Would anyone be interested?

I would be more concerned with the corrosion on the bare metal from cutting it.

When the paint cracked when I rolled mine the e-coat was still in tact so there is no bare metal showing.

You guys can do whatever you want to your cars, but I made the best choice for my car.
 
Marcus said:
I would think the same applies if you cut it and use the plastic trim pieces. There's no perfect solution.

I'm torn between either way, but I need to do something. So what do you guys who cut it use? An angle grinder and cutoff wheel? I've never handled one in my life.
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Yes use a cutoff wheel.
The smaller the dia. wheel, the easier it is to handle and keep straight, but the faster it will wear down.
You can find some steel to practice on, take your time go slow.
And the obvious.... use safety glasses.

There are a thousand ways to tape the area off and paint the exposed metal.
Por-15 would be a good choice for the cars exposed to salt, weather.

Anyhow, there is no right or wrong in rolling vs cutting.
Just Info, that's all.
 
All I did was use a sharpie to mark the area I wanted to cut back to and then used a flap wheel on my grinder and grind it off till it was where I wanted. Made a perfectly smooth edge and took all of 5 minutes per side. It took longer to jack the car up and remove the wheels.
 
Cool. Sounds simple enough. That's the route I would prefer over rolling.

Ape, I was referring to the fact that the stock plastic liners slip over the inside edge of the fender lip and will collect mud, salt, etc. under it. When I pulled mine off a while back, the inside of them were moist and filled with mud and traces of salt, even though the weather had been dry for a while. If I were to use John's liners (which I probably would) I'd definitely want to seal them with silicone or something in addition to using POR-15 or whatever on the bare metal.
 
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