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Gsxr1250dave



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DIY wheel refurb

Well with time on my hands iv turned to refurbing my wheels there pretty bad with lots of corrosion on the inside and flakeing on the outside their the only thing letting the car down.
I would have preferd to get them all powder coated but that's not gonna happen any time soon........so iv orderd some paint as iv only the 1 can of etch primer in the garage.
I can however get a start on cleaning them up the paint wont arrive for a week Confused


This is after a couple of hours cleaning and sanding down


I'm not after perfection on the inside rim a few layers of etch primer


I will be after a decent finish on the front will all be rattle cans anorl

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supershuttle



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England 2013 Range Rover Autobiography SDV