My 1st attempt at wheel refurbing

[Armani]

Decided to have a go at refurbing the scuffed and scratched wheels i brought for my Clio..took a few days between our dodgy English weather,but here's the results with spray cans..

Whatcha think ?

Thanks for looking

 

[Damo_Sport]

oooo nice

I was tempted to refurbish my old saxo vts alloys, but i was to scared i would mess them up

 

[kevin.s]

impressive mate nice job.

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Looks tidy m8! Very good job

 

[powey]

looks a good finish, really pops out in pic 3

 

[Coby.]

Looks great now build up a few layers of polish and sealant on them to help the fight against brake dust.

 

[Gem]

For a first attempt thats not a bad effort at all

 

[Phill90]

Looks good

 

[CrippsCorner]

Looks cool mate I'm definitely gonna give this a go in the summer, got loads of wheels sitting in my garage!

 

[theduck]

they look really well in white! Nice job!

 

[LaurenF]

Looking good, can you do mine please? lol!

 

[Armani]

Thanx for the comments
Was planning to slam on a few coats of AG Extra gloss protection then some AG Alloy wheel seal ... That sound about right ?

 

[jesus]

Looks a good job! Mine has all chipped around the wheel bolts though

 

[Ads_172]

Looks cracking... as for protection you'll want to use the wheel sealant first and then AG EGP I'd imagine.

 

[powey]

Put insulation tape around the wheel wrench socket to help prevent chips

 

[koi]

good effort, what did you use to fill the edge?

 

[Armani]

To get rid of all the bad jagged edges around the edge/rim i used a little hand held polishing / sanding tool with these pink coloured fitments..works a treat..
Didnt use any filler at all.

 

[MRBILLYUK]

Good effort there fella , but it's bought not brought :rasp:

 

[guysy]

Looks good, Pics on the car please, Same wheels as ive got.. I thought of refurbing them in white or anthracite. But i think i'd need a drop to pull it off and i cant lower at the moment.

 

[benmore]

my standards are quite badly scuffed/kurbed (prev owner)

I did want to do them white too but then decided to just wait til I can afford some turinis but you have convinced me to do this...

car being monaco blue tho, will white look good?

secondly what paint did you use and how long did each one take?

also what filler?

total newb here

thanks

 

[Armani]

3 of the alloys were badly jagged and scuffed all round the edges,just don't give up sanding the edges,they will smooth out without filler..Took a good hour each wheel sanding them to make sure they felt smooth as glass and get rid of all imperfections.. 3 decent coats of primer..left for 12 hrs,4 coats of top coat then left them 24 hrs then completed with 4 coats of lacquer and 3 days later polish/wax them to your hearts content..
My car is nautical blue and i'll post some pics soon as i've fitted them..

Paint is all Hycote.. Gloss white..White primer..Clear Lacquer

order it from here,MUCH cheaper than shops and free delivery..it was delieverd less than 24 hrs after ordering..

http://www.4wheelplay.co.uk/

 

[loz180691]

nice job m8 they look good

 

[Armani]

Final pics all polished and fitted to car ...cost me £25 in materials

 

[guysy]

Definatly needs more mods to pull them off imo.

Lowering, and colour coding. Also clear indicators.

But overall, looks ok