my wheel refurb (now with pics)

[Justin..]

DO NOT DO THEM WITH CENTRECAPS IN!!!! AS I DID AND FOUND THEY TAKE THEM OUT TO BALNCE THE WHEELS :oops:


This is just one i've done.

First off I wire brushed all the rough scabby bits, like where corrosion had started and any paint had been chipped. Once that had been done i rubbed them down with grades of sandpaper starting at 80 grit up to 240 grit, after which it was sprayed with 2 coats of yellow filler primer.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/justin_2k5/DIY%20wheel%20refurb/Image1.jpg

Once dry I rubbed them down again with 400 grit wet'n'dry paper. Then I gave it another 2 coats of grey primer rubbing down between each coat to give a key to the surface.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/justin_2k5/DIY%20wheel%20refurb/Image2.jpg

While that was dryin I prepped the centre cap and sprayed with yellow filler primer. then it was Fitted after the paint had dried on the wheel and the cap.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/justin_2k5/DIY%20wheel%20refurb/Image3.jpg

Then I applied some filler primer around the cap, i dont know why I just felt like it :lol:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/justin_2k5/DIY%20wheel%20refurb/Image4.jpg

Again once that dried i sanded with 400 grit and sprayed with grey primer.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/justin_2k5/DIY%20wheel%20refurb/Image5.jpg

The next day I decided to cut the lip back to metal for the ''polished effect'' :wink: other wise if i did once top coat of paint has been applied i risk damaging the finish but, because its only primer at the moment its no big deal if i catch it. Which I did a few times :oops:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/justin_2k5/DIY%20wheel%20refurb/Image6.jpg

After that I gave the wheel a good clean to get any debris off, then once dried i gave it the first coat of black.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/justin_2k5/DIY%20wheel%20refurb/Image7.jpg

Now its had 3 coats of black I recut the rim to metal.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/justin_2k5/DIY%20wheel%20refurb/Image8.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/justin_2k5/DIY%20wheel%20refurb/Image9.jpg

All that needs doing now is the laquer, which i will probably give 3 or 4 coats of 8)

[arj256]

:roll:

[Craig]

how long i got to watch pal?? me dinners ready in 2 hour!

[Justin..]

lol, be ready by then :P

[Justin..]

excuse the quality, only a camera phone :D

[Craig]

awesome that mate!!!!

good work!!!!

[Justin..]

cheers mate :D

[Scott-16v!]

looks great mate, i want some :( :lol:

[Craig]

only prob with doin ur own is it takes fookin ages lol.

worth it tho! are they satin mate?

[Justin..]

lol, took about 4 days.

satin atm, waitin to see what laquer does to em. it may make em more glossy, im not worried tbh. they look good compared to when i got em lol

[Justin..]

the worst bit is waitin for paint to dry lol

[richy]

thats basicly how i did my speedline comp 2 alloys, although a bit chipped etc now lol

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y110/c20rfs/PA210014.jpg

[Andyvalver]

Wheels look good mate. I wouldnt mind some of them 8)

p.s. Post pics in the right section :wink:

[Coops]

give us a list of the paints primers fillers and laquers u got mate? am gonna do my phase 2's in black i think!! u only spray the face or the whole alloy inside n out?!

Coops

[Justin..]

i didnt bother with the inside cos it'll go black with shite any way :P

on 1 wheel i used

1 can of filler primer
1 can of grey primer
1 can of black paint (could be any colour you like)
1 can of wheel laquer.
1 pack of 240, 400 800 & 1200 if you can find any lol
also had a pack of mixed grades which had 40, 80, 120 etc
also had a wirebrush attachement for a drill to get shitty bits off.

you may get two wheels two one can dunno tho, depends how good you are at sprayin lol

[Justin..]

lots of elbow grease too :wink:

[Martin]

They look sweet fella, nice one

[Zollo]

Yeah, they look wicked mate 8)

Looking forward to seeing them on the car...

[Gav]

:o look the bollox mate well done

[dannyt]

holey moley, they look fantastic, how much to do my willy wheels fella? :wink:

[Justin..]

:shock:

[Daz.]

:shock:

lol I'd start looking for some workshops!

[Coops]

i didnt bother with the inside cos it'll go black with shite any way :P

on 1 wheel i used

1 can of filler primer
1 can of grey primer
1 can of black paint (could be any colour you like)
1 can of wheel laquer.
1 pack of 240, 400 800 & 1200 if you can find any lol
also had a pack of mixed grades which had 40, 80, 120 etc
also had a wirebrush attachement for a drill to get shitty bits off.

you may get two wheels two one can dunno tho, depends how good you are at sprayin lol

cheers fella! wheels look mint btw!i fancy black willies on my valver! :lol:

[stew]

Look good fella!

i did my phase 2's black for the winter. Took ages to clean em, rough em up with paper, prime them (twice) and spray them satin black (twice), then laquered them (twice). Took 1 500ml can of primer, 2 500ml cans of black, and 1 500ml can of laquer to do 4 wheels, inside and out! Took me about 16+ hours to do them, but i was impressed with the outcome. Only problem is they are really prone to chipping and the finish aint great on a couple of the wheels :oops:

IMO you are much better paying 30-40quid per wheel and get them professionally powdercoated. Finish is perfect, lasts ages and ages, hardly chips, and takes 0 hours effort! :wink:

[Gav]

and takes 0 hours effort! :wink:

unless of course the powdercoater company is located about an hour from you :wink:

[Waitey]

When on the car they will look like this lol Which is strangely like my car!

