Damaged / Old wheels ?
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Credit where it's due ! www.renowheel.co.uk located in Bridgend , took a sorry looking set of 400SE OZ split rims and turned them in to mirrors !!!!! All for £400 . Can highly recommend them . No website ,so can't post pic but if any one wants a look drop me a mail at tvr400se@hotmail.com . Or , Ted could I send them to you ?
In answer to the questions :
The wheels have been split , but as OZ will not /cannot supply the seals , they have been reused , and oversealed with hi pressure / high temp silicone sealant . This is an aviation Mil Spec , and as that is my background I have no worries about it .
The bolts have been re plated and re used .
A bit of background on the company : they used to have the contract for polishing all Wolfrace new production wheels , so a bit of experience.
Tony the owner recommends , only soapy water for cleaning , and has given me details of a special wax to protect them with .
Now I'm looking for an old set of wheels and tyres to keep these for best !!
The wheels have been split , but as OZ will not /cannot supply the seals , they have been reused , and oversealed with hi pressure / high temp silicone sealant . This is an aviation Mil Spec , and as that is my background I have no worries about it .
The bolts have been re plated and re used .
A bit of background on the company : they used to have the contract for polishing all Wolfrace new production wheels , so a bit of experience.
Tony the owner recommends , only soapy water for cleaning , and has given me details of a special wax to protect them with .
Now I'm looking for an old set of wheels and tyres to keep these for best !!
The very same wheels on the floor at Peninsula and the shiny red chassis is mine too !!
As for the wax , creeping senility has set in , I'm in Dublin , the piece of paper with name on is in Cheshire . Will post when back in the UK , Friday evening
>> Edited by Neil Hyde on Tuesday 3rd June 16:00
As for the wax , creeping senility has set in , I'm in Dublin , the piece of paper with name on is in Cheshire . Will post when back in the UK , Friday evening
>> Edited by Neil Hyde on Tuesday 3rd June 16:00
Back in Cheshire , so as promised here are the protective wax details . Never come across this before , so cannot pass comment , but as it was recommended by the guy who did the wheels , am loathe to ignore his advice ,
Wheel Wax , £19.99 per tub , contact tel , 0870 0808182 .
If anyone has used it before , would be interested in comments .
Wheel Wax , £19.99 per tub , contact tel , 0870 0808182 .
If anyone has used it before , would be interested in comments .
Neil Hyde said: Wheel Wax , £19.99 per tub , contact tel , 0870 0808182.
If anyone has used it before , would be interested in comments.
Never seen it or heard of it but I'll get a tub to see if it's any good. I'm fed up with trying to keep the polished aluminium rims from getting cruddy every two weeks. £19.99 seems a lot but if it does the job, then I'll not mind shelling out.
Thanks, Neil for the info.
Thought I'd add this as a comparison. I had the wheels on the S refurbed back in April. Now, they're not split rims, but thought it might be useful to keep these things in a similar thread.
Work was done via David Batty (The Garage, Compton) and I understand he send the wheels to "Spit 'n' Polish"...
Wheel referbishment - £192.00 + VAT
BEFORE
AFTER
I was advised to keep them clean using normal car wash stuff (in my case Autoglym) and use standard car waxing polish (Autoglym again).
Very happy with the results...
Work was done via David Batty (The Garage, Compton) and I understand he send the wheels to "Spit 'n' Polish"...
Wheel referbishment - £192.00 + VAT
BEFORE
AFTER
I was advised to keep them clean using normal car wash stuff (in my case Autoglym) and use standard car waxing polish (Autoglym again).
Very happy with the results...
Neil Hyde said: The very same wheels on the floor at Peninsula and the shiny red chassis is mine too !!
As for the wax , creeping senility has set in , I'm in Dublin , the piece of paper with name on is in Cheshire . Will post when back in the UK , Friday evening
>> Edited by Neil Hyde on Tuesday 3rd June 16:00
neil, I was back down at Peninsula last saturday evening, talking to Richard Smith, and Picking up my 400SE. We had a good chat about your rims and I had a chance to inspect them close up.
Certainly the buisness. Mine are scheduled for a trip to Bridgend when i get back from Le Mans.
Jason
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