Gaz_
ClioSport Club Member
Extreme mode
Bit of a project lol. Bought the car in Jan, gave it a good going over, dents paint etc. Then came to first car wash........ this happened 
All 4 wheels had been 'refurbished' it seems before i bought it, hense no curbing etc. When i first got the car, the wheels were spot on. Then, after every wash, the paint started flaking worse and worse . On close inspection the 'refurb' consisted of quick rub down and blow over lol. So, they needed sorting as i'm a fussy tw*t lol. Last week managed to source x2 used but perfect 197 alloys. This then enabled me to refurb the rest (no spare on the 197). So fitted the new ones yesterday (thanks to steve @ Birchdown auto services ) So yesterday got back, and set to rubbing down an alloy to have a go at a refurb lol. This consisted of dry sanding the paint back with some P120 sandpaper,
Was a b*****d with all the spokes etc, but it ended up like this after a wash down with hot soapy water
Savage, but with all the flakey paint gone, the new paint had a sound base to stick too :approve:
Then used these to prep the alloy,
Gave the wheel a wipe down with the panel wipe, this degreases the surface. Then the tack cloth was a handy find in the local DIY shop. This pics up any dust/crap on the surface, VERY handy
Then time for primer,
Had some White metal primer knocking about, came up like this
Then coated with a fine mist of Satin Black paint.
Left it over night.
This afternoon. Got out the 800 git wet and dry, and keyed up the alloy. The reason for the black is to show any scratches/imperfections, like below,
These areas need more wet sanding to remove the imperfections. I broke through to the alloy in some areas, so another few light coats of primer later, and it looked like this.
Then a wet sand with 1200 grit paper to key up the Primer for the base coat. As i like the Silver against the Albi Blue, i decided to keep the O.E finish. Found this stuff, very very close match.(nice and sparkley lol) :approve: (Yes it says Laquer, but its the Silver finish)
During.....
Base coat complete, :approve: . Must say, this Wurth stuff is VERY good. Much better quality than Halfords rattle cans etc
Then went in and watched the footie lol. Left the base caot to dry for an hour or so, the shed was nice and toasty with the gas heater i cracked up an hour before.
Then time for the Clear coat laquer. Again used the same make,
Used the tack cloth to make sure wheel was free of contaminants. Then time for the Laquer. The finished wheel.
The camera didn't pic up the finish too well, but its spot on, and i am a fussy b*****d. Brought it inside to cure in the heat for a week. I'll then give it an SRP, and Collinites wax to seal. Then get the tyre refitted. Not a bad job for a Sparkie lol
Already started the other spare lol
All 4 wheels had been 'refurbished' it seems before i bought it, hense no curbing etc. When i first got the car, the wheels were spot on. Then, after every wash, the paint started flaking worse and worse
. On close inspection the 'refurb' consisted of quick rub down and blow over lol. So, they needed sorting as i'm a fussy tw*t lol. Last week managed to source x2 used but perfect 197 alloys. This then enabled me to refurb the rest (no spare on the 197). So fitted the new ones yesterday (thanks to steve @ Birchdown auto services ) So yesterday got back, and set to rubbing down an alloy to have a go at a refurb lol. This consisted of dry sanding the paint back with some P120 sandpaper,Was a b*****d with all the spokes etc, but it ended up like this after a wash down with hot soapy water
Savage, but with all the flakey paint gone, the new paint had a sound base to stick too :approve:
Then used these to prep the alloy,
Gave the wheel a wipe down with the panel wipe, this degreases the surface. Then the tack cloth was a handy find in the local DIY shop. This pics up any dust/crap on the surface, VERY handy
Then time for primer,
Had some White metal primer knocking about, came up like this
Then coated with a fine mist of Satin Black paint.
Left it over night.
This afternoon. Got out the 800 git wet and dry, and keyed up the alloy. The reason for the black is to show any scratches/imperfections, like below,
These areas need more wet sanding to remove the imperfections. I broke through to the alloy in some areas, so another few light coats of primer later, and it looked like this.
Then a wet sand with 1200 grit paper to key up the Primer for the base coat. As i like the Silver against the Albi Blue, i decided to keep the O.E finish. Found this stuff, very very close match.(nice and sparkley lol) :approve: (Yes it says Laquer, but its the Silver finish
)During.....
Base coat complete, :approve: . Must say, this Wurth stuff is VERY good. Much better quality than Halfords rattle cans etc
Then went in and watched the footie lol. Left the base caot to dry for an hour or so, the shed was nice and toasty with the gas heater i cracked up an hour before.
Then time for the Clear coat laquer. Again used the same make,
Used the tack cloth to make sure wheel was free of contaminants. Then time for the Laquer. The finished wheel.
The camera didn't pic up the finish too well, but its spot on, and i am a fussy b*****d. Brought it inside to cure in the heat for a week. I'll then give it an SRP, and Collinites wax to seal. Then get the tyre refitted. Not a bad job for a Sparkie lol
Already started the other spare lol
