cs2000 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Hey all, Due to me needing some more clearance in my arches, I have ordered an arch roller to roll the inside lip up. I know there are companies that do this for a fee, but Arch Enemy wanted 100 for 2 arches. Having done it before, I know that as long as you use heat, and your arches aren't already damaged, and you take it slow, its relatively easy to do it yourself. Just wondered if anyone else wanted to borrow mine after I'm done with it, its kinda a one shot deal isn't it? When you've bought it, you use it once, and then what... hence my offer. Obviously, if anyone does want to borrow it, any damage you do to your car/paint is on your head, I'm just loaning the tool. When it arrives and its all done il stick some pictures up. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack wellZ Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Should of hit up the z shed I heard bob is pretty good at arch rolling, know this doesn't help now you've bought one 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
350zedd Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Its a simple job, and buying one is cheaper than getting a garage to do it. But as you say, its a one shot deal. Can you imagine how many arch rollers are laying dormant in peoples sheds around the UK. Maybe we need a roller location map on here to save people having to buy them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 i d say i use my roller at least once every couple of months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cs2000 Posted April 22, 2016 Author Share Posted April 22, 2016 i d say i use my roller at least once every couple of months Haha yeah, but I think you guys are a bit special For most people, they may at the very most do it each time they changer a car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCox350Z Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Yeah, same here! Since I rolled my arches back in October last year, I've not even picked my roller up! So if anyone in and around Wiltshire needs to use one for DIY, I'll happily rent/loan it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowhereboy Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 I did mine with a hammer Looks absolutely spot on too. It's not for the faint of heart tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggalo Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 (edited) Can't help thinking it would stress the paint and promote corrosion down the road? Edited April 23, 2016 by Juggalo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock_Steady Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 I did mine with a hammer Looks absolutely spot on too. It's not for the faint of heart tho Brave brave man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cs2000 Posted April 25, 2016 Author Share Posted April 25, 2016 I did mine with a hammer Looks absolutely spot on too. It's not for the faint of heart tho Brave brave man. I've done mine too, but only got it to about a 45 drug angle, bought a roller to finish it off. I did end up cracking the paint however as both my arches have rust spots and the cracks started there, but I was using a heat gun on the other areas and they're fine Honestly, it's not THAT hard, you just need to take it slow, and use heat. As for corrosion, general advice to to clean the lip well, do the rolling and then re-seal the newly formed lip with something like silicon so you don't get water sat in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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