in9999
A2OC Donor
I have had the car just over year now and although the car is a daily driver I decided (like most people) to have a winter and summer tyre setup.
Thought I would splash out on a new shiny set of 8Z0601025AZ33...........£1300!, yeah right, that aint going to happen.
So duly visited @Clackers to collect a spare set of lightweight wheels (Covid window) and obviously a brew and a natter.
Not in bad condition but they did have 'under laquer' corrosion so decided to try a home based refurb. After the wheels were stripped I did consider having the wheels ceramic bead polished but even that would have cost £600 so I though the only option was to finish the job in true 'on the driveway' style.
Wheel face masked, primer etch, top coat (I probably guessed the wrong colour) and H2k gloss finish.
1000, 2000, 3000 then polishing cone and pad with Mothers mag and aluminium polish.
The fact that I can show only one finished wheel indicates how long this process has taken and that I would recommend (1) saving for a new set (2) get them sprayed or (3) use a diffrent wheel style.
Thought I would splash out on a new shiny set of 8Z0601025AZ33...........£1300!, yeah right, that aint going to happen.
So duly visited @Clackers to collect a spare set of lightweight wheels (Covid window) and obviously a brew and a natter.
Not in bad condition but they did have 'under laquer' corrosion so decided to try a home based refurb. After the wheels were stripped I did consider having the wheels ceramic bead polished but even that would have cost £600 so I though the only option was to finish the job in true 'on the driveway' style.
Wheel face masked, primer etch, top coat (I probably guessed the wrong colour) and H2k gloss finish.
1000, 2000, 3000 then polishing cone and pad with Mothers mag and aluminium polish.
The fact that I can show only one finished wheel indicates how long this process has taken and that I would recommend (1) saving for a new set (2) get them sprayed or (3) use a diffrent wheel style.