Abstract: A method and apparatus for dressing coils of hot rolled strips, especially coilbox coils. A coil is placed in a coil support frame in such a way that it is rotatably supported about its axis. The coil frame is capable of taking up traction forces which act upon the hot strip. The traction mechanism of a traction device is secured to the end of the strip at the beginning of the coil. The strip is at least partially uncoiled from the coil via the traction mechanism. The thus uncoiled beginning of the strip is introduced into a roller truing machine until the strip is grasped by the truing rolls of the roller truing machine and is drawn into the latter.