Styling alloy wheel refurbishment

mzhussein · Nov 14, 2008

ok as some of you may have been aware, Doovydoo had some alloys for sale, quite nice 1's if a bit mashed up (being polite lol)
i bought em, bargain actually.
and have spent the last week or so prepping them with mr file, mrs sand paper and some filler.
ima try and post a before pic, and an after pic....u wont belive it,
especially for somehting done in my back garden in a tent, with an archaic spray gun, and halfords paint...
anyways im hoping doovydoo will still have a pic of them before, cos i 4got to take 1....
but i will be posting up the finished product in a day or two
so watch this space!!!

Tris Harris · Nov 15, 2008

mzhussein said:
ok as some of you may have been aware, Doovydoo had some alloys for sale, quite nice 1's if a bit mashed up (being polite lol)
i bought em, bargain actually.
and have spent the last week or so prepping them with mr file, mrs sand paper and some filler.
ima try and post a before pic, and an after pic....u wont belive it,
especially for somehting done in my back garden in a tent, with an archaic spray gun, and halfords paint...
anyways im hoping doovydoo will still have a pic of them before, cos i 4got to take 1....
but i will be posting up the finished product in a day or two
so watch this space!!!

pointless thread without pics... you haven't even asked a question?

don't you have a progress thread in members?

vees punto · Nov 15, 2008

Tris Harris said:
pointless thread without pics... you haven't even asked a question?

don't you have a progress thread in members?

only proud of some D.I.Y work dude doesnt matter nice to see some of this stuff on here, will be waiting for some pictures mate!

BrumBrum · Nov 15, 2008

I demand pictures! Sounds like you've done an impressive job =D now we just gotta see

Tris Harris · Nov 15, 2008

vees punto said:
only proud of some D.I.Y work dude doesnt matter nice to see some of this stuff on here, will be waiting for some pictures mate!

i understand that he's proud of his DIY work, but whats the point in making a thread about it without showing it to us. Are you that excited that you can't hold it in for a whiile longer till you have pictures?

just like premature ejaculation.

mzhussein · Nov 15, 2008

tut tut, i wont have arguing lol
ok heres 1 pic of 1 alloy after paint before laquer

unfortunatley i managed to spill some thinner on 2 of them so ive been set back a couple o days....

but fear not!!

mzhussein · Nov 17, 2008

Tris Harris said:
i understand that he's proud of his DIY work, but whats the point in making a thread about it without showing it to us. Are you that excited that you can't hold it in for a whiile longer till you have pictures?

just like premature ejaculation.

lol, ok it turns out that my alloys are the same as yours...
so just for you
here is a pic i took on my phone of all four, just after i finished, will go in the morning and take a couple o pics in daylight, with a camera when laquers dry.

whta do peeps think?

only problem, is it makes my car body paintwork look cack, cos i used halfrauds spray paint and spray laquer, now ive got access to a proper gun, im feeling a touch up....

also thinking bumpers and mirros in the same metallic grey?
(got lots of paint left over, atm there black plastic)

mzhussein · Nov 17, 2008

ok i left my heater on in the tent....could have been bad lol, so took the liberty to take the camera down and get some good pictures, judge as u want...

Tris Harris · Nov 17, 2008

wow!

they looks amazing mate!!!

mzhussein · Nov 17, 2008

thanks!

punto_matt · Nov 19, 2008

Have you done the insides of them? Look good big improvement over them in there original state lol

mzhussein · Nov 19, 2008

nah, i thought about doiing the insides, but the over-spray pretty much took care of it unless u reeealy inspect it close up, but even on the close up pics, u cant see any un-painted...

Car nut · Dec 16, 2008

mzhussein,

You got a picture of them on your car ?

mzhussein · Dec 16, 2008

errrm i got some pictures with them in....not taken any of my car with them on specificlly, ignore the damage but here is one

was crashed into, once ive repaired the car ill post some more pics of it with them all shiney and perfect lol

Car nut · Dec 16, 2008

When the tyre fitters fitted the tyres did they not damage the paint?

Last wheels I had refurbed were for my M5 by Lepsons in Kent and it was near £300 which I obviously dont want to pay that for a daily hack

mzhussein · Dec 16, 2008

nah, they dont lever the bar off of the rim, they have a bit on the machine that they lever off of, and i spent about £50 on materials on mine, got LOADS left over aswell. plus £40 for compressor and spray gun.

siscor · Jul 7, 2009

mzhussein said:
nah, they dont lever the bar off of the rim, they have a bit on the machine that they lever off of, and i spent about £50 on materials on mine, got LOADS left over aswell. plus £40 for compressor and spray gun.

Which sort of paint and primer did you use? I've been in Halfords and they said that they don't have anything suitable, but I've seen a Hammerite metal primer that I believe will be OK.
Thanks!

smokeyjoe03 · Jul 7, 2009

siscor said:
Which sort of paint and primer did you use? I've been in Halfords and they said that they don't have anything suitable, but I've seen a Hammerite metal primer that I believe will be OK.
Thanks!

This thread is from December............doubt you will get an answer off the origional poster.

As for halfords they are not the best source of information. Surley being metal, normal primer would be fine?

mzhussein · Jul 7, 2009

and here is the OP, the wonders of internet lol

errrm, you want high build primer, you can get off ebay, choose a colour in the halfords minimix book, and get them to mix it up for you (for the paint), if you get it in spray cans ull need 2 cans, if you get it in a tin ull need 500ml.
any other Q's, i get notifications, so post up nd ill reply...

smokeyjoe03 · Jul 7, 2009

mzhussein said:
and here is the OP, the wonders of internet lol................................

...................................any other Q's, i get notifications, so post up nd ill reply...

Thats because you know how to use the forum properly

How much did this cost you from start to finish including EVERYTHING from paint to sand paper to filler.

And how long did it take?

I'm trying to do a time/cost analysis between DIY and Powedercoaters.

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