Wheel refurbishment for complicated wheels
Wheel refurbishment for complicated wheels
Author
Discussion

davebem

Original Poster:

747 posts

199 months

Tuesday 19th June 2018
quotequote all
Looking for some advice..Ive got some of these Speedline/Alfa wheels I want refurbishing, a local refurbishment place claims they are too complicated and its immediately put me off!

Although they look like split rims, they appear to be 1 peice lighweight alloys, the outer dish part is chromed with what (I think) is fake plastic hex screws. The middle teledial section is sprayed grey. I either want them all in a satin chrome, or same as they were originally. Does this sound feasible, will the hex screws which I beleive are plastic cause issues with getting them sanded down or dipped to be re-chromed?

The one in the pic is the best one, most of the others the crome is flaking off and laquer all gone.


Edited by davebem on Tuesday 19th June 21:29

V8covin

9,178 posts

215 months

Wednesday 20th June 2018
quotequote all
Drill the plastic bolts out and replace them afterwards with a similar sized stainless bolt.Glue them in.
That would be my suggestion