Diamond cut wheels refurb

[CHIMV8]

Where do you get them done,take it not same as standard wheel refurb?

[M3John]

Lepsons or Spit And Polish would be my first phone calls to make.

[FlipFlopGriff]

Pristine Wheels in Milton Keynes do diamond cut. Going to get my AMIL's on the Griff done soon. About £65 per wheel as more involved process which not all refurbers can do.
FFG

[CHIMV8]

FlipFlopGriff said:

Pristine Wheels in Milton Keynes do diamond cut. Going to get my AMIL's on the Griff done soon. About £65 per wheel as more involved process which not all refurbers can do.
FFG

Brilliant!!!
I'm picking the wheels up from Milton Keynes!!!
What a result

[Chuffmeister]

I'd avoid diamond cut. Looks great... For a few months. Had the wheels diamond cut on my E39. They looked awesome, but lasted about 6 months. Once the stones chipped the lacquer and the water got underneath, they soon tired. As for painting, I had my Quattro wheels pained and the looked as good the day I sold it.

[s p a c e m a n]

I take it that we're talking about the ford 7 spokes? It's very easy to do yourself, it's just a case of sanding them down, polishing with a buffer wheel and then a few coats of lacquer. If you need to tidy up some kerbing then chemical metal works well enough, can't tell the difference once you've polished and lacquer it.

I did a set of rs2000 wheels years ago and it only took a day, they came out better than diamond cut because when finished they were completely mirror flat rather than diamond cut which has tiny lines in it.

[CHIMV8]

s p a c e m a n said:

I take it that we're talking about the ford 7 spokes? It's very easy to do yourself, it's just a case of sanding them down, polishing with a buffer wheel and then a few coats of lacquer. If you need to tidy up some kerbing then chemical metal works well enough, can't tell the difference once you've polished and lacquer it.

I did a set of rs2000 wheels years ago and it only took a day, they came out better than diamond cut because when finished they were completely mirror flat rather than diamond cut which has tiny lines in it.

Sounds good and cheaper.

Where do you get Chemical Metal

[s p a c e m a n]

Halfords sell it near the filler and paint. Use a proper solid buffing wheel to do it, like a spiral sewn denim one and some decent compound.

This is the type of wheel I used but had an adapter to go on a drill so I didn't have to hold the wheel up to the bench grinder..

http://youtu.be/ZLfgjeq86fw?t=4m26s

Just in case, I don't think the standard centre caps are metal so don't try doing it to them

Edited by s p a c e m a n on Saturday 7th June 15:41

[blitzracing]

You may well find you cant get them re-cut anyway- any warp in the wheel means the new cut wont be even across the wheels diameter. My local wheel referb' place shot blasts the wheels before repainting them- and this destroys the diamond cut finish anyway- so you either have to have one finish across the whole wheel after ward- or risk re-cutting and lacquer, and this was at least £120 per wheel for the full referb. I opted for just cleaning up and repainting the painted bits, then carefully rubbing back the previous lacquer on the diamond cut just to provide a key and then re laquering the whole wheel. Not 100% perfect, but good enough compared to £480.

[FlipFlopGriff]

If you diamond cut dont get them lacquered. Mine are and this has caused the problems - the water get under the lacquer and fooks them completely (and they wer only done about 7 years ago).
FFG

[OleVix]

After diamondcutting or polishing, you can seal the aluminium with products like Sharkhide or Everbrite protectaclear. They protect against corrosion but its not a lacquer so it doesnt peel off. Lasts a year or two...

Or just powdercoat them, lasts forever.