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| Mutley00 |
| Posted on: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014, 2:50:26pm |
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| The outer (shiny) 1 inch rim of the wheels has sufferred corrosion. Is there a cheap 'n cheerful DIY option for polishing them? I've been quoted £35 per wheel (min charge) for a professional re-furb, but all the spokes are in excellent condition so I'd rather not go down that route. Advice as always appreciated, thanks, Andrew |
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| doodlepugg |
| Posted on: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014, 3:34:32pm |
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| 35 quid a wheel is a bargain. |
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| ken_parsons |
| Posted on: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014, 10:48:31pm |
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| I agree £35 a wheel is cheap, I wouldn't bother doing my own if I could get them done for anything like that price. The outer rim is what is known as diamond cut, it's machined on a CNC lathe programmed with the exact wheel profile that takes a very fine cut. The finish is impossible to reproduce any other way. You could try sanding with a DA and 500 grit disks or using 3M Roloc clean and strip wheels but the finish just isn't the same and it's a lot of effort. |
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| doodlepugg |
| Posted on: Thursday, July 24th, 2014, 2:32:38pm |
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| Used to work in a powder coaters' and we were the cheapest around @ £50 a wheel for shot blasting & coating of your choice. My personal favourite is shot blasted & clear coat so you get textured bare metal. Looks so smart! |
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| mattjohns |
| Posted on: Friday, July 25th, 2014, 1:07:16pm |
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*SAFETY DISCLAIMER* This suggestion contains potential bodily harm and/or proprty damage. Own risk and all that.
If you don't have an LSD, you could jack up the back end and with the front wheels chocked, start the car, put in 1st and CAREFULLY rub 1200 grit w&d where you want to polish on the spinning wheel. Remove and repeat x3 |
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| Avar |
| Posted on: Friday, July 25th, 2014, 6:11:51pm |
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| Doesn't that method only work with the lsd fitted? non lsd would just stop turning as the power is dumped into the other wheel. |
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| mattjohns |
| Posted on: Saturday, July 26th, 2014, 12:36:07am |
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| It turns the wheel "of least resistance". So the wheel you have jacked up spins, and at idle, in 1st or 2nd, at a nice calm pace. I've actually read on 4wd forum about this "method" being used as a dodgy emergency lathe. |
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| mdh |
| Posted on: Saturday, August 30th, 2014, 8:06:24pm |
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| Silverline sell brushes and buffing wheels that polish wheels up to a mirror finish. |
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| Mutley00 |
| Posted on: Sunday, August 31st, 2014, 11:10:30am |
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| Can you send me a link please - I cant seem to find anything on the site? |
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| mdh |
| Posted on: Monday, September 1st, 2014, 9:16:32pm |
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