*HOW TO* do a wheel refurb

[LEWI007]

well the cost of doing mine was:

180 sandpaper - 30p
1200 sandpaper - 30p

anthracite aerosols x2 - 3.50 each so 7 quid
lacquer aerosol - 3.50

and polish what i already had.

so mine come to 11 pounds and 10 pence, and half a days work.

[Nova_Sean]

Didnt you prime?

If imm doing a dark colour, ie black/athracite. do i not need to prime?

Lewi, any pics of alloys on your car?

And a full set in less than a day?

[Benn]

You primer to cover sanding marks/filler.

[Nova_Tek]

And a full set in less than a day?

It really depends on the condition of the wheels. If they are not corroded and there has been no bubbling of the paint but it has some minor scratches/kerbing and the paint has faded then it can be done withing a couple days, as you would only really need to clean/rub down to make it all smooth, filler the scratches/kerbing then paint.

If, on the other had, you have wheels that have corroded and paint has bubbled up, kerbing/scratches paint peeling this would mean you'd have to strip off all paint and that takes ages, trust me. Took me about 8 hours to strip one wheel of all paint.

[Benn]

With the right tools yes, you can do 4 in a day.

[Nova_Tek]

Yes like an acid dip/bead blasting. If I had that 1 day would have been enough. But if it's nitromoorse and a wire attachment expect much more.

[Benn]

Sanding them down on a da is enough. The paint comes of quickly with a bit of 180.

[LEWI007]

I done all mine in about 2 hours.

and this is the only picture of them on the car, until i get it back out of the impound

[brainsnova]

when are you getting the car back as you get charged a storage fee.

[LEWI007]

Going down first thing tuesday morning, a friend with traders insurance and a recovery truck is coming. Hope this works out well cos i would end up in tears if i had to leave my car there. learned a good lesson from this carry on.