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hey was wondering if anyone could help me out... i want my guards flared/rolled and im wondering if theres any mobile business's that are around brisbane, as cars off the road atm so i need them to come to me.

iv searched but with no luck so i thought id ask here

thanks

josh

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Its a hit and miss affair. sometimes the paint cracks regardless of what precautions are taken. Its the risk you take.

Doin mine on the weekend, Will be interesting to see if i can gitterdone without busting the paint.

in my experience (got all 4 done on my R32), from what i have ben told by the guy who did mine, the paint should never crack if someone good is doing it

if you are FLARING the guards then its another story, but simply rolling should be fine if the paint is heated and a good technique is used..

Edited by WazR32GTSt
in my experience (got all 4 done on my R32), from what i have ben told by the guy who did mine, the paint should never crack if someone good is doing it

if you are FLARING the guards then its another story, but simply rolling should be fine if the paint is heated and a good technique is used..

what i was going to say, if you dont want it cracked then ask him before.

mine cracked when we did it, but then again we did flare them a bit and didnt heat them, but gettin a resray so wasnt worried.

Spoke to kevin on the phone and he said he heat the paint up and roll them several times starting with a smaller angle working the lip back. Shouldn't damage the paint but depends on the condition and how old the paint is.

Seems like a pretty cool guy. $130 for him to come to brissie and could be cheaper if I go to him down the coast.

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