Fender Rolling 101

[SJ_BIKER]

Let take a look at some of the units made available over the years. If there any any home made ones out there or any I missed please post some pics. Quick search resulted in these units.

 

[49autocycledeluxe]

here's how not to "fix' a dented fender

 

[SJ_BIKER]

here's how not to "fix' a dented fender

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Been there don't that. In the early days of working out dents pre rolling tool, I did get good results getting out small dents and pings out with a hammer and door hinge pin with use of hard surface as my back support but long dents not so much.

 

[WillWork4Parts]

I wonder if the Pfaff roller was actually made by them or if the balance wheel was just robbed from one of their sewing machines. If I were going to fabricate one, that's surely what I would do.

 

[WetDogGraphix]

Great thread.... One thing I learned on rolling was be very patient with it, don't get too aggressive...



Many years ago I stumbled on these dyes.. wasn't sure what I needed them for, but boy howdy. These fit balloon tire fenders perfectly and are handy for some of the binks & bonks that maybe using the roller would be overkill. (I also have another smaller pair for narrower fenders.)

 

[SirMike1983]

Great thread.... One thing I learned on rolling was be very patient with it, don't get too aggressive...

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Many years ago I stumbled on these dyes.. wasn't sure what I needed them for, but boy howdy. These fit balloon tire fenders perfectly and are handy for some of the binks & bonks that maybe using the roller would be overkill. (I also have another smaller pair for narrower fenders.)
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I use a wooden block and dolly, hammer, and mallet to fix dents in fenders. Worked carefully, they can do wonders. The work is slow though, that's for sure. I recently did a badly dented set of stainless Traveler fenders. The front in particular had a big dent in it. It took the better part of an afternoon to remove the dents, clean, and polish, but they look good. Rolling is probably a lot faster, but if you are persistent, basic tools will fix a lot of problems.

 

[Schwinn Sales West]

Great thread, many good suggestions.

When working with any "thin metals" the biggest issue will be returning the original shape without further stretching the metal. The previous advice of working the area slow and steady, taking only "small corrections" at a time is very important. After it has been over worked, over thinned, stretched, it's had to put the Genie back into the bottle. They make hard nylon hammers for hammering metal that will help prevent stretching and marring. Every time you hit the inside of the fender with a common "ball peen" hammer you are creating a small, stretched circle that will add to your problems. It's much easier to fix a dent, than it is to correct a "previous owners" screwed up attempt.

I have a bead roller with the factory supplied crank. I can see why you would want to change to a large wheel instead of a crank for power. It gives you greater control and the handle is never "out of position", the circular wheel is always in your sweet spot.

John

 

[49autocycledeluxe]

I'm more of a hammer and dolly guy, though if anyone has a roller for free I'll take it.

I made a dolly for fat Schwinn fenders from a piece of tubing the right size.

 

[detroitbike]

Many years ago I stumbled on these dyes.. wasn't sure what I needed them for, but boy howdy. These fit balloon tire fenders perfectly and are handy for some of the binks & bonks that maybe using the roller would be overkill. (I also have another smaller pair for narrower fenders.)
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I have a set of these and always thought they were for fender repair

 

[SJ_BIKER]

EXAMPLE # 5
Old repair. Torpedo light was smashed into fender. Careful pressure was able save the paint with minor blemishes.

Here is the after photo. Ended well in this example.