My Latest Little Project

[Dave..]

Well, since the days of my Fiesta I've had these TSW Hockenheims lying around doing nothing other than getting covered in bird shoit. They've had a hard life bless them, curb marks all over the place, bubbling paint, scratches etc...

They've been round many people, sort of like a sl*g.

Deciding that I'd quite like money for them instead of them lying round, I've set about respraying them in an attempt to bump the value up, and I'm pretty impressed with the outcome so far.

Cost me £6 pounds so far, and made them look a hell of a lot better.



Started with:

Sanded down the bad bits and smooted them out with wet 'n' dry

Masked up

...and sprayed satin black

Finish on them is excellent!


Now just a quick question... What colour do I spray the central hex nuts?

I'm thinking silver

 

[Ian_182]

They look much better.

 

[Dave..]

Thanks!

 

[rory182]

Good job, what sort of paint did you use?

 

[Dave..]

Halfrauds satin black rattle can.

I'm impressed, and slightly annoyed they won't fit the clio

 

[Bluebeard]

17 inch hockenheims on a lowered BMW e36 look awesome. I used to dribble over my neighbours effort.

 

[Marky_]

Silver for the nut sounds good.

 

[powey]

Spray the nut the same color as the wheel

 

[Dave..]

17 inch hockenheims on a lowered BMW e36 look awesome. I used to dribble over my neighbours effort.

It's annoying these are 4 studs, as I'm sure some one with a Beemer would pay good money for them.

Silver for the nut sounds good.

This is true. It also means though, another £6 can of spray paint :dapprove:

Spray the nut the same color as the wheel

Cost saving may result in this.

 

[powey]

Think it would look tacky any other color, fair enough if it was a motorsport application and the nut did something

 

[Addz]

This is true. It also means though, another £6 can of spray paint :dapprove:
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if you want to drive all the way down here i can do you one for £4 :rasp:

 

[Dave..]

I need more satin black, can't you find a spray can that can walk over to mine?

I'd pay a fiver for one of those!

 

[Alastair.]

so rewarding refurbing wheels urself, shame they wont go on the clio