*HOW TO* do a wheel refurb

my go at refurbing my new alloys:cool:
started with this
http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/a..._040/004-1.jpg
http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/a...or_040/001.jpg
http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/a...or_040/002.jpg
nitromors and sanded
http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/a..._040/004-2.jpg
fibreglass to make it smooth
http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/a...or_040/020.jpg
http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/a...or_040/022.jpg
filler,sanded and primed
http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/a...or_040/023.jpg
http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/a..._040/005-2.jpg
wheel sanded with 180
http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/a..._040/003-2.jpg
wet and dried with 400
http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/a..._040/004-3.jpg
and painted
http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/a...or_040/013.jpg
http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/a...or_040/024.jpg
lightly flatted with 2000,buffed and waxed
http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/a...or_040/041.jpg

connor

^^^ lighting in the garage is poo though

Did you not paint the insides?


Remember the neater you can put filler in/on the easier it is to rub down.

im painting them a gain properly when i do the other three

thats true but spreader thing was cracked and split then


connor

pic of them on the car
http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/a..._040/003-4.jpg

Car looks well.

another set done
just to be flattned off and polished up.
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...a/stuff402.jpg
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...a/stuff403.jpg
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...a/stuff384.jpg
top coat
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...a/stuff385.jpg
laquer
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...a/stuff404.jpg

in the middle of doing my cav slabs now costs about £15 a wheel on average to do yourself should be able to do 2 wheels out of one can

thought i may aswell stick mine in here aswell then...

THE BUDGET REFURB
you will need:
your wheels off
sand paper p80, p240 and p400
a role or two of making tape
some nail varnish
£4 worth of primer from the pound store
£4 worth of paint from the pound store
and a little bit of skill

(sorry as i didnt take step by step pix)

http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/985/abcd0003b.jpg
before/after (the lasses white nail varnish)

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/5159/xabcd0007.jpg
p240'd, p400'd, primed, painted then stuck on the badge

the wheels, i p80'd the rough bits/minor chips (deep chips will need filler) then p240'd them well and again with p400 even better
primed them up and gave them plenty time to dry
painted them a dusty coat with black and gave that plenty time to dry
then again with a slightly more thicker coat

yes rattle cans, back garden, pound store

your thinking omg wtf has this idiot done


well...
this idiots done a very clean set of wheels for less than £10 all in
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/9506/xabcd0004p.jpg
http://img803.imageshack.us/img803/5605/abcd0008g.jpg
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/3804/...ortsilver6.jpg

its all about getting it as smooth as a babys b

other painted parts iv done with pound stores finest

boot lock and badge
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/2...ortsilver5.jpg

door handles
http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/8615/crosa0bash2.jpg
perfect finish
http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/1157/crosa0bash1.jpg
and a few other touch ups here and there

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Originally Posted by connor c

my go at refurbing my new alloys:cool:
started with this
http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/a..._040/004-1.jpg
http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/a...or_040/001.jpg
http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/a...or_040/002.jpg
nitromors and sanded
http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/a..._040/004-2.jpg
fibreglass to make it smooth
http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/a...or_040/020.jpg
http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/a...or_040/022.jpg
filler,sanded and primed
http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/a...or_040/023.jpg
http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/a..._040/005-2.jpg
wheel sanded with 180
http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/a..._040/003-2.jpg
wet and dried with 400
http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/a..._040/004-3.jpg
and painted
http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/a...or_040/013.jpg
http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/a...or_040/024.jpg
lightly flatted with 2000,buffed and waxed
http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/a...or_040/041.jpg

connor

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when you smoothed them caps did you not try putting them on back to front?

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/7...2k58fdjn87.jpg
my old ones fitted fine