Refurbing your own alloys!

Zip · 17 Jul 2006 at 02:44

paradigm said:

Lol at the appropriateness of the news paper

paradigm · 17 Jul 2006 at 10:56

Psycrow said:
Looks awesome, might give mine a try if I get really bored Did you just spray them outside too?

On another note, your car is so lovely. I really have a soft spot for the Cupra R, best looking hot hatch in my opinion.

I sprayed them in the garage, the wind would have played havok otherwise. And thanks about the car

Zip said:
Lol at the appropriateness of the news paper

I honestly hadn't noticed that

Firestar_3x · 17 Jul 2006 at 11:17

gurdas said:
Not amazing but it looks ok, I like the colour.

Must be the lack of a Mercedes or AMG badge thats putting you off?

I wouldn't say dust is the biggest enemy of spraying wheels, more like dropping the can lid onto the fresh paint

but the less said about that the better

paradigm · 17 Jul 2006 at 11:19

Firestar_3x said:
I wouldn't say dust is the biggest enemy of spraying wheels, more like dropping the can lid onto the fresh paint but the less said about that the better

I didn't drop the lid, the spray nozzle fell off when I went to press it

Sp00n · 17 Jul 2006 at 11:33

That looks great, i reckon you should have gone anthracite on the colour but it still looks decent either way

Sirrel Squirrel · 17 Jul 2006 at 15:48

Sirrel Squirrel said:
I've heard that name before as well as it goes, so that must be a good thing, I've emailed them for a basic quote so shall see what sort of cost I'm looking at.

spit and polish are expensive lol, just got a quote from them and its going to be about £55 + VAT per wheel :eek:

stig · 17 Jul 2006 at 16:56

wow that looks nice!

what happens if you hit the alloys will the paint flake at all?

ironman · 17 Jul 2006 at 17:00

Firestar_3x said:
Must be the lack of a Mercedes or AMG badge thats putting you off?

No don't be such a dumbass. Was talking about the quality of the job. I do like the colour, it suits the car very well.

Sirrel Squirrel · 17 Jul 2006 at 17:02

stig said:
wow that looks nice! what happens if you hit the alloys will the paint flake at all?

if you hit them on a curb you'll get lovely scratches all the way round the rim and chipped paint

MrMatteh · 17 Jul 2006 at 17:24

I did my alloys a while ago

what a bloody mission!

The wheels were in good condition, in the fact that there were no kurb marks, but the lacquer had started to peel off and one wheel coulndt even hold a seal with the tyre!

http://physix.org/cars/turbines/refurb/DSC_0008.JPG
http://physix.org/cars/turbines/refurb/DSC_0013.JPG
http://physix.org/cars/turbines/refurb/DSC_0014.JPG
http://physix.org/cars/turbines/refurb/IMAGE_00207.jpg
http://physix.org/cars/turbines/refurb/IMAGE_00205.jpg

Really pleased with the result

paradigm · 17 Jul 2006 at 17:34

MrMatteh, I think it was your thread that I remembered when I decided to do my wheels.