Best way to make wheel wells?

**Death By Snu Snu.** · 04-11-2008 05:15 PM

I have 3/4'' risers with my RII's on my 60'' dancer.

I want to have the trucks a little loose, yet when they are tightened(so much in fact that the washer thingies are slicing into the bushings.) they still bite a bit.

I'm looking to put in some wheel wells before I put a finish on my board.

What would be the best way to accomplish this?

Oh here is the board:

**arcane** · 04-11-2008 05:28 PM

Drum sander or simply a can wrapped with coarse grain sand paper. As always test on something else first.

**pete..** · 04-11-2008 05:30 PM

i just posted this somewhere else

loosen trucks up all the way/take off your top bushing, wrap sandpaper around wheel, push wheel against deck and turn.

it takes a while and is rough on your hands, but they'll be in exactly the right place for your wheel size, and match where your trucks hit.

**nicthekid220** · 04-11-2008 05:32 PM

get a file and make shoddy ass wells and ruin a great board. thats how i do it. just take the file to the area you think the wheels would make contact and file away!

jk, dont do that.

**SteveC** · 04-11-2008 05:34 PM

Gang linked belt sanders...

**Death By Snu Snu.** · 04-11-2008 05:45 PM

Aight cool, drum sander it is!

**arcane** · 04-11-2008 05:50 PM

Yeah drum sanders are handy. If you don't have access to equipment like that and/or have no money the paper/can has always works great. The bigger the can the bigger the wells.

**SteveC** · 04-11-2008 05:54 PM

If you want to spend a bit of time, then save time later.

The arm needs to be extended out a bit to clear the board.
I've seen one similar to this that was powered too

**xabermanx** · 04-11-2008 06:26 PM

death by snu snu...

this is flipping hilarious:

**Death By Snu Snu.** · 04-11-2008 06:56 PM

Originally Posted by xabermanx

death by snu snu...

this is flipping hilarious:

haha yeah I love it

Arcane- I have access to a drum sander

**Loki440** · 04-12-2008 02:32 AM

honestly a file and some time is your best method, or the can method, cause you can screw up wheels wells in a hurry if you dont know how with a drum sander or what not

**Death By Snu Snu.** · 04-12-2008 06:23 AM

Originally Posted by Loki440

honestly a file and some time is your best method, or the can method, cause you can screw up wheels wells in a hurry if you dont know how with a drum sander or what not

Im just going to have a master carpenter do it

I marked how deep/wide/long I want them and using his shop(same one we built the board with) to do it.

**Doors** · 04-12-2008 06:43 AM

Belt sander.

**jaxxstatic** · 03-02-2009 11:24 AM

Originally Posted by pete..

i just posted this somewhere else

loosen trucks up all the way/take off your top bushing, wrap sandpaper around wheel, push wheel against deck and turn.

it takes a while and is rough on your hands, but they'll be in exactly the right place for your wheel size, and match where your trucks hit.

I'm actually thinking about trying this method (I have a dremel, but I don't know if that's enough to get the job done..maybe after).
How did you get the griptape to stay securely on the wheel? Doublesided tape's not doing it for me, and I don't want to ruin a set of wheels with superglue or whatnot...

**jspats40** · 03-02-2009 11:32 AM

Originally Posted by pete..

i just posted this somewhere else

loosen trucks up all the way/take off your top bushing, wrap sandpaper around wheel, push wheel against deck and turn.

it takes a while and is rough on your hands, but they'll be in exactly the right place for your wheel size, and match where your trucks hit.

Originally Posted by SteveC

If you want to spend a bit of time, then save time later.

The arm needs to be extended out a bit to clear the board.
I've seen one similar to this that was powered too

combine = pwnzors!

**Maxx** · 05-09-2009 10:39 AM

Hey I saw these drum sander attachment things in a hardware store. They said they could just be hooked up into a drill. Do these things work?

**samsurfer** · 08-16-2010 03:10 PM

Originally Posted by Maxx

Hey I saw these drum sander attachment things in a hardware store. They said they could just be hooked up into a drill. Do these things work?

Yes they do work but it takes a while. The best way for me is using a belt sander.

**nohillsindaviscalifornia** · 07-29-2011 10:32 PM

lol, i'm actually making wheel wells for a bhnc i chopped this afternoon. i'm using the can method with 50-grit gator sand paper. it's taking a while, but no too long. i'm about a little less than 1/4 of the job done after 30 mins. i like this method; the wheel wells that are coming out look mighty pro

**marcelo** · 03-02-2012 01:49 PM

can you explain to me the "can method" ? you attach the can to some tool or you do the work with your hand?
I just did my wheel wells using a drill attachment , is far from being pretty but they made wheel bite on my brad edwards with 1/4 riser impossible !!!