Finally found some new wheels for the MR2

Dup · 23 Oct 2009 at 11:27

MrSix said:
Has anybody ever refurbished wheels themselves and painted them with rattle cans?

I'm a competant sprayer and I'm not at all concerned about the finish I will get from doing this myself, however I was wondering how well the laquers found at Halfords etc. in the cans will stand up to wheel cleaning solutions?

I don't want to take my time refurbing the wheels myself to have the laquer dissolve the next time I use my bilberry wheel cleaner or similar.

My other alternative is to have them refurbed @ £50 a corner by my local spray/body shop.

I can test some bilberry on my computer case if you want. It has halfords clear on there, about 4/5 light passes.

Vix · 23 Oct 2009 at 11:44

My black ones were rattle can jobs, but as they are black, I've never bothered with a wheel cleaner afterwards

MrSix · 23 Oct 2009 at 12:11

What I don't want to do is spend 1/2 the amount on a DIY job and then have to redo them twice as often as if I had just spent more in the first place...I'm also thinking that industrial laquer used by bodyshops is going to be a damn sight harder than the stuff in Halfords tins.

mjt · 23 Oct 2009 at 12:19

well that looks a lot better

i like how he had both nexen and linglong :cool:

MeAnBoY · 23 Oct 2009 at 12:49

Will be following this thread, i wanna refurb my wheels too!

Clarkey · 23 Oct 2009 at 13:05

MrSix said:
What I don't want to do is spend 1/2 the amount on a DIY job and then have to redo them twice as often as if I had just spent more in the first place...I'm also thinking that industrial laquer used by bodyshops is going to be a damn sight harder than the stuff in Halfords tins.

Correct, 2k clear is considerably more resilient, that's why they use it on cars. The 1k rattle can stuff is solvent-sensitive, UV sensitive, generally not good. 2k clear is better, but powder coating is even better still.

MrSix · 23 Oct 2009 at 13:09

I do know a powdercoating place near me but it's more industrial stuff and so I'm not sure if "sparkly silver" will be in their colour options!

cee-S-dee · 23 Oct 2009 at 16:30

These were the ones on imoc right? 8J all round? Nice wheels, shame they are not staggered though.

What size tyres you going for? 205 is gonna look pretty stretched on a 8j rim

MrSix · 23 Oct 2009 at 17:12

Yeah these are the ones and they are infact staggered! Dunno what the dude was saying, tyres are 205 front and 235 rear.

cee-S-dee · 23 Oct 2009 at 21:08

Ahhh thats a lot better then that they are staggered. Are they 7j front 8j rear? Get a good set of 205's for the front and 225's for the rear. I run falken 452's on mine and they have been great for me on the mr2.

Fr0dders · 23 Oct 2009 at 21:14

excellent choice

suit the car down to the ground.

Fr0dders · 23 Oct 2009 at 21:16

MrSix said:
Has anybody ever refurbished wheels themselves and painted them with rattle cans?

I'm a competant sprayer and I'm not at all concerned about the finish I will get from doing this myself, however I was wondering how well the laquers found at Halfords etc. in the cans will stand up to wheel cleaning solutions?

I don't want to take my time refurbing the wheels myself to have the laquer dissolve the next time I use my bilberry wheel cleaner or similar.

My other alternative is to have them refurbed @ £50 a corner by my local spray/body shop.

bilberry is all about dilution

start at about 15:1 dilution ratio

and work your way up till you get the desired cleaning effect.

cee-S-dee · 23 Oct 2009 at 21:23

BTW a good site for paints is http://www.wheelpaints.co.uk/ I'm in the same boat as you at the moment. I got alloys coming out of my ears to refurb.

I got 10! Advan AVS VS5 alloys in different sizes widths and offsets. 6 in the picture and 4 currently on the car, and a set of buddy clubs in 16". I'm thinking of doing the Advans in BMW platinum bronze. Will be interesting to see how yours turn out mate.