How do you refurb lightly kurbed alloys?

[Phoenix]

I'm assuming someone on here knows how its done....would be greatly appreciated if you could let me know as i wanna give it a go myself...
also I'm going to be painting them in a different colour....
any tips on that as well?
eg.....the whole process...
If my attempt fails I'll just send them off to be done properly

 

[Final Maxim]

everyone has different ways of doing things.

heres one way

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=182549

 

[Phoenix]

recon if i paid this guy £60 he would do it for me? lol...douesnt sound has hard as i thought.....guess it just need dedication and no short cuts...

 

[Laura]

i prefer to take the tyres off personally,

 

[Laura]

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=264146

 

[Phoenix]

yeah i was thinkin that but....if it can be done with tyres on then well yeah lol....i dunno really....

 

[Laura]

well to get kerbing out i angle grinded the rim, i wouldnt fancy doing that with tyres on personally

 

[Graham Gooch]

Don't Halfords sell Alloy repair kits.

Probably not the best way but I'm sure if you took your time or practised on a crummy old wheel you didn't care about, you could get it looking good.

 

[Phoenix]

yeah...was suggested by garage lol.... but i dont trust myself with an angle grinder....might just get a taste for destruction n anihlate them

 

[Phoenix]

never looked to halfords for that lol....but might just pop in tomorrow n look...otherwise ill follow that first guide

 

[Final Maxim]

its the "proper" way to do it, take the tyres off, but theres really no need at all.

i just let all the air out so i can slide the masking tape down the back

 

[Phoenix]

its the "proper" way to do it, take the tyres off, but theres really no need at all.

i just let all the air out so i can slide the masking tape down the back

thanks for the tip....

 

[Laura]

do you just blow them up again after or does it break the seal???

 

[Final Maxim]

nah, you have to drive about with the tyres deflated, thats the downside.

you get used to it though.

loads more launch traction, great for 1/4 miling.

 

[Laura]

sarcastic s**t, i ment do they have to be resealed or something at the garrage?

 

[Phoenix]

lmfao^^

 

[Final Maxim]

sarcastic s**t, i ment do they have to be resealed or something at the garrage?

nah just inflate em as normal.

tbh i dunno what you mean by reseal?

ive blew up loads of deflated tyres and never "resealed" any?

i aint a tyre fitter though so maybe im cutting a corner, i dunno.

no comebacks though

 

[ben_p]

i always just let the air out then push some masking tape behind.

 

[Final Maxim]

i always just let the air out then push some masking tape behind.

wb ben x

and god has spoken

 

[Phoenix]

i always just let the air out then push some masking tape behind.

ok so i've sussed out that i need to deflate tyres first lol...

 

[ben_p]

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Hi FM x