alloys nitromors help

3rd January 2010, 17:30

in the prep process in getting my alloys done and sanding down by hand is taking forever so gunna get some nitromors out will this do anything to the tyres if i get nitromors on them too as there brand new help please

3rd January 2010, 17:31

yea it will perish the rubber i think. just get a orbital sander sure u can pick one up cheap. then u on;y gotta hand rub the fine grit over by hand if u want

3rd January 2010, 17:33

just be careful with it around the edges

3rd January 2010, 17:41

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Originally Posted by marcusd

yea it will perish the rubber i think. just get a orbital sander sure u can pick one up cheap. then u on;y gotta hand rub the fine grit over by hand if u want

YEAH I WILL JUST DO IT BY HAND GOT 8 DAYS TO GET THEM READY, TOOK ME AN HOUR AND A HALF TO DO ONE WHEEL WELL TIRED NOW

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Originally Posted by AshC

just be careful with it around the edges

CHEERS MATE BUT GUNNA DO IT BY HAND NOT WORTH THE RISK

3rd January 2010, 17:44

b&q have got cheap orbital sanders going save u loads of time. and hand ach but feel your pain as i did all three of mine by hand fully back to metal before i found the orbital

3rd January 2010, 17:48

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Originally Posted by marcusd

b&q have got cheap orbital sanders going save u loads of time. and hand ach but feel your pain as i did all three of mine by hand fully back to metal before i found the orbital

i have an orbital sanders but think its too big to get in the small bits , have you got a mini one ???

3rd January 2010, 17:55

nah i just used full size one on all faces and in corners as much as i could as i got soft soft pad on it, then hand sanded rest i couldn;t get too. you'll be surprised how many areas u can actually get at with it if u try

3rd January 2010, 17:56

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Originally Posted by marcusd

nah i just used full size one on all faces and in corners as much as i could as i got soft soft pad on it, then hand sanded rest i couldn;t get too. you'll be surprised how many areas u can actually get at with it if u try

will give it ago just eating my dinner now i will be happy with an alloy a night did you use wet and dry ???

3rd January 2010, 18:05

hell yea i used it. tons of the stuff till i found orbital. from what i seen of the s wheels tho they seemed fairly flat anyway? used 80 grit first to get rid of crap then 200, 600 and final 1200 to finish off but to be honest didn;t really need 1200 in the end

3rd January 2010, 20:23

Get the tyres took off if you want a proper paint job on them

nitromors needs to be dabbed on too, then just use a wire brush on a drill, try and blunt the brush a bit to make sanding it easier

3rd January 2010, 20:30

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Originally Posted by Predator_VTR

Get the tyres took off if you want a proper paint job on them

nitromors needs to be dabbed on too, then just use a wire brush on a drill, try and blunt the brush a bit to make sanding it easier

does that work for doing all over the wheels? i used one for the valve holes and wheel bolt holes but on the wheels themselves left to mainy deep marks to sand out?

3rd January 2010, 20:51

yeah mate you can buy a 5 piece set of wire brushes, blunt them on a flagstone or something first so they dont dig into the metal, your only using them to basically flake the paint off

longer you leave the nitromors on the better, and as said dabbing works better than brushing it on

Thats how i did mine when i metal polished them anyway, only marks left were the pitting of the metal which is natural from casting process

3rd January 2010, 21:07

didn;t even think of using wire brushes like that. altho the metal polishing i;d like to try on the lip of my 205 wheels

3rd January 2010, 21:10

If you wanna bring them over to me i can get them shotblasted for you. tenner a wheel.

Also, to add to the above, i used a wire bush when doing some wheels, the stuff goes everywhere, including your face and eyes. Not nice!

3rd January 2010, 21:52

cheers people this is aking ages still on first wheel hands are dead can i go down from a 120 grit wet and dry to a 80 grit wet and dry dont want to scratch wheels

3rd January 2010, 21:57

and u all laughed at me when i said i took weeks to sand down my wheels by hand. i know how u feel buddy

3rd January 2010, 22:08

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Originally Posted by marcusd

and u all laughed at me when i said i took weeks to sand down my wheels by hand. i know how u feel buddy

lol yeah my vtr wheels were so much easier lol got my mum and dad on it well i got t minus 8 days till they get sprayed what grit did you use

3rd January 2010, 22:15

Did you catch what i said? £10 a wheel to have them shotblasted.

3rd January 2010, 22:32

i did 80 on the bad bits then 120,240, 400, 600 by then they were pretty good then a quick 1200 over. but pretty u can miss the 120 400 and 600 out

3rd January 2010, 22:37

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Originally Posted by KrisB

Did you catch what i said? £10 a wheel to have them shotblasted.

o sorry i didnt see that post cheers buddy but im saving money so i can get my car lowered at yours , so its a lot of elbow grease and a lot of time, giving it a rest for tonight and hit it tomorrow

3rd January 2010, 22:39

just get that orbital out to do most of the hard work with 240 grit on it then rest by hand will save u so much time

3rd January 2010, 22:39

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Originally Posted by marcusd

i did 80 on the bad bits then 120,240, 400, 600 by then they were pretty good then a quick 1200 over. but pretty u can miss the 120 400 and 600 out

just gunna stick with the 120 and try it dry , i no what i will be doing on my days off lol

3rd January 2010, 23:19

if its anything like mine its avoiding any more bloody sanding

3rd January 2010, 23:21

I have acess to a fairly powerful jetwash, it removes paint. Too powerfull for a car.

4th January 2010, 01:48

i didnt have a problem with nitromors, i was careful round the edges and had a little tub of soapy water and a sponge next to me incase it went on the tyres, which worked fine =] definately recommend nitromors for quickness but for a proper job just get the tyres taken off =]