Need advice.

[paddy]

Need advice on how to clean my alloys, spent all weekend getting the lacquer off the front wheels but still look like crap,
Ive tried to put photos on ,(no joy), Be grateful for any help.

[irishstick]

Sept 2, 2008 21:59:04 GMT 1 @paddy said:

Need advice on how to clean my alloys, spent all weekend getting the lacquer off the front wheels but still look like crap,
Ive tried to put photos on ,(no joy), Be grateful for any help.

halfords, wonder wheels, its the dogs thingies mate, and you knows it!!!!!!!!

[paddy]

Thanks phil , Senting them,

[minimiglia0]

the rims on these wheels have a diamond cut rim which in this case has corroded under the lacquer they wont come good which ever product you use

there are 2 ways to go

1. rub down smooth with 800 wet and dry then paint the whole wheel silver and lacquer
2. send to a wheel refurbisher to have the rims re polished approx £50 per wheel

hope this helps

[paddy]

Thanks for the help,
Have removed the lacquer and will rub it down,
If not i was thinking
about power-coating any advice ;D

[thereddwarf]

there is a guy on the hirwaun industrial estate that does wheels, think it was £20- £30 a wheel, not used him but were told about him by a tyre dealers up that way.....will be using him when i get my car sprayed as my wheels look very tatty...can get his info if u need it

[paddy]

Thanks ju, Be grateful for info, pass hirwaun quite often so if all goes well let u know what happens .

[byron101]

me + ju were told bout them as ju said by tyre guy in penwaun just before the upvc centre on left hand side, up lane towards garages + it the 1 directly in front ( left hand side ) wrote number down quickly + think it is
01685 813373
if wrong number check with them, sorry cant remember the garage name but it is advertised on board by entrance

[gar1380]

there is a place in lonlas workshops in skewen that does powder coating, i have had a few bits done with them over the years and come out pretty good, the last thing i had done was my rear subframe

they used to be called "surface systems" not sure what they are called now but they are still in the same place

[exuptoy]

The wheels could be refinished by YOU, BUT this is a laborious pain in the ass job. I have polished alloy on my bikes for years. Get the tires removed. Rub down with 800 wet'n'dry then when all smooth, go down to 1000 and then even 1200 if needs be. Get yourself a polishing kit (usually a drill adaptor, 2 mops (rough and fine) and 3 bars of "soap" £25-£35 most good motorcycle shops and a battery drill or bench grinder attachment then use the polishing soaps in the kit. You can get a mirror finish but like I say serious elbow grease time. Alright for the tight arse (like me :lol:).
These rims used to be green and the frame painted silver.

[taffy1967]

Sept 3, 2008 20:25:52 GMT 1 @thereddwarf said:

there is a guy on the hirwaun industrial estate that does wheels, think it was £20- £30 a wheel, not used him but were told about him by a tyre dealers up that way.....will be using him when i get my car sprayed as my wheels look very tatty...can get his info if u need it

Could you let me know his details too please, as Hirwaun is just over the mountain from me.

[byron101]

hi mate, phoned the number me + ju were given in my post above + spoke to some woman in office who gave me this guys number who does it
07778138512 ( ken thomas )
apparently he the guy that does the powder coating + refurbishing etc, she said to say they gave his number etc
let us know how you get off mate

[ljonez]

the powder coating place that i went to for a price in Hirwaun industrial estate wanted £20 per wheel shot-blasted & powdered and they said they would do them over night. so i dould drop them off in the afternoon and pick them up the next morning.

think they where called somthing like " Hirwaun powder coating services" but apparently there is another company up there as well

[byron101]

might be same place as we were told bout £20 a wheel aswell
just give guy a ring and see what price he says, not had it done yet so just going off what we were told by tyre guy

[taffy1967]

I've also heard of one in Caerphilly called Caerphilly polishers: -

Caerphilly Polishers, Rhos Industrial Estate, Bedwas Road, Caerphilly, CF83 3AU. Tel:- 02920867837.

Don't know how much they charge though.

Other than that is powder coating a good idea on wheels that will be used in all weathers? Won't they corrode behind the lacquer or something?

[ljonez]

Sept 4, 2008 19:02:51 GMT 1 taffy1967 said:

Other than that is powder coating a good idea on wheels that will be used in all weathers? Won't they corrode behind the lacquer or something?

i havent heard of any problems and powder coat is much more chip resistant than lacquer, i'll be getting my wellers done in the next few weeks so this winter will be the test.

i've posted these pics before of the revo's i refurbed,
took forever to get the powder coat off the centers, i had to attack it with 80 grit then work my way up to 600. the lacquer got the same treatment but starting with 240. 4 coats of high build primer then sprayed the center, masked it off and did the rim then the whole thing had a few coats of lacquer.
probly cost around £15-20 in paint per wheel so poweder coating is relativly cheap and saves alot of time.







the one thing to consider with the powder coating alloys is that if their shot blast first the grit leaves a pitted surface and sometimes the powder coating doesnt then achive a smooth finish

[exuptoy]

That's a quality looking job you did there.
What colour silver is that cos the last set I refurbed with aluminium wheel silver, it looked to have a yellowy tinge to the silver and whilst it was a nice job, I would have prefered a nicer colour.

[ljonez]

Sept 4, 2008 19:39:32 GMT 1 exuptoy said:

That's a quality looking job you did there.
What colour silver is that cos the last set I refurbed with aluminium wheel silver, it looked to have a yellowy tinge to the silver and whilst it was a nice job, I would have prefered a nicer colour.

thanks, its aluminium wheel silver aswell.
did you primer the wheels?
as i tried a small section with out primer to get a feel for the colour and it didn't look quite right but once it was sprayed over the primer it looked ok and the lacquer made it look allot better

[mini2infiniti]

Sept 4, 2008 19:30:41 GMT 1 ljonez said:

This is how mine look at the moment

[exuptoy]

Sept 4, 2008 19:45:40 GMT 1 ljonez said:

Sept 4, 2008 19:39:32 GMT 1 exuptoy said:

That's a quality looking job you did there.
What colour silver is that cos the last set I refurbed with aluminium wheel silver, it looked to have a yellowy tinge to the silver and whilst it was a nice job, I would have prefered a nicer colour.

thanks, its aluminium wheel silver aswell.
did you primer the wheels?
as i tried a small section with out primer to get a feel for the colour and it didn't look quite right but once it was sprayed over the primer it looked ok and the lacquer made it look allot better

I did use primer and high build primer, I think the laquer may have been the culprit though.