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Quick poll has anyone who rolled their fenders experienced any paint Cracking/chipping??

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Old 04-16-2001, 12:22 AM
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Quick poll has anyone who rolled their fenders experienced any paint Cracking/chipping??
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Old 04-16-2001, 03:05 AM
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Default Also mention how many months past build date the car was when you rolled it. And Color.
I suspect paint aging _may_ affect chipping.
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Default I haven't, but I was told from someone who has...
... that properly heating the fenders prior to rolling is an absolute must to prevent paint cracking.
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No cracking or chipping...mine was done by a professional at a body shop
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6 months after build date. Rolled, slight 1" crack on one side.
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Any good shops that can do this in New Jersey?
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Default I just foud out Yesterday. Mine started to crack on one side?
how should i go about fixing it??
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Yep, what about 'softening' paint a bit before rolling ?
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Default Jim, you know the paint on my 2000 S4 didn't flake off one bit
...and you found that strange? Well, on my Avant, a little scrape from someone hitting it, chipped the paint off. And, my front bumper looks like a Jackson Pollock painting with all the paint flaking off the black bumper.

I wonder if they changed the formula a bit.
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