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Post by FROG » Thu Jul 19, 2007 1:10 pm

Not Much Of A Panelbeater Ive Searched Threads..
How Hard Is It To Do Without Chippin Paint.... I Gotta Do Frnt And Rear... Any Tips Any One ????

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Post by bluesteel » Thu Jul 19, 2007 2:45 pm

theres a few ways to do it (apart from paying a panel beater of course)

theres the ol kopper log trick
get a kopper log big enough so the guard sits on the log when its jammed between the wheel and the guard
roll the car forward so the log rolls around the guard, and you hold it at the right angle to flatten the lip

or just grab a soft faced hammer and a heat gun
tap around the guard with the hammer (dont just belt the crap outta it) and use the heat gun to warm up the paint so its more plyable and isnt as prone to cracking
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Post by FROG » Thu Jul 19, 2007 2:50 pm

THANX MATE LOOKS LIKE IM ROLLIN ON THE WEEKEND :p

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Post by BrennyV » Thu Jul 19, 2007 2:59 pm

most auto shops sell them now round around the $200 mark
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Post by subelover » Thu Jul 19, 2007 3:05 pm

bluesteel has done a few gaurds..both ways lol but i just waked the crap outta mine 2 days ago all good now :) just rubber all over where the paint has chipped...lol still beats paying for it and i took oput some built up aggresion aswell...kidding :)
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Post by BlackMale » Mon Jul 23, 2007 1:28 pm

Has anybody brought 1 of those guard roller things that bolts to you hubs and then rolls around pumping the guards out?
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Post by Alex » Mon Jul 23, 2007 2:41 pm

yeh id like to know how they work, i will have to get it done to my liberty before i lower it..

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Post by BlackMale » Mon Jul 23, 2007 3:17 pm

Alex wrote:yeh id like to know how they work, i will have to get it done to my liberty before i lower it..
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I can tell you how they work if you like i am just not sure how well they work (ie the quality of the finished product)... sorry if that's what you meant.
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Post by Alex » Mon Jul 23, 2007 9:31 pm

yeh i don't want cracked paint and all that crap...needs to be neat and un-noticeable

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Post by BrennyV » Tue Jul 24, 2007 12:43 pm

Alex wrote:yeh i don't want cracked paint and all that crap...needs to be neat and un-noticeable

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heat the paint then :P
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