OCD at its best (lots of pics)

[paul]

Hi all, I know you love my threads :rasp: decided this afternoon to take the wheels off as i havent for a while, while doing this i thought i would clean up the arches / wheels / and paint the hub / disk edge (as they were starting to look a little rough)

Pretty pleased with the results, couldnt get the wheels 100% perfect but im 99% happy with them! :approve:

Hope you enjoy the pic, to show you what ive been up to

before

after

finished front wheel

its a labour sp of love keeping it in near perfect condition and using it every day - but i enjoy it

thanks for looking!!

 

[Bash]

uber ocd

 

[Gaz_]

What does your gf make of it all?

 

[Daniel]

What does your gf make of it all?

I can't believe he's got one.

Seriously.

 

[brisa4984]

What does your gf make of it all?

what gf :rasp:

 

[brisa4984]

seriously tho... I think thats pretty cool.

 

[richy22]

Hi all, I know you love my threads :rasp: decided this afternoon to take the wheels off as i havent for a while, while doing this i thought i would clean up the arches / wheels / and paint the hub / disk edge (as they were starting to look a little rough)

Pretty pleased with the results, couldnt get the wheels 100% perfect but im 99% happy with them! :approve:

Hope you enjoy the pic, to show you what ive been up to

thanks for looking!!

Your a brave man trusting those shitty Renault Jacks!!!

 

[clvs2222]

yep you are an extreamly brave man using the renault jack.

also, the tyre doesnt look very clean. looks like you've only dressed it, but not actually cleaned it. tyre brush you need.

 

[Pep]

Looks good mate!
You have pm in a sec...

 

[guysy]

I like the dedication to keeping it clean. The only reason i dont clean mine all the time is because my mates take the piss out of me.

^^^ Isnt painting the calliper part where the wheel touches the disc a bad idea? Wont stick to the wheel?

 

[M8XY G]

at least its a good ocd :]

 

[MarkCup]

Make sure you check and re-check your wheel nut torque over the next few days/hundred miles. Paint on a set of track wheels I had meant when the wheels got hot and the paint softened, the nuts loosened off.

I had to stop at the side of the track and tighten the nuts up by hand before limping back to the pits at Goodwood with a wheel rattling and clanking as it was so loose - very embarrassing and potentially fatal.

 

[VeinAST]

Remind me of a certain nutter with a VXR

 

[paul]

lol at the comments i have a very understanding gf hahahaha! (shes just the same with making her self look good for me ) :approve:

Cheers Mark thanks mate ill check next week

 

[Vish]

Did you tyre shine the inside of your tyres???

 

[paul]

yep when i had them off

 

[jesus]

you've missed a bit

 

[paul]

^^ never heard that before :rasp:

 

[.GAZ.]

you've missed a bit

thats what i was gonna say lol

 

[theduck]

Paul you need help!

 

[Slammed172]

When your out driving, do you cringe when it rains ?

 

[ChrisH]

dont think theres enough help in the world for paul, looking good though, need to do mine now, nearlly 3 weeks without a clean.

 

[paul]

LOL not enough help out there for me! :approve: haha

 

[paul]

When your out driving, do you cringe when it rains ?

i dont like rain no! i pray for sunshine! :approve:

 

[alanc1000]

thats a fantastic job well done mate.

I've always wanted to get my wheels off for a massive clean up, but i am hopeless and just know something will go wrong. I dont trust myself with any car DIY!

 

[Paul.]

madness.

but looks amazing

 

[cafcross]

you couldn't get the wheels 100% clean?

NOT GOOD ENOUGH!

looks mint as always

 

[Beef-Mc]

If only it was on a decent colour!

 

[Craigie-B15]

yep you are an extreamly brave man using the renault jack.

also, the tyre doesnt look very clean. looks like you've only dressed it, but not actually cleaned it. tyre brush you need.

my dads still got his jack from his very first car - renault 16 and its never rusty or failed him :rasp::rasp::rasp:

 

[paul]

Inferno is the future :rasp:

 

[richy22]

Inferno is the future :rasp:

No Delorean is the future!!!... I looked at cleaning mine a bit better today but id never get it to that level... and i would get bored as f**k!

Still nice work

 

[mas]

looks crap

 

[MistaT]

You do understand that painting your discs where the wheel fits them is a really bad idea unless you somehow got a uniform coating(electrostat powder coat?) as the thickness will be different all over, the wheel won't run perfectly true with the hub. You should really wire brush the surface on the wheel that butts up against the disc too to get rid of corrosion...

You can buy brake discs with a coating to stop them rusting where the pads don't run these days, would look and work considerably better than painting them...

 

[Pettsi]

Looks nice, but get driving!!

 

[Marky_]

Your neighbours must think you're mad. I do as well.

 

[172bagss2]

Looks great Paul... :star:

But, seriously, treat yourself to a trolley jack and some axle stands... Not safe 'detailing' under the car when it's just on a scissor-jack... :nono:

 

[Paddy_g46]

cleaning the back of your alloy spokes FTL TBQFH!

 

[ForceIndia]

Please, FFS tell me you had axle stands. If the jack doesn't come down the sills will cave.

 

[john182rs]

What does your gf make of it all?

She does not care when some one else is making abit of her at the same time.... :rasp:

 

[Ross16V]

If only it was on a decent colour!

or a cup