Urgent help on wheel refurbing!

Hey guys.

Ok well basically, I've got my current RS2 wheels up for grabs, and was lookin for part-ex. Had no decent offers so i'm selling them.

In replacement i'm getting a set of BBS RC041's in need of a major refurb.
The faces need sanding down and having a re-do (hopefully in a fresh colour) and the lips have started to corrode quite badly so need a rub down and polished again.

Anyways here are some pics...









So yeah, I'm picking them up very soon for a fairly cheap price (with the state of them, you can see why).

So I'm wondering, how much do you guys reckon it'd cost to get these looking decent enough to roll around on? Either want the faces re-done in a dark red, or white, or maybe a nice dark grey.
Then getting the lips back up to a polished look.

Alot of effort, but i'll be happier knowing they've come from a crappy state, to something that i really want.

Any prices/quotes/places would be helpful!

Cheers!

i looked on your e38 account and guessed your getting these lol sold the rs2's?wanna popdown 4 a smoke after work am at home knackered after paris


also would'nt it bearound £60 a rim for refurb?not sure on polishing mate

What id do its, take the centres and get them blasted and powder coated, for bout 15-20each, then just polish up the lips yourself, with either a kit from ebay or goin throuhg the stages or wet n dry paper down to fine polish compound. ok it will take time but if you doin it on a budgets its better thanpaying some1 else aint it.

matty_mk1 wrote:

What id do its, take the centres and get them blasted and powder coated, for bout 15-20each, then just polish up the lips yourself, with either a kit from ebay or goin throuhg the stages or wet n dry paper down to fine polish compound. ok it will take time but if you doin it on a budgets its better thanpaying some1 else aint it.

Bingo!
Just what I wanna hear.

Yeah, not too fussed about doin the lips myself.
Obviously they aren't in a great state as you can see, but they aren't kerbed which is the main thing!

And yeah, it's a bit of a low budget. Kinda wanna spend £150-£160 max on the refurb as I need to get hold of some 5x100-5x120 adaptors and some cheapo stretch tyre wise. Where can I get the centres blasted and coated? Cos thats fairly cheap from the prices i've seen floating around.

steph had her centres blasted and coated ask her. think it was a place in whittlesey

You could try GKL coatings at soham they did a couple of bits for me and they are standing up ok so far.

mark-1vw wrote:

steph had her centres blasted and coated ask her. think it was a place in whittlesey

Poss Spyder engineering?
If you bring a bag of grit and a few of beers you can blast them your self at mine

no wasnt them mate.

antony, split them and give me the centres ill sort them out for u if u want, up 2 u. u just gotta decide on the colour, and no u cant have them cream

definitely do the centres in bright pink. i'll never talk to you again if you don't.

jimmymidnight wrote:

definitely do the centres in bright pink. i'll never talk to you again if you don't.

Thank god! about time... ha!
Jus kiddin bud.

Hmm, tempting, but wont really go with my car.
Steph's scene-mobile on the other hand...

I was thinking along the lines of a dark red that'll match the rear lights, or a nice gold/bronze colour. Probably go with the red to be safe. Also shouldn't be too hard to sell on in the future.

The more i think about it, the more fluoro pink is starting to grow on me...
Hmmmm, decisions...
If anyone can find me some decent pics of bright pink BBS splits, that might sway me!

hello mate,

you still got your old wheels for sale?

if so, do you have any pics?

cheers.

do it. do it now.

Stampers wrote:

jimmymidnight wrote:

definitely do the centres in bright pink. i'll never talk to you again if you don't.

Thank god! about time... ha!
Jus kiddin bud.

Hmm, tempting, but wont really go with my car.
Steph's scene-mobile on the other hand...

I was thinking along the lines of a dark red that'll match the rear lights, or a nice gold/bronze colour. Probably go with the red to be safe. Also shouldn't be too hard to sell on in the future.

The more i think about it, the more fluoro pink is starting to grow on me...
Hmmmm, decisions...
If anyone can find me some decent pics of bright pink BBS splits, that might sway me!

haha who u callin 'scene'

i want some!

actually, come to think of it antony, i think this would suit you more:

MoonlightCustoms wrote:

mark-1vw wrote:

steph had her centres blasted and coated ask her. think it was a place in whittlesey

Poss Spyder engineering?
If you bring a bag of grit and a few of beers you can blast them your self at mine

how big is this blaster you talk of?

Omg, those pink wheels look quite nice actually.
Erk, can't choose now...

And that pink car is gash.
I'm not Graham Norton you know.

Stampers wrote:

And that pink car is gash.
I'm not Graham Norton you know.

what? really?

jimmymidnight wrote:

what? really?

Have you got nothing better to do boy!
Cos I haven't...

I quite literally have NOTHING better to do.

so stil selling me your wheels?

Stampers wrote:

Omg, those pink wheels look quite nice actually.

I'm Graham Norton you know.

always thought i knew you before we were friends

if you can get the lips blasted really fine mate then do that, will be an arse getting that corrosion off, then chuck one my way and ile do my thing and see what i can do with them depending on what the start product will be like, if not maybe get them powder coated chrome

max wrote:

MoonlightCustoms wrote:

mark-1vw wrote:

steph had her centres blasted and coated ask her. think it was a place in whittlesey

Poss Spyder engineering?
If you bring a bag of grit and a few of beers you can blast them your self at mine

how big is this blaster you talk of?

Its holds about 10kg of grit, i just use it it the corner of the workshop and then sweep up again, there is a proper booth being built for it when i get time. can either use ali oxide grit or kiln dryed sand if you want to be a bit more gental, and sand is cheaper