This paper presents a set of benchmark examples for evaluating finite elements to calculate the binder wrap surface of a draw die in sheet metal forming analysis and an extensive examination to evaluate the capability of a simple eight-node quadrilateral finite element in calculating binder wrap surfaces. The benchmarks consist of five cylindrical plate bending problems. They were selected for their strong geometric nonlinear deformations, typical of those of binder wraps, and by the existence of exact solutions. They are the best example problems available which resemble the binder wrap deformations and also have closed-form solutions. Numerical results obtained for the benchmarks from the quadrilateral element compare well with the exact solutions in all cases, thereby demonstrating the applicability of the element in binder wrap surface calculations.