ok... heres the plan.... wheel refurb

[daviebroon]

my wheels are fooked....

i have an account with HSS..... www.hss.co.uk

spend next week refurbing my wheels....

what do i need to buy.... ?

thinking of this http://www.hss.co.uk/g/5211/Disc_Sander_and_38_Polisher__110v.html but says its for wood? Im an ignoramis, sorry.

 

[Middo]

you can use that, but i cant really see why you'd need one. your going to have to sand them back - fill the edges where necessary and then resand. then it should just be a matter of repainting them, but you dont need one of them to get a good finish from spraying. especially if you've got turinis, as it'll be difficult to get into the spokes evenly

 

[daviebroon]

what filler do i need?

 

[Brand86]

mate, for a one-off job i would DEFINITELY reccommend getting a professional to do it. It will be cheaper and get a much better finish than by doing it yourself, especially if its your first time. Also, if anything goes wrong then they assume liability.

 

[Middo]

^ yeah but its so much more expensive, and it isnt exactly hard to do - just time consuming. metal epoxy iirc to fill

 

[daviebroon]

yeah but my way of thinking is... if i fook it up.... then i get a pro to do it lol

 

[Blue4Ever]

Yeah IMO you may aswel always have a go yourself first on things like this. Should cost you about £30-£40 for the lot rather than £40 a wheel. I'd use sand paper by hand myself mate as it'll be awkward to do the spokes with a sander. Maybe a dremel would have some sort of suitable attatchment?

 

[LSmith89]

have a look at this wheel refurb guide i just found, looks quite good http://www.imoc.co.uk/forums/kb.php?mode=article&k=95&sid=61ca9803a59844edfb97debcfd5c0359

 

[dick]

get um powerdercoated.....