rolling arches

[nik_plant]

has anyone rolled there arches on there escort,

any suggestions on the best way to do it?

[BeigeAl]

I've rolled my arches on my escort but used a hammer. I understand that using a round solid bar applied between the wheel and the arch (while rolling the car forwards) is the way to do it. It has to be a bar that is too tight a fit between the unrolled arch and tyre - effectively you are making the gap between tyre and arch bigger by trapping the bar between the two - the rolling weight of the car is used to overcome the resistance to bending of the arch.

Hope this helps?

[antz]

use an arch roller.

 

they fix to the cars hub and have a big Poly wheel on the which pushes the lip upwards and flattens it without damaging your paint

[nik_plant]

use an arch roller.

 

they fix to the cars hub and have a big Poly wheel on the which pushes the lip upwards and flattens it without damaging your paint

 

the only ones ive found are about 250 quid

[antz]

thats my problem

[Savvi]

I used a hammer and angle grinder

 

 

It didn't damage the paint either, did it just before Classic Ford as i found the wheels hit on full lock when i took it for MOT.

[nik_plant]

I used a hammer and angle grinder

 

 

It didn't damage the paint either, did it just before Classic Ford as i found the wheels hit on full lock when i took it for MOT.

 

did u just cut the lip in sections and fold them up?

[Savvi]

I cut a peice at each end of the section i needed to roll, then gently using the ball pane part of the hammer tapped it in between the cuts until it was folded all the way back on itself & flat.

 

I tended to use sharp swift swings of the hammer, my mate thought i was mad when he watch me

[GJUK]

Arch roller

[Mk2Jo]

I'm sure there's a proper Old Skool garage that will have an arch roller .... I will move this post to Old Skool Chat as your location is south London area and there are loads of the "old boys" in that area

[Stu_B]

I used an old jack handle between the tyre & the arch & got someone to roll the car back & forward. It did flake off the paint though. Apparently if you warm the paint first with a heat gun you get better results

 

Oh & watch out for filler

 

 

[nik_plant]

I'm sure there's a proper Old Skool garage that will have an arch roller .... I will move this post to Old Skool Chat as your location is south London area and there are loads of the "old boys" in that area

 

cheers mate

[GJUK]

I know someone in Nottingham with one...

[Von Thrash]

Did my front arches with this:

 

 

 

Only took a morning to make, cost nothing, already had the bits. And heating the paint to stop it cracking deffinately works.

 

Struggling with the rears though as they are double skinned.

[damageandy]

always use the scaff bar method myself, seems to work very well, hammer tends to ripple the outside of the arches.