An Idea; Forum Arch Roller?

OK just an idea I've been toying with and need a bit of feedback;

I want to get my arches rolled, but can't be assed to pay £100+ to get it done at the moment as I don't have the funds spare.

Would anyone be interested in buying an arch roller and heat gun between us to DIY, then sell it on afterwards?

If 10 of us wanted to do it, for example, we could all put in £25 or £30 and get a roller and gun for £250 - £300 all in, all do our arches and when we're finished sell it on for less. This means if we sell it for say £150ish (a bargain for the buyer), we'll all get £15 back and have rolled arches.

Feel free to tell me this is a crap idea and arch rolling is really difficult to do..

I believe Brad has one (Smooth Customz) unsure on his prices though!

take that as a no from you?

i guess it will be a bit of a mission to find 10+ people who all want their arches rolled at once

I'll have to look elsewhere then

Well when I finally get my bodywork done I will just get it all done at once as I want something a bit more special them just rolling them

All i'll say is, prepare to pay for paintwork!

yeah as lee says its really really really hard to get arches to roll without cracking or damaging the paint in some way normally espeicially the rears as they are double skinned and very hard to do normally.

bum. well that's put that idea out of the window.. looks like im a bit screwed with the borbets then! haha :pale:

I might have to bite the bullet and take it over mv's then, read somewhere he can get a company in to do it

My arches rub when I carry passengers and I have plastic trims over my arches, was thinking of getting them rolled, or even cut. Is this not a good idea then? What else would anyone recommend?

Buey wrote:

My arches rub when I carry passengers and I have plastic trims over my arches, was thinking of getting them rolled, or even cut. Is this not a good idea then? What else would anyone recommend?

Similar problem, I've got the plastic arches as well, was wondering whether I should just take a grinder to them and then paint a bit of underseal or whatnot in there?

hasekna wrote:

Buey wrote:

My arches rub when I carry passengers and I have plastic trims over my arches, was thinking of getting them rolled, or even cut. Is this not a good idea then? What else would anyone recommend?

Similar problem, I've got the plastic arches as well, was wondering whether I should just take a grinder to them and then paint a bit of underseal or whatnot in there?

did you not think to cut the metal lips off while the g60's were being put on?
you need to stop smoking that wacky backy

i used a big hammer

didnt effect your paint eather eh billy?

nope not one bit

MarkGTX wrote:

didnt effect your paint eather eh billy?

let me re phrase that. didnt effect your rust either eh billy?

if you got plastic arches, take them off, cut them, then get some mole grips on the lip, wobble the lip a bit untill its easy to wack with a giant hammer, then put your plastics back on, no1 will ever know....

a hammer is the best tool in the world