refurbing alloys

[richi]

has anyone refurbed there own alloys themselfs, a freind of mine has some tht have been kurbed around the outside on a car he has just bought and wondering how hard they are to do yourself

[RussellT]

there is a firm in St Annes who do them from £25 a wheel. I had my Clio wheels done and they look as new.

[Alastair]

Easy enough mate, but it takes a lot of time. I got mine sand blasted for a fiver a wheel down the docks. If they are curbed you have 2 easy options, fill with JB Weld and file/sand back, or grind the scrubbing off. Then just paint them up. Just take your time doing the prep work and youll be fine.

As Russel says though, £25 a wheel is v.cheap, id be tempted to take them there...

[ANIL EK3]

New poster! (less than 10 posts)

i refurbed mine, thing is they have polished lips just blocked them down with p80 then worked my way up to p1500 and relaqued, if u have really deep curb marks u can weld them in, u can use filler if there small just be carefull when fittin tires.Cheers Anil

[J8TRO]

has anyone refurbed there own alloys themselfs, a freind of mine has some tht have been kurbed around the outside on a car he has just bought and wondering how hard they are to do yourself

http://www.rtoc.org/boards/showthread.php?t=6197

[Hoolio]

Can someone point me in the direction of "liquid metal/alloy" I asked in halfords and he looked at me as though I was the martian;)

[Alastair]

Can someone point me in the direction of "liquid metal/alloy" I asked in halfords and he looked at me as though I was the martian;)

JB Weld, or any other type of chemical metal...

http://www.amazon.com/J-B-Weld-8265-S-Cold/dp/B0006O1ICE

Every motor factors i have been in sells the stuff, ask for jb wels, chemical metal, or cold weld metal putty.

[clee]

Can someone point me in the direction of "liquid metal/alloy" I asked in halfords and he looked at me as though I was the martian;)


Did you ask for it in a heavy Austrian accent ??

[Hoolio]

Thanks Alistair. Clee, that was clearly where i was going wrong:)