split rim refurbishment
Discussion
Hi guys.
So I've done lots of reading recently and want to refurbish some split rims I've had sitting to go on my car for ages. I can't at all afford £130 a wheel for it to be done for me
The split rims have a chrome coated centre. They are okay and I've polished one of the other rims up quite well so I'm confident I can make them look more than half decent.
The outer lips are I don't know what type of material
If you look at the photos you can see I've used nitromors (old stuff) successfully to remove the gold paint.
I want to polish that outer lip up nice and shiny.
I have a few questions.
1. Would you suggest I split and do a full job on these lips and a nice clean up of the chrome with some polish.
Or can I do this while they are still all in one piece?
That paint came off easy with the nitromors. Sanding in grades up to 2000 is going to be the hard part.
2. I asked for a professional refurbish quote and info and they stated
"lips polished and centres polish, basket section coated and studs polished
What is the basket section??
3. In my photos you can see a black paint on the inside of my rims (not the silicone sealant bead under the tyre) but where it faces the brake rotor.
What is this stuff? Only two rims have it on there?! It doesn't look like it seals anything because the rim that doesnt have it has no join there.
How do I remove it (doesnt look nice through the spokes)
4. Not sure if they are 2 or 3 piece yet. When and if I decide to take them apart i shall know. lol
5. One of the photos shows weld marks/burns where I had a bolt hole repaired. Any idea on how to remove that tarnishing? Just sanding?
Pics
http://s76.photobucket.com/user/arin5/library/allo...
Thanks a lot in advance guys!
So I've done lots of reading recently and want to refurbish some split rims I've had sitting to go on my car for ages. I can't at all afford £130 a wheel for it to be done for me
The split rims have a chrome coated centre. They are okay and I've polished one of the other rims up quite well so I'm confident I can make them look more than half decent.
The outer lips are I don't know what type of material
If you look at the photos you can see I've used nitromors (old stuff) successfully to remove the gold paint.
I want to polish that outer lip up nice and shiny.
I have a few questions.
1. Would you suggest I split and do a full job on these lips and a nice clean up of the chrome with some polish.
Or can I do this while they are still all in one piece?
That paint came off easy with the nitromors. Sanding in grades up to 2000 is going to be the hard part.
2. I asked for a professional refurbish quote and info and they stated
"lips polished and centres polish, basket section coated and studs polished
What is the basket section??
3. In my photos you can see a black paint on the inside of my rims (not the silicone sealant bead under the tyre) but where it faces the brake rotor.
What is this stuff? Only two rims have it on there?! It doesn't look like it seals anything because the rim that doesnt have it has no join there.
How do I remove it (doesnt look nice through the spokes)
4. Not sure if they are 2 or 3 piece yet. When and if I decide to take them apart i shall know. lol
5. One of the photos shows weld marks/burns where I had a bolt hole repaired. Any idea on how to remove that tarnishing? Just sanding?
Pics
http://s76.photobucket.com/user/arin5/library/allo...
Thanks a lot in advance guys!
considering the pictures I would say 130 quid per wheel is fair as they will(should)come back like new.
you are going to need a lot of elbow grease to get them anywhere near decent looking at the tarnishing,it may even be too deep to remove altogether and they will need dismantling to do it properly otherwise it's difficult to get a uniform finish especially around the rim bolts.
I also don't like the look of some of the dings in the rims,they may well render them scrap.
you are going to need a lot of elbow grease to get them anywhere near decent looking at the tarnishing,it may even be too deep to remove altogether and they will need dismantling to do it properly otherwise it's difficult to get a uniform finish especially around the rim bolts.
I also don't like the look of some of the dings in the rims,they may well render them scrap.
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