how to roll arches?

[novaspence]

does any1 no how to roll the arches so i can fit bigger alloys on? help me please :thumb:

[bigbened]

hold a block on the outside of the arch and knock the lip round witha a hammer, but be ready to seal the arches afterwards

[JSeymour]

bodyshops have a device that does it. what size/offset wheels you putting on?

[novaspence]

either 16" or 17". u got any ideas on what would luk best

[19-NoZ-19]

16" would be best and would also depend on offset as said above,i wouldnt go any less than an offset of 45 mate

[novaspence]

cheers m8. u got any other advice for styling? email me if u have. spence_666@hotmail.co.uk :thumb:

[Martin]

Look thru the features section

[staggy_gsi]

ive heard that you can make a arch rolling tool using a jack and a skateboard wheel. i havent seen it myself but you bolt it to the hub, wind the jack out and roll it around the arch, winding the jack out a little more each time. dont know whether it works well or not though....

[lee coley]

Did Blue Peter make it?Or the A-Team? Only messin sounds like a plan!

You need to warm the paint up so it doesnt crack.

[ade]

GRIND!

just dont go too mad and remember to seal it properly afterwards!

[sim0ng]

as ade said, use an angel grinder... a diamond tipped cutting blade would probably be the best thing to use and just slice the lip off. Am considering doing it on mine but will only be fitting 14's with a 185 tyre so don't think theres much point.

[Steve]

Dont be tempted to roll them back, what will happen is you'll make a nice little pocket for all the crud to sit in which will no doubt rot them them out, plus if you do it wrong you'll get ripples/ cracks in the paint.

far better to just gring them off and seal them up to keep away the rot.

[SRlew]

um i dont like grinding them off i did mine and i regret it, im going to roll the when i replace them.

when bodyshops do it will they warm the paint up then to stop it cracking?

[sim0ng]

if they know what theyre doing they should

[SRlew]

ah right thats good to know, might look into getting both my cars arches rolled then.

any one had problems with rolled arches?

[sim0ng]

sounds like it if you read some other replies... they collect dirt in them which sits there and lets them rust easier and quicker

[SRlew]

um i wouldnt have thought theyd get to bad.

anyone just put seamsealer in the gap the sprayed/sealed it?

[Saloony]

um i wouldnt have thought theyd get to bad.

anyone just put seamsealer in the gap the sprayed/sealed it?
Ill let you know how i get on.. ive just bought the rolling tool, so will be doing her nova and my cav.

[SRlew]

yeh thatd be cool cheers saloony!

[novaboyopr]

when i did mine i made my sell a big proplem. young and dumb ya know. when i rebuilt the shell i sorted it out thou. before that they were a rippley as the sea

[staggy_gsi]

GRIND!

just dont go too mad and remember to seal it properly afterwards!

but if you grind it you also grind away all the spot welds that hold the quarter to the inner. i think you should roll them back, as long as you fill the lip with plenty of silicone sealer as youre doing it then no crap can get in

[novaspence]

chers guys. i might just get someone to do it properly for me, might be easyer, does anyone no anybody on here that will do it cheap??

[Riggy]

Ill let you know how i get on.. ive just bought the rolling tool, so will be doing her nova and my cav.


lol take it to the scrap yard and practice on them lol

then when your good at it post your address on here and we can all come down and have an arch rolling party :thumb:

[Saloony]

Just so happens that i have a spare cavalier down the yard to practice on. And i know nova arches are square but have you seen the thickness on the rear arches of a cav, that'll be a challenge so if it works im the man.

[london_chris]

an easy way is to get 2 solid rods and weld em together to make a t shape, stick the longer piece between the wheel and arch and twist it along and it will roll the lip upwards

[SRlew]

lol take it to the scrap yard and practice on them lol

then when your good at it post your address on here and we can all come down and have an arch rolling party :thumb:

pmsl lol

sounds good to me lol

[Saloony]

Well finally got the tool yesterday (and no i dont mean bottlethroddy turned up) so started on me breaker (cav), armed with the rolling tool, a black 'n' decker paint stripper (for the heat) and a **** load of muscle i was off. For my first go it came out spot on, the little quarter piece was a **** to do, theres a gut load of strength in it, but armed with the hammer i shoulder on. And its spot on.

[Mike]

mine were cut off along time ago, with a disc cutter and steel blade disc :D

never ever had any problems lol its the fronts that catch now lmfao!!

[Jon_nova1]

everybody could bring food to the arch rolling party, like sausage rolls, rolly polly, maybe swiss roll:cool:

[Saloony]

everybody could bring food to the arch rolling party, like sausage rolls, rolly polly, maybe swiss roll:cool:**** it, we'll set up a bbqlol

[Pillar]

but if you grind it you also grind away all the spot welds that hold the quarter to the inner. i think you should roll them back, as long as you fill the lip with plenty of silicone sealer as youre doing it then no crap can get in :eek: NO NO NO dont use silicone sealer! just use some brush on seam sealer itll be fine

[lee coley]

grind em down to the spot welds and yhen gently tap up the lip warm the paint up first as this will syop the paint cracking and the metal will bend easyer when warm,then paint the bare metal leave to dry and use some waxoil to protect the arch and pay atention to the arch when washind the car put the hose pipe in the arches to remove and salt water etc.

[Tim]

grinding will take all of the strength out of the panel, so dont do that. either have a go at rolling them yourself or have someone else do it for you, keep as mutch metal as possible.

as said before heat to prevent the paint cracking and underseal when done.

Tim