Fender Rolling 101

[Schwinn Sales West]

These are pretty handy as well.
Old school.

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I believe the two "cast iron" dollies on each end of your picture were made by a company called Surry (sp?). It was the same company that made the cast aluminum wheel truing stands. It was a 1950's common bike shop tool. They were handy. The male dolly we had in our shop was broken by some "knuckle head" that hammered on the drilled end. We had both Balloon and also a Middleweight dolly sets.

John

 

[WetDogGraphix]

I believe the two "cast iron" dollies on each end of your picture were made by a company called Surry (sp?). It was the same company that made the cast aluminum wheel truing stands. It was a 1950's common bike shop tool. They were handy. The male dolly we had in our shop was broken by some "knuckle head" that hammered on the drilled end. We had both Balloon and also a Middleweight dolly sets.

John

I'll have to look at mine to see if they have any markings on them.....

 

[PlasticNerd]

Great thread Jose! I’ve had great success with my English wheel taking dents out of fenders also

 

[SJ_BIKER]

EXAMPLE #9
A local bicycle guy asked me to look over the damage on his Schwinn hornet rear fender. The fender suffered some road rash from a fall. I could see that the fender brace actually prevented major damage from the fall. So I accepted the challenge and began to work on it yesterday. The fender brace had to be drilled out and that revealed low spots in front and back of the fender brace on the fender. Light pressure with back and forth rolling had to be done first. Paint began to peal in spots so I had to sand off the loose stuff and scraped of the rest off with a sharp box cutter. More sanding left the top surface bare and I added more pressure on the roller. With a little more attention to high and low spots it came back to original form in no time.

With the work done the costumer requested that the fender brace be riveted back in place(used my rivet squeezer and set the brace back in its place as the brace was unaffected from the fall). He will paint it and blend it to his liking.

 

[Wolfmac]

I’ve considered buying a fender roller for years. What’s your recommendation. Any model to avoid?

 

[Schwinn Sales West]

I’ve considered buying a fender roller for years. What’s your recommendation. Any model to avoid?

I would not overlook English Wheels. At the end of the day, it all comes down to the available selection of mandrels you can choose. You do not need much "Reach Distance" to work just bicycle fenders.

It's on my "Someday Tool to buy list" also. I bought a bead roller this year and love it.

John

 

[SJ_BIKER]

Not many on the market. Unless someone starts fabricating them. Don't know many people that let them go easily. I have 3 all different models. The ones with the bike wheel seem to give move control for small spots needing work. Otherwise I hear the small English wheels that harbor freight sells are ok with some minor adjustments...guess those have too much play...

 

[SJ_BIKER]

Refer to page 3 for the various ones made. There are also dolly sets that were made too specifically for bicycle fenders. Some CABERS have posted pics of those.

 

[Wolfmac]

Great tutorial. I think I’ll head down to HF and have a look at the English wheel. I certainly have plenty of fenders to practice on

 

[SJ_BIKER]

Great tutorial. I think I’ll head down to HF and have a look at the English wheel. I certainly have plenty of fenders to practice on

They may have them online....but you can ask if they still have them....otherwise Amazon might have variations...or they bought them up as Amazon does....