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1ST0KGT
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I saw that a member did it on one of his cars and wanted to do it as well to prevent a shitty fender rolling job. Anyone has this done on there mustang? Is it bad? Opinions would help
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RIP Willie Guzman (5LTRSVT)
04/24/87-11/23/12
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Luke87GT
Lay'n more stripes
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I've done it on a fox.
Go slow, take breaks, and don't allow too much heat to be generated to the point where your paint burns off the fender. It's a bit awkard to have your head in the wheel-well and have metal shavings fall on you so wear eye/head protection.
I found it's best to use a grinder to shave the bulk of it off and use a dremel to smooth towards the end.
The metal does get pretty thin on that fender though once it's shaved so do it at your own risk.
Best of luck.
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Stangless
Posts: 7802 | From: San Mateo | Registered: Jul 2000
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1ST0KGT
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I was planning on using a small grinder and going steady and to prevent sharp edges I was going to use a thicker blade to smooth it out
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RIP Willie Guzman (5LTRSVT)
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1RaW03SvT
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the spot welds that hold the quarter panel to the body need to stay there for structural intergrity!! cutting the spot welds off when "shaving" the quarters/fenders i tthink will cause alot of issues down the line!! rust/weaknes in the chassis!! just my opinion from knowledge in auto body my whole life!!
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1RaW03SvT
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[ February 25, 2012, 11:48 PM: Message edited by: 1RaW03SvT ]
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50DADDY
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Your gonna have water going in your car there too.Once you cut the spot welds off those two pieces are gonna wanna separate.Dont ask how i know.
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1ST0KGT
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HMMM damn there is no way to get these fenders nice and thin without causing problems along the line i guess i have to look around for an extremly good fender roller i found an add on craigslist and he says he is the best in nor cal and he comes to houses and does it for people but idk. I need these suckers done before knotts so i got some time haha
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RIP Willie Guzman (5LTRSVT)
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1RaW03SvT
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what year car is it!!!
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