alloy refurb ,1st attempt

11th February 2012, 02:36

opinions and comments please

11th February 2012, 02:43

Just another set of black gti wheel's nothing new but yeah they are shiny.

11th February 2012, 02:55

dont seem too enthused?? its a good choice of alloy on a budget.
always see these in white or matte/satin and i am trying to keep car on a black n green theme.
saw a posi blue vtr with these in white and a "saxo" vinyl on the wheels in blue and looked really nice but i think green wouldnt show up too well against the black and white just wouldnt look right

11th February 2012, 13:14

i thinking of doing this to my dodge sport alloys but what type sand papers did you use grades and how long did it take you ?
sorry if this is off subject .#
thanks

11th February 2012, 21:40

quite alright,if wheels are in good nick do these steps and should b fine.takes 3 days to do properly
-wet flat with 400
-de-grease or panel wipe clean
-3/4 coats of primer
-wet flat with 800
-de-grease or panel wipe clean
-3/4 coats of paint (lightly on coats 1 and 2 then build up with 3rd and 4th but beware of putting too much as runs will appear)
-wet flat with 1200
-de-grease or panel wipe clean
-2/3 good coats of lacquer
-wet flat 2000
ta dah
also give 24hrs between spraying and flatting to ensure you dont get any reactions in paint. hope that helps

11th February 2012, 22:09

I have just finished sanding down my 205 gti wheels. But im doing mine gloss white as i love white wheels.

Do you not need to sand down between coats?

Im just wondering as i never last time i refurbed wheels and the paint slowly chipped off them

11th February 2012, 22:50

Looks like a good job mate

nice and shiney!

11th February 2012, 22:58

do you have a before ?

11th February 2012, 23:10

Look good mate, especially for a 1st attempt

11th February 2012, 23:12

no comment untill ive seen before pics.

11th February 2012, 23:45

look good mate, you do them with rattle cans?

12th February 2012, 01:13

not greatest pic
they had been painted badly before i got them, alot of scratches from not preparing surface properly.
for a set of 5 with bout 5mm tread on all for 90quid, cannot complain.
only refurbing now as i have bought 4 new uniroyal tyres

12th February 2012, 10:08

looking niceeeee

12th February 2012, 10:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Whirly

look good mate, you do them with rattle cans?

yip halfrauds cans, grey primer black gloss n lacquer

13th February 2012, 09:42

You made a nice job of these,although for some reason I can`t see the before pics lol?

13th February 2012, 12:00

looks sick mate.

13th February 2012, 17:08

before pic

13th February 2012, 18:50

Looks a really nice job dude, welldone!

13th February 2012, 20:21

looking good for a first attempt man !

although i'd have degreased before applying the primer

but can't grumble at how they came out

13th February 2012, 20:48

Looks a lot better than they did do matey nice job done there

13th February 2012, 21:30

iv just done mine (got 1 left to do)
before:

after:

my 1st attempt too

13th February 2012, 21:49

That looks pretty good,& different i`ll give you that mate.

13th February 2012, 22:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by danny-vts

See now that's how modifying should be a little imagination and you got wheels that will stand out from the crowd as well as looking sorted.

13th February 2012, 22:36

smart them mate

13th February 2012, 23:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevo67

That looks pretty good,& different i`ll give you that mate.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bedford126

See now that's how modifying should be a little imagination and you got wheels that will stand out from the crowd as well as looking sorted.

cheers lads, i wasnt sure at first when i did the 1st one, but now i quite like them. should go well on my diablo red gti

14th February 2012, 11:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by danny-vts

iv just done mine (got 1 left to do)
before:

after:

my 1st attempt too

very nice mate

how did u go bout prep n how long it take u?
i jus got my tyres n want them on soo bad

14th February 2012, 11:53

The end result looks ace mate. Id be proud if i got same result from cans

14th February 2012, 13:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by krissy_vtr

very nice mate

how did u go bout prep n how long it take u?
i jus got my tyres n want them on soo bad

lots of wet/dry sanding, filling (forgot name of the stuff i used), primer then more sanding and filling where needed. obviously cleaned/degreased wheels after sanding etc.
as for how long, i did it in my spare time over 2 months.
2 tyres are going on today

14th February 2012, 13:51

thats gd,i am hoping to do mines within a week n a half tops from 2moro morning.got to get the tyres taken off in morning.i am going to give the inside of the alloy too,i can see the inside hoop too much for my liking,only enough to cover it and wont need to be lacquered.

21st March 2012, 17:07

finally got these done and on

with before and afters
from this

to this

and finally

need to get new centre caps though

21st March 2012, 20:43

good job mate they look spot on

21st March 2012, 21:10

front needs lowering

21st March 2012, 22:06

this has given me the motivation to buy some n get spraying

22nd March 2012, 02:52

cudnt go lower in front where i live n work

but its down 35/40mm front/rear.
jus take time in the prep before applying anything and alot ov wet flatting will bore you silly but you will c the results if you take time .D

22nd March 2012, 03:17

i had to buy new centre caps for mine too.
you seen how much a set of 4 is on ebay lol

22nd March 2012, 09:59

they look smart as, nice choice! and as you say the centre caps are fairly pricey as i also found out last week haha

22nd March 2012, 10:51

Off topic but would you declare putting them on with your insurance?
Looks good btw

22nd March 2012, 16:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by jakesc

they look smart as, nice choice! and as you say the centre caps are fairly pricey as i also found out last week haha

£30 odd for a set of 4

i was trying to look locally if people had them on their car's but couldn't find any, there was a neighbour with them but he moved out lol

Quote:

Originally Posted by TwiggyMK

Off topic but would you declare putting them on with your insurance?
Looks good btw

you should, but whether you do or not is upto you.
everything on mine is declared and made no difference cost wise, only time mine will go up is if i put cams in etc

22nd March 2012, 16:56

Looks good but I think silver works best on 205 gti wheels

23rd March 2012, 13:30

yep as pricey as my bolts which were 40quid

23rd March 2012, 13:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gandi699

Looks good but I think silver works best on 205 gti wheels

goin for black n green theme tho

23rd March 2012, 13:33

you have made a nice job of them mate

also the fact you have the best colour saxo makes them look better

23rd March 2012, 13:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by TwiggyMK

Off topic but would you declare putting them on with your insurance?
Looks good btw

why do you ask???