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rolling gards

Started by f.i.t. · 6 Sept 2008 · 9 replies

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f.i.t.Archived member
hey all wats the best way to roll gards as my new rim's r scubing to the **** thankz
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1986VLArchived member
best way is to go to the technical section and read the thread how to roll your guards... if ur not that confident doing it urself then check yellow pages as there is a bloke around sydney that has a roller and he comes to you...
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HingoArchived member
Needs to be done with a guard roller... I have one, its a contraption that bolts to your hub with a wheel and an adjustable arm that you roll over the lip and slowly roll it up further and further. The VL's have double thickness metal on the front half of the rear guards and its pretty tough to roll it back. It can crack the paint if its not heated and kept heated while rolling or if your paint is ****ty and or a rusty Most tyre shops will have them.
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WholesaleSuspensionArchived member
The front's are almost garaunteed to buckle, look at the very top of the arch at the hole/weld join. We do guard-rolling in-house, using a heat gun, hub rolling tool and care. Regards, Luke
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HingoArchived member
How do you get around that front guard creasing at that screw hole??? I wont roll front guards purely because of that...
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Psi_WagonArchived member
ive done it plenty of time by hand using a dolly and a soft-face mallet, never have any warping problems?
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NZ EVLHSVArchived member
I use a heat gun and a rubber hammer on all my cars... works a treat Guard rollers do work well though... I just don't have one
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HingoArchived member
Oh yeah its the only way you can do it properly on the rears without damaging the paint. The fronts are bit different but and would be best done by hand.
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f.i.t.Archived member
thankz boyz for all the help dun them by hand and it worked great thankz
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koreyArchived member
Hi Guys I am renting out a guard rolling machine and a heat gun for $60 a day I am located in Pakenham 043261463
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