s15 wheel refurb...

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08-05-10, 18:23
stevek

s15 wheel refurb...

ever since i got the s15 the wheels have being pissing me off, there was some sort of oxidisation on every lip of every wheel!! so today i finally got round to doing a nice cost efficent wheel refurb, 12 euro to be precise!! :D
here are some pics of them before where you can clearly see the problem and then what 3 hours of wet and dry sanding and some metal polishing can do!! :D oh and a few of the car all cleaned! opinions welcome!!bt:)

before any work...
http://i42.tinypic.com/2yvwjly.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/16h4z1k.jpg
http://i41.tinypic.com/2q894sh.jpg

and after...
http://i44.tinypic.com/x4nkuv.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/ztu63q.jpg
http://i39.tinypic.com/2e1rsxd.jpg

and the car...
http://i43.tinypic.com/ixqlhj.jpg
http://i44.tinypic.com/25zox3c.jpg
http://i43.tinypic.com/f50tjb.jpg
http://i39.tinypic.com/2zfiqg3.jpg

thanks for looking!:D
08-05-10, 18:25
Administrator

Good work Steve. I must give mine a little sprucing!
08-05-10, 18:33
stevek

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darragh

Good work Steve. I must give mine a little sprucing!

yeah it was well worth it!! probably would of been charged a fortune by someone else!!
08-05-10, 18:36
bnollie

They look sweet lad what grade papers did you use?
08-05-10, 18:38
stevek

800, 1050, 1500, and finally 2000 followed by auto glym metal polish... 3 coats of it per wheel! arms are shot!! hope i can still manage a pint later!!:p
08-05-10, 18:40
bnollie

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevek

800, 1050, 1500, and finally 2000 followed by auto glym metal polish... 3 coats of it per wheel! arms are shot!! hope i can still manage a pint later!!:p

Well worth it car looks mint now lad
08-05-10, 18:49
stevek

Quote:

Originally Posted by bnollie

Well worth it car looks mint now lad

cheers, now to just replace the frnt right wing!! have it lying in the shed ready to go on just need time!!:rolleyes:
08-05-10, 19:27
GERRYSX

did u re lackr them then after lad??
08-05-10, 19:46
chacha

my wheels are the exact same, something for me ta do during wk, nice one man
08-05-10, 19:56
stevek

Quote:

Originally Posted by chacha

my wheels are the exact same, something for me ta do during wk, nice one man

yeah, give it a go!! better the pennies in your pocket than someone elses! i didnt re lacquer them... should i?
09-05-10, 19:05
chacha

did u use the 800 grit to remove all the oxidisation ?? then use the finer grades up along
09-05-10, 20:29
1jsoarer

good job!!....but will you have to keep polishing them the whole time now??.....i mean will they go dull quicker??
09-05-10, 21:37
geordier1

good job steve,car looks mint,id say you'll have to laquer them or else your gonna have to keep polishing them
10-05-10, 09:03
k1984w

you dont need to laquer them steve they ll be grand just give them a rub with the metal polish every couple of months
10-05-10, 10:04
stevek

Quote:

Originally Posted by k1984w

you dont need to laquer them steve they ll be grand just give them a rub with the metal polish every couple of months

thats what i was thinking... if i put lacquer on it might happen again! sure ive a bottle of metal polish there to keep em right!!;)
10-05-10, 10:05
stevek

Quote:

Originally Posted by chacha

did u use the 800 grit to remove all the oxidisation ?? then use the finer grades up along

yeah exactly, 800 was perfect for getting it all off, but if that doesnt work you might have to go lower!