Pics of Chimaeras with after-market alloys
Discussion
To be honest I also prefer the white with the green, but the wheels are in desperate need of a refurb and I'm not painting them until I paint the car (liquid yellow, probably in 2030 by this rate).
On that note, plastidip is the nuts as a quick and easy project for a set of wheels, the main thing to remember is that you want to spray it on thick or it will be pig to get off again. I've done a few sets and never bother to take them off, get a few bin bags and stuff them through the spokes to cover the disk and caliper. Clean the wheels like normal and use some silicone cleaning stuff (tyre shine or dashboard cleaner) and absolutely cover the tyres, don't get any on the wheels.
Warm the can in a bucket of hot water and then do a quick light coat and then when that's dry do a thick one, it's nothing like spraying paint you want to get it on as thick as possible without it running. Two thick coats should be all you need. Spray it thick on the tyres as well and then when it's dry you just peel it all off in one go because of the silicone covering.
Plastidip quote one can per wheel but I normally manage to do four wheels with three cans, I just buy from the official eBay shop at £12 a can.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/plastidipuk
As long as the wheels are clean and free of greasy type stuff it stays on for years. If you hold a jetwash Lance an inch from it for a minute it will start to peel off, if you sponge them down and spray them with a jetwash it's fine. If you don't do thick coats when spraying it stays on the same but you don't get as smooth of a finish and it comes off in bits when you want to remove it rather than a nice whole piece. It's also very forgiving for just spraying over to cover kerb marks and stone chips.
This is a good video for technique and to show how easy it is. They're trying to sell a stupid kit, it is just bin bags and tyre shine.
https://youtu.be/HGNcD5pqkvI
On that note, plastidip is the nuts as a quick and easy project for a set of wheels, the main thing to remember is that you want to spray it on thick or it will be pig to get off again. I've done a few sets and never bother to take them off, get a few bin bags and stuff them through the spokes to cover the disk and caliper. Clean the wheels like normal and use some silicone cleaning stuff (tyre shine or dashboard cleaner) and absolutely cover the tyres, don't get any on the wheels.
Warm the can in a bucket of hot water and then do a quick light coat and then when that's dry do a thick one, it's nothing like spraying paint you want to get it on as thick as possible without it running. Two thick coats should be all you need. Spray it thick on the tyres as well and then when it's dry you just peel it all off in one go because of the silicone covering.
Plastidip quote one can per wheel but I normally manage to do four wheels with three cans, I just buy from the official eBay shop at £12 a can.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/plastidipuk
As long as the wheels are clean and free of greasy type stuff it stays on for years. If you hold a jetwash Lance an inch from it for a minute it will start to peel off, if you sponge them down and spray them with a jetwash it's fine. If you don't do thick coats when spraying it stays on the same but you don't get as smooth of a finish and it comes off in bits when you want to remove it rather than a nice whole piece. It's also very forgiving for just spraying over to cover kerb marks and stone chips.
This is a good video for technique and to show how easy it is. They're trying to sell a stupid kit, it is just bin bags and tyre shine.
https://youtu.be/HGNcD5pqkvI
Seems a bit pricey for powdercoating? Wet sprayed in paint maybe, but I had my Chimaera ones done here in powdercoat for £120 a couple of years ago, prices haven't changed:
https://wheelfurb.com/price-list/
For an extra £20, they'll remove the tyres and refit and balance them afterwards.
https://wheelfurb.com/price-list/
For an extra £20, they'll remove the tyres and refit and balance them afterwards.
sixor8 said:
I had my Chimaera alloys done here in 2019 for £120. Prices still the same:
https://wheelfurb.com/price-list/
Cheap, I agree but it’s not deepest Surrey!https://wheelfurb.com/price-list/
It's good stuff and I find loads of uses for it where paint is too much of a faff. Recently did all of the plastic arches and bumpers on our discovery because they were getting sun bleached, 4 cans of black and they look a million times better. We did no prep, just washed it and a bit of masking up and it's been in there for 6 months now, goes through arc car washes all of the time because it's the missus's car.
You can do a whole car in the stuff, but be very sure you are in a dust free environment similar to a spray shop when you do, if you are doing it yourself, and use a proper spray system.
My car was done in Full Dip (lacquerable version of Plastidip), but it was done by Alan at Matt-pack.co.uk in his sprayshop.
My car was done in Full Dip (lacquerable version of Plastidip), but it was done by Alan at Matt-pack.co.uk in his sprayshop.
phazed said:
sixor8 said:
I had my Chimaera alloys done here in 2019 for £120. Prices still the same:
https://wheelfurb.com/price-list/
Cheap, I agree but it’s not deepest Surrey!https://wheelfurb.com/price-list/
£75.00 + VAT per wheel 10"-17". = £360.00
Slightly different but as I said, it is Surrey........Maybe should be called Premier Prices
Fusion wheels in Kent, is that too far? Seem to want £264, but there are loads of options:
https://fusionwheels.tech/alloy-wheel-repair-calcu...
Unless new tyres are needed too, there are many mobile companies who deflate the tyre and then reface and paint the front and back without taking the tyre off, in the back of their van. No journey required that way too.
https://fusionwheels.tech/alloy-wheel-repair-calcu...
Unless new tyres are needed too, there are many mobile companies who deflate the tyre and then reface and paint the front and back without taking the tyre off, in the back of their van. No journey required that way too.
Would never bother not getting tyres removed for wheel re-fresh the bead condition is critical unless you like slow punctures alloys corrode here where the moisture and rock salt get trapped causing a crusty flaky surface/corrosion that the tyre wont seal on and that mastic/sticky crap/goo is not the answer do it once do it right
It's amazing how prices vary over the country I only paid ~£140 for mine. They'd originally quoted £200 if I was to leave the car but as I was just dropping off the loose wheels and then didn't need any repairs the place reduced their quote They fitted and balanced a new set of tyres for free too. Worth asking if there's a loose price maybe the place I used tied up a lift for a day with a car being dropped off which I thought was madness. If it was me I'd just have had a bunch of spare wheels to put on cars that where being worked on.
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