Panda (Classic) Rarer than a 599 GTO.

[Aston Martin]

A powder coated one.

 

[Didge3]

They sort of remind me of 127 Palio alloys. Which as you probably noticed is a fairly popular choice for a few Panda'ers. I like them

 

[panda panda]

I feel partly responsible for the purchase - it was either Adam bought them or I did - Adam won as I was a fiver short

 

[Aston Martin]

I feel partly responsible for the purchase - it was either Adam bought them or I did - Adam won as I was a fiver short

They're yours for £55.

 

[VmanC]

There was a turquoise Cinq with white ones on the Forum display at Brooklands, looked .

 

[purple haze]

Got to be my new favourite wheels.

 

[panda panda]

They're yours for £55.

Generous though the offer is.......

 

[panda panda]

Hey Adam if I can bring up in a minute with a wire brush drill attachment these quite nicely.....

Maybe you should forget wet 'n' dry paper and go electrical

Bugger - now I've got to get some high temp paint

 

[Giacosa]

I like your new wheels though apparently you don't

Strange coincidence.
Just glad they're not on a Panda,

 

[Aston Martin]

I like your new wheels though apparently you don't

I wanted to be the first to fit to a Panda.

 

[Aston Martin]

Hey Adam if I can bring up in a minute with a wire brush drill attachment these quite nicely.....

Looks great, I think i'm gonna go with brick cleaner/hydrochloric acid.

I'm working in the afternoon, so gonna pop to tyre place. Get tyres removed, then pick up the acid/goggles/gloves/mask.

Not sure if I like polished or painted. The problem with polished is it might look a bit chromey. :yuck:


You can see my half arsed 10 minutes sanding job here.

As you can see, I didn't get very far.

 

[Didge3]

So are they going on the Parade...?

 

[Dragon Man]

so thats where they went. i caught a glimpse of some one running around with one of these wheels.

 

[Aston Martin]

So are they going on the Parade...?

Maybe.

so thats where they went. i caught a glimpse of some one running around with one of these wheels.

You can't run with these, they weigh more than the car.


After reading online "Don't use hydrocloric acid, thats overkill"
"Just use the worlds most expensive organic crap, that costs 14 billion pounds."

First things first, I went to tyre place expecting £20 for removal and disposal.
"Do you want the alloys?" The guy wasn't joking. Anyway it cost me a nice £10.

£9 pound later...

It apparently destroys cement instantly. Really? Well it did buggar all to my wheel.

This is one wheel after the highly effective acid...

Heres the other wheel, wet and dry and a wire wheel on a battery drill...

:shrug:

 

[panda panda]

I think the acid method is for removing dirt and brake dust.

Get a cheap corded drill, will probably have more RPM and take a bigger brush attachment and won't run out of juice when you're getting busy with it than a cordless model.

You could borrow mine but will cost you more than a new one in fuel!

 

[Aston Martin]

I think the acid method is for removing dirt and brake dust.

Get a cheap corded drill, will probably have more RPM and take a bigger brush attachment and won't run out of juice when you're getting busy with it than a cordless model.

You could borrow mine but will cost you more than a new one in fuel!

Acid is what they use to strip to metal.

I have a corded black and decker, but it's just on or off. I need variable speed, I have two power packs with the cordless one though.

 

[VmanC]

If you must use a wire brush on a drill make sure it's a soft brass one as steel will scratch it to pieces.

These really need sand blasting.

 

[Giacosa]

I wanted to be the first to fit to a Panda.

I get you

I'd agree with Vern and say that a rotary steel wire brush is way too aggressive. Somebody has done that on the alloy I just bought and its caused heavy scratching. Mine has layers of paint as well as some evidence of filler so decided the best approach was to take same approach as with bodywork and rub wheels down with sandpaper by hand and then repaint. I saw some polished Montecarlo rims on ebay a while back and thought they looked a little spoiled.

Montecarlo rims will look the nuts when painted :yum:

 

[panda panda]

Acid is what they use to strip to metal.

It will be the concentration and type of acid which will dictate how effective it is.

Citric acid and acetic acid are acids but not strong ones

Since the wheels were a bargain, go daft and have them done by someone else, you'll only notice all the imperfections when home restored

 

[Aston Martin]

Ever since I moved the camshaft one tooth, I swear it feels like I have a very tiny amount more torque.

The car used to love high revs, now it seems to have the same effect at lower rpm.