My DIY wheel refurb

[Paddy_g46]

My DIY Williams alloy refurb

Picked up a set of williams alloys the other night in bad need of a good refurb!

Here is 1 of the wheels, this is probs 1 of the best!

I decided i was goign to take all the wheels right down to the metal so i started by paint stripping the surface:

Then i got on with peeling all the paint off, a power washer also helped to blast it off once it had bubbled! Took a few coats and rinses though! :evil:

Once i had the majority off i started cleaning it up with a grinding disc:

 

[chrispy.clio]

Cool whats next. Paint?

 

[Paddy_g46]

No whilst i was finishing this wheel off i decided to cover the next 1 in stripper to get it going and to my surprise it turned out that the whole face of the next alloy had been mirror finished beneath the paint :S. Anyone seen this before? It looks like its been machined as you can see circular marks all over the face?

 

[Paddy_g46]

Next i carried on with the first wheel:

 

[Paddy_g46]

Ill let the pics do the talking:

And this is the first wheel ready for primer

 

[Paddy_g46]

Next step: Primer it and then paint it "amphasite" with a polished rim!

 

[.Ben.]

Anthracite. As in anthracite coal - dark grey.

 

[Paddy_g46]

Anthracite. As in anthracite coal - dark grey.

Im guessing you didnt get the joke....

 

[Tigger]

Im guessing you didnt get the joke....

Ahh bless his cotton socks he must be new :rasp:

 

[Paddy_g46]

Ahh bless his cotton socks he must be new :rasp:

Anthracite. As in anthracite coal - dark grey.

FAIL! :rasp:

 

[Tigger]

It's a Grey subject on here lol

Nice refurb job btw mate

 

[Alastair.]

good job, boring as fook but well rewarding

 

[guysy]

Maybe one of the alloys was bought because one was buckled in the set or something and happened to be polished? Then just matched to the others?

Good work so far, will be good to see the outcome.

 

[Paddy_g46]

Maybe one of the alloys was brought because one was buckled in the set or something and happened to be polished? Then just matched to the others?

Good work so far, will be good to see the outcome.

I had a look at the 3rd 1 and this is also polished! I reckon i have 3 polished and 1 normal.

It takes soooo much work to get just 1 wheel to that level of finish! Im dreading the next 3 lol

 

[fUbAr]

good effort! I would have taken them to be sand blasted personally...

be sure to update with progress!

 

[nosey-bonk]

good effort! I would have taken them to be sand blasted personally...

be sure to update with progress!

:approve:
yip am with you on this one . much more cost and time effective.

also quicker at getting to the best bit," spraying" ....

Good job on the first rim though only 3 more to go ....

 

[jesus]

Did the paint stirpper do a good job of taking the paint off or was there a lot of scraping involved?

 

[A18XHO]

dont paint them man, polish them up. How many people have polished willy wheels

 

[b1lly]

good job so far

have recently refurbed 5 182 alloys, never again tho

 

[Ali]

good effort! I would have taken them to be sand blasted personally...

be sure to update with progress!

+1

 

[Paddy_g46]

good effort! I would have taken them to be sand blasted personally...

be sure to update with progress!

I dont know any cheap sandblasters in north london!

Yes i am starting a primer sray tomorow so will keep updated!

 

[Eckascliovalver]

Good work. I love willy wheels. They remind me of the speedline corse comp 2's

 

[Daniel]

I think you should paint them in tungsten with a Silver lip.

(That what I was going to do but changed my mind last minute... )

 

[VeinAST]

I think you should paint them in tungsten with a Silver lip.

(That what I was going to do but changed my mind last minute... )

Howcome?

 

[Daniel]

Sold the wheels!

 

[cat171]

They look to be coming along nicely mate, the plans sound sweet too

 

[Mark One]

I spent so so so long nitromorsing my williams wheels.
The diamond cut underneath is stunning tho

 

[Hazza]

Is it me, or does this pic make u cringe?... its making me cringe a LOT!!!

 

[Paddy_g46]

Next step: Primer it and then paint it "amphasite" with a polished rim!

I think you should paint them in tungsten with a Silver lip.

(That what I was going to do but changed my mind last minute... )

They will be going on this beast:

 

[A18XHO]

what you doing with the wheels in the photo?

 

[jack_davey]

What paint stripper did you use? look good so far mate

 

[fUbAr]

What paint stripper did you use? look good so far mate

the answer's in the photo's mate

4th pic down.

 

[jack_davey]

oh dear! not nitromors! I hate working with that stuff!