up this old thread, but I have seen some guy or a shop on craigslist who rents out the eastwood roller and heat gun for 3 days for $40 bucks. I've just got my wheels and tires mounted and I'm so ready to put them on on car. However I cannot seem to find his ad on craigslist. Do you guys know his contact information? Just checking.... Thanks in advance.
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Old Jul 18, 2009 | 02:23 PM
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I have the eastwood roller & heat gun.. but I'm not the guy on craigslist, heh.

Mike
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Old Jul 20, 2009 | 01:06 AM
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It's cool. I just finished rolling/pulling my fenders. Thanks anyways.
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Old Jul 20, 2009 | 01:24 AM
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are they any good?
heh, like that needs to be asked.
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Old Jul 20, 2009 | 01:28 PM
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idk if any one is interested but my borhter is going up there this weekend to roll fenders. give him a call at 6192002093 or email spunkysandoval@yahoo.com

ask for isaac

hes done tons and tons of cars even some peoples cars on here. this is his second or third trip up there just to roll fenders so if you want it done give him a call.
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