It screws on. You can remove it easily. You can also weld it on it you like, I personally dont like the look of welded on roll pans. I painted mine myself for $60 using polyurethane from the local paint supply store.
My pan will be here Monday, I was about to ask everybody how the painted theirs..I've never painted anything lol..that being said, how tough was the polyurethane paint to use? Its coming "raw" so not sure what prep work I'll need