Roll arches

[Dolan]

Iv had a search but couldn't find a thread that says how to do it
Could somebody post me a link

Or tell me the best way to do it to a Clio mk2

Or is it just a hammer lol

Also can you do it to the front plastic wings?

Thanks

 

[mozzer_morrey]

Get the grinder out? I used a dremmel to get rid of some unnecessary plastic at the front worked a treat.

 

[Kieran..]

Heat it up and either get a bar and roll it or yeah hammer it

 

[Dolan]

Am I best using a heat gun or is it not really needed?

 

[Wick]

Arch rolling tool + heat:

http://www.archenemy.co.uk/

 

[Kieran..]

It's defiantly needed

 

[Knuckles]

 

[JaredHasNoBrain]

Its needed!!! or your paintwork on the arches will be fucked to say the least :L

 

[Dolan]

I wanted to do it on the cheap tbh I could buy one for £100 then get someone do it for me or even rent one for £30

 

[Knuckles]

Rent one for 30

its pikey as f**k but I've seen people using metal poles to roll them by jamming them between the wheel and the arch and rolling the wheel round

 

[Kieran..]

I done mine like that then knocked the last bit by a hammer, just make sure the heat is there

 

[Dolan]

I can see my self cocking it up haha. Ill see how it is when my tyres are here first

 

[youngstig]

Kieran, how did you go about the rear bumper part of the arch? Did you take a dremel to it and trim it or?

 

[Kieran..]

All I did is heat it up a little, got a sharp Stanley knife and cut down it, so that at the top it's the same width as the actual arch

 

[youngstig]

Ahhhh I see, cheers

 

[Kieran..]

Ill take a picture tomorrow

 

[youngstig]

Yer that would be well handy, cheers fella

 

[Dolan]

One side worked a treat the other the paint has cracked right on the bend I will see what happens in the next few weeks ill try and bodge it up some home.

 

[ekaJ]

One side worked a treat the other the paint has cracked right on the bend I will see what happens in the next few weeks ill try and bodge it up some home.

Doh, was gonna try this myself at the weekend but maybe I wont now lol.

 

[Dolan]

Don't use a crap heat gun that works one minute and don't the next. It was fantastic on my first one then on the other side it was a epic fail lol

I might buy some clear paint protecter film and put it over the crack to try help it a little

 

[ekaJ]

Don't use a crap heat gun that works one minute and don't the next. It was fantastic on my first one then on the other side it was a epic fail lol

I might buy some clear paint protecter film and put it over the crack to try help it a little

I was gonna use a hair dryer tbf ha.

How did you do it? I could just do with bending the most inner bit in a bit. Was just gonna use a hammer?

 

[s0fty]

Just take it to the body shop they will blow it in mate. Should only take a morning to do and then pick it up in the afternoon.

Don't use a crap heat gun that works one minute and don't the next. It was fantastic on my first one then on the other side it was a epic fail lol

I might buy some clear paint protecter film and put it over the crack to try help it a little

 

[Dolan]

I used a rubber mallet. It worked a treat till the heat gun packed in.

What do u mean blow it?

 

[s0fty]

They will blow it in, the paint. You wont even see the repaire mate if you took it to a good body repaire place.

 

[Dolan]

They will blow it in, the paint. You wont even see the repaire mate if you took it to a good body repaire place.

Oh right cool thanks ill go get some quotes

 

[MG cup]

Having done it to my car the other day it is possible with a good heat gun, piece of softish plastic and hammer, have your hand on the outside of the quarter panel to absorb the hammer blows like you would with a dolly. Work your way round the arch while you get someone to hold said plastic to protect paint from hammer blows. The paint just bends if you get it hot.

I used the proper tool for the job which gives a better result, I gained 15mm at certain points with mine as it pushes the whole quarter out whereas the hammer just folds the lip a little more. I had to finish the front and rear portions with a hammer due to the arc the tool follows.

 

[Space Cadet]

​Excuse my ignorance, but does rolling the arches (rears) just bend the inner lip back further or does it actually flare the outer wing as well?