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/ClioValver/SUC30254.jpg

Look mint though mate. Shame the finish doesn't last long! Mine a fooked already. Going to do em baby blue next!

[Gav]

Going to do em baby blue next!

really? Why, i love the black on the naples....looks the dogs jacobs

[Waitey]

Well its been like that for 6 months. I did it in the begining becuase no one else had thought of black on naples. Quite afew people said it would look shit but i proved them wrong. :lol: Now i have someone else to carry on the black on naples trend i can go create!

Its time to start a new trend!

[Gav]

if you dont do it on willy wheels fella

or ur getting some more...let me know cuz i'll pay top dollor for urs

[Waitey]

Oh and powder blue is just porn!

http://www.compraventa.com/ad_pics_new/49/495_pcd_s.jpg

[Waitey]

Mine need a refurb mate any way. The inner wheel had corroded and needs sand blasting.

[Gav]

well if u ever do decided to sell erm fella let me know

trying to get some now to put on when my rebuild it finished and cant find none anywhere

[Mattie]

wot did u use 2 recut the rim m8?....i wana do mine but i duno wot 2 recut it with!

[Justin..]

sand paper :wink: started at 80 grit, went up to 1200 by going 80, 120, 400, 600, 800 then 1200, it doesnt make its mirrored, but nice and smooth with the desired effect imo

the hardest bit its the 80, depends how badly kerbed they are tbh, that 1 took around an hour and that was the worst of the whhels i have. 20mins was just doin it with 80 to get it smooth lol 8)

[Gav]

perfection is a bitch of a job :D 8)

[Waitey]

sand paper :wink: started at 80 grit, went up to 1200 by going 80, 120, 400, 600, 800 then 1200, it doesnt make its mirrored, but nice and smooth with the desired effect imo

the hardest bit its the 80, depends how badly kerbed they are tbh, that 1 took around an hour and that was the worst of the whhels i have. 20mins was just doin it with 80 to get it smooth lol 8)

Mate have you used autosol polish on the rim before you laqured them?

I polished the hell out of mine and got them to mirror finish!

[Justin..]

:shock: nope lol :( ah well. three coats of laquer on now

[northy]

Thats mint mate...nice one.

[Mattie]

did u use paint striper 2 get the paint of the wheels m8 or sand paper only?

might try striper cuz im lazy lol

[Justin..]

no i didnt. just sanded em 8)

[Mattie]

how long did u waite 4 the paint and primer n laquer 2 dry m8? also did u jus leave it dry normaly or put it in an oven?

[Justin..]

just left it about 2 hours. was drying quick. i just left it to dry by itself in my shed lol. the paint was warm though as i had been keeping it inside.

[Mattie]

nice 1 Naples_16V

wen i got my new wheels and sum spare time i can crack on with the refurb now :)

[Justin..]

all done finally after nearly 4 months :lol:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/justin_2k5/Image056.jpg

bottom2 have no laquer in the pic, but they do have it now :D

[Gav]

there gonna look the titties when there on

i have silver williams wheels
scott will have anthricate [or however u spell it] williams wheels
naples with the black ones

Andy, u need to get urself some matey 8)

[MattyH16valver]

they look the mutts nuuts m8...think i'll pay to get mine re-furbed though. Have'nt got time to do em myself really, plus as mentioned they don't seem to last as long if u do em yourself. :D

[freebone16v]

they look gorgeous...like them very much..fancy selling them?

[wavy]

very nice mate :)

[Justin..]

they look gorgeous...like them very much..fancy selling them?

£500 and id think about it :wink:

[Scott-16v!]

they look great mate, great job 8)

gav, i've located some anthracite ones from a bloke breakin his rt, but the guys says somebody wants the car as a whole :( , i've got 1st refusal if the deal falls through though :D (fingers crossed :lol: )

[Justin..]

cheers scott. i shoulda got some picies before i started, lol :shock:

[Justin..]

bump for coops :wink:

can someone move this to parts/codes/guides/reviews please ?? :)

[katbloke]

all done finally after nearly 4 months :lol:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/justin_2k5/Image056.jpg

bottom2 have no laquer in the pic, but they do have it now :D

Lol no need to rush them, im still going 12 months on

[Scott-16v!]

:shock: did mine in a day lol, far too impatient to faff about for ages