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Rusty_Sheriff
 Number of posts : 90
Age : 40
Location : Chatteris, Cambs
Drives : Passat V6 4Mo, Polo 6n 1.6
Registration date : 2009-02-06
| | Subject: DIY Wheel 'furb.... Fri Mar 13 2009, 17:04 | |
| after driving my girl's polo for a week or so now i've decided to play with her car rather than mine. i want to drop it about 50mm or so but i want to play with the wheels also. is it possibe to take a wire wheel to the rims to get the laquer off so i could spray them myself? i'm not worried about any showroom finish or anything. i just need the paint to stick. this is all a first for me at trying stuff out myself so any advice would be greatly appreciated.  | |
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jack
Number of posts : 859
Age : 34
Location : cambridge town
Drives : golf 4 20vt
Registration date : 2009-01-01
| | Subject: Re: DIY Wheel 'furb.... Fri Mar 13 2009, 17:10 | |
| rub em down with sum wire wall untill u cant see any shinnyness. make sure their marked up not deep just lightly otherwise u cn see it through the paint. | |
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Rusty_Sheriff
Number of posts : 90
Age : 40
Location : Chatteris, Cambs
Drives : Passat V6 4Mo, Polo 6n 1.6
Registration date : 2009-02-06
| | Subject: Re: DIY Wheel 'furb.... Fri Mar 13 2009, 17:13 | |
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jack
Number of posts : 859
Age : 34
Location : cambridge town
Drives : golf 4 20vt
Registration date : 2009-01-01
| | Subject: Re: DIY Wheel 'furb.... Fri Mar 13 2009, 17:16 | |
| scotch brite? if u dont ave a clue wat that is just use some light sand paper | |
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Rusty_Sheriff
Number of posts : 90
Age : 40
Location : Chatteris, Cambs
Drives : Passat V6 4Mo, Polo 6n 1.6
Registration date : 2009-02-06
| | Subject: Re: DIY Wheel 'furb.... Fri Mar 13 2009, 17:23 | |
| ah i see just anything thing abraisive that wont scratch too deep.
sorry if i sound a bit dumb with all this. this is still relatively new to me! | |
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jack
Number of posts : 859
Age : 34
Location : cambridge town
Drives : golf 4 20vt
Registration date : 2009-01-01
| | Subject: Re: DIY Wheel 'furb.... Fri Mar 13 2009, 18:35 | |
| yeah exactly,thats kool m8 ive only recently learned about prep n paint myself | |
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nelds
Number of posts : 1816
Location : Haverhill
Drives : 2.5TDI T4 LWB
Registration date : 2009-06-17
| | Subject: Re: DIY Wheel 'furb.... Wed Jun 17 2009, 21:00 | |
| can you not just soak them in Nitro paint stripper to remove the laquer...? | |
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Lupton_20vt
Number of posts : 6815
Age : 34
Registration date : 2009-02-01
| | Subject: Re: DIY Wheel 'furb.... Wed Jun 17 2009, 21:05 | |
| - nelds wrote:
- can you not just soak them in Nitro paint stripper to remove the laquer...?
that will take the paint primer the lot lol its nasty stuff, believe me diy wheel refurbing sucks big time. My old saxo wheels took in total 24 hours. | |
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max
Number of posts : 2945
Age : 33
Location : linton, cambs
Drives : Mk4 GT TDI
Registration date : 2009-02-09
| | Subject: Re: DIY Wheel 'furb.... Wed Jun 17 2009, 22:01 | |
| lol with the amount of stuff ive sprayed i should be the don by now. just start with some 120 grit sand paper, then 600 then a quick rub down with some wet and dry. reprimer and spray.  the trick with spraying anything is the more time you spend preping the better the finish will be on the final product | |
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