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Old 11-16-2004, 06:55 PM
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Anyone in Houston have one of those nice fender rolling machines? Either for renting or borrowing, I just need one.

For those of you that don't know what they are, here ya go:

http://www.eastwoodco.com/shopping/p...=fender+roller
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heres what you do. buy it. use it. return it saying you are not satisfied with there product.
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If nobody has one, I'll probably just buy one and rent it out to locals.
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damn, the price isn't that bad. to bad i got other stuff i'm looking at or i'd get one. or if you get one i'll be first to rent.
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I would have Richard do your fenders Tony...Does a really good job..
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I went ahead and bought the tool from Eastwood. Should arrive Friday.

I'm sure I'll use it plenty with as many cars as I go through.
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I was thinking about buying one too but I don't know if I would ever use it enough to get my money's worth.


Tony you want to rent me yours?
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can you actualy flare the finders with it? or is it just for bending the lip? it would be prety awesom if you could flare them....
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I might. I saw some other guy on an audi site renting his out for $50 for 5 days, and his waiting list was like 15 names haha.

Of course, a large deposit was required, to cover any damages or if someone keeps the tool. he was charging them $500. That would make sure they returned it!
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Originally Posted by sleepersilverado
can you actualy flare the finders with it? or is it just for bending the lip? it would be prety awesom if you could flare them....
You could flares some types of fenders, but not all shapes. If a car has flat fenders with no lip at all, it can probably create some. Of course, that would probably crack the paint and require paint work. NO thanks!
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yeah I have seen some others rent them out too. There is another member that rents his out and he charges $50 too. He has $300 deposit but his waiting list is LONG too. I might just break down and buy one and then sell it on ebay or rent it out.
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Here is the renter I found on the net:
http://www.robsaudiworld.com/fender.htm

But, he also included the heat gun in his package. I'd probably do the same.

Instead of renting it out, you could always just charge local guys $50 to come to your house and do it in your driveway. That would help pay for this pricey tool.
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Thats not a bad idea. I have a heat gun because my father does upholstery so that would be pretty easy.

Thanks for the idea Tony
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Tony im gonna need you to do my 68 for me or ill rent it from you.

Thanks

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Originally Posted by Nine Ball
I went ahead and bought the tool from Eastwood. Should arrive Friday.

I'm sure I'll use it plenty with as many cars as I go through.
Can you put me in line to rent it?

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I'll rent it from you Tony!
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damn, I should just buy 10 of these and retire from rentals haha.
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So does that mean we're on the list?

I would seriously like to rent it from ya.
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Or, I could just charge something for you guys to come over and we can roll the fenders at my place. That way there wouldn't be any deposit required. I'd prefer to do that, just to avoid having to hassle people about returning it etc...

How about $20 per fender? That would help cover the cost of the tool.
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Whatever, I just need to get mine done pretty bad.

30.00-40.00 for two fenders sounds reasonable.



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