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So with most things on lockdown still I decided to have a go at my boxster wheels which have been bugging me since I brought the car in December to pass away the time I decided to go black as the are on a silver boxster I'm happy with the result front 2 wheels do e back 2 to be done tomorrow who else has taken this opportunity to work on there car doing those little niggles that get to you have a look and tell me how I done for my first time .... 
They look fine. Did you remove the tyres or mask them?
Been doing all the little jobs on our site runaround Fiesta ST. New front lower arms, seat tilt catches, three new tyres. Full wet vac and detail. I have to keep on top of the little car as it carries advertising..
Been doing all the little jobs on our site runaround Fiesta ST. New front lower arms, seat tilt catches, three new tyres. Full wet vac and detail. I have to keep on top of the little car as it carries advertising..
Edited by A1VDY on Wednesday 1st April 19:05
They look great!
I’m awaiting the return of my Cayenne which has been back at the dealers for a month now whilst they diagnosed a gearbox issue. Seems a replacement is on the cards but given the movement restrictions I’m not too sure when that will be.
I want to love it but I’ve only had it for 34% of the time I’ve owned it so far since end of Jan so I’ve not had the chance to bond or do some jazzy things like you’ve done with your wheels.
I’m awaiting the return of my Cayenne which has been back at the dealers for a month now whilst they diagnosed a gearbox issue. Seems a replacement is on the cards but given the movement restrictions I’m not too sure when that will be.
I want to love it but I’ve only had it for 34% of the time I’ve owned it so far since end of Jan so I’ve not had the chance to bond or do some jazzy things like you’ve done with your wheels.
Chubbyross said:
Good job. I’m attempting to remove mine over lockdown and detail them before giving them a ceramic coating. I’m just waiting for the industrial strength torque wrench to be delivered so I can attempt to undo the centre locks.
Don’t use your torque wrench to undo them. Use a breaker bar. Torque wrench is designed to be used only to torque UP as the peak load to break and undo it might be higher than the rating of the wrench, which can knacker the calibration.Julian Thompson said:
Chubbyross said:
Good job. I’m attempting to remove mine over lockdown and detail them before giving them a ceramic coating. I’m just waiting for the industrial strength torque wrench to be delivered so I can attempt to undo the centre locks.
Don’t use your torque wrench to undo them. Use a breaker bar. Torque wrench is designed to be used only to torque UP as the peak load to break and undo it might be higher than the rating of the wrench, which can knacker the calibration.Undoing wheels nuts/bolts with a torque wrench is a no no. Either a breaker bar or a torque multiplier.
Markyboi75 said:
No left the tyre on I placed a pack of playing cards around the rim which save the spray going on the tyre works a treat and saves time and money
Playing cards are a good trick, much easier than masking with tape. Although my Cayman has never seen a wet road I recently removed all four wheels and replaced any corroding nuts and bolts with stainless hardware ie anything which can be seen through the wheels like the disc back plate bolts, the rear trailing arm nut and abs sensor bolt. Also went over the Ally suspension arms and links and the exhaust heat shield with a fine wire brass wheel. Polished the calipers and ceramic coated the wheels inside and out.
Once started my ocd affliction kicks in big time lol..
Julian Thompson said:
Chubbyross said:
Good job. I’m attempting to remove mine over lockdown and detail them before giving them a ceramic coating. I’m just waiting for the industrial strength torque wrench to be delivered so I can attempt to undo the centre locks.
Don’t use your torque wrench to undo them. Use a breaker bar. Torque wrench is designed to be used only to torque UP as the peak load to break and undo it might be higher than the rating of the wrench, which can knacker the calibration.
|https://thumbsnap.com/FQWKpOkp[/url]Chubbyross said:
Good job. I’m attempting to remove mine over lockdown and detail them before giving them a ceramic coating.
I took my wheels off last week, gave them the cleaning of their lives followed by a coating of Gtechniq C5. They came up pretty good considering it’s a daily driver.
Paul_M3 said:
Chubbyross said:
Good job. I’m attempting to remove mine over lockdown and detail them before giving them a ceramic coating.
I took my wheels off last week, gave them the cleaning of their lives followed by a coating of Gtechniq C5. They came up pretty good considering it’s a daily driver.
Chubbyross said:
I’ve just ordered a small bottle of C5. How did you find it? Any tips?
Like a lot of things, I think it’s more about the preparation than the application. After getting them really clean using various things, I gave them a final wipe with panel wipe to remove any oils or residues that were left. With the regards to the actual C5, I find the biggest problem is that you can’t easily see where you’ve applied it. Just be methodical and make sure you’ve covered all areas.
A few drops on the little cotton pads goes a surprisingly long way.
Wiping it off is more a case of gently wiping a cloth over the areas you’ve done. You don’t need to actually run hard or buff off.
Paul_M3 said:
Chubbyross said:
I’ve just ordered a small bottle of C5. How did you find it? Any tips?
Like a lot of things, I think it’s more about the preparation than the application. After getting them really clean using various things, I gave them a final wipe with panel wipe to remove any oils or residues that were left. With the regards to the actual C5, I find the biggest problem is that you can’t easily see where you’ve applied it. Just be methodical and make sure you’ve covered all areas.
A few drops on the little cotton pads goes a surprisingly long way.
Wiping it off is more a case of gently wiping a cloth over the areas you’ve done. You don’t need to actually run hard or buff off.
Chubbyross said:
Thanks for that. I’ve resisted the temptation of ceramic coatings for a few years now, preferring good old fashioned wax, but the inside of my wheels are such a pain to clean I’m hoping the C5 might help things along a little.
It’s brilliant stuff. Wheels were so easy to clean and I reckon mine lasted about 18 months before I noticed and significant degradation in the protection. I never got any decent durability out of wheel wax. You won’t need to use heavy duty wheel cleaner once it’s done, normal car shampoo should be plenty.
Braddo,
The wheels on the passenger side where very corroded and had to strip them right back and repair in a few places the wheels was my bargining chip when perchusing the car garages will not class a wheel refurb as essential repairs I did the black myself normally I send my wheels of but as stated had to do them myself and that's my first attempt and thought black would be easier to do.
The wheels on the passenger side where very corroded and had to strip them right back and repair in a few places the wheels was my bargining chip when perchusing the car garages will not class a wheel refurb as essential repairs I did the black myself normally I send my wheels of but as stated had to do them myself and that's my first attempt and thought black would be easier to do.
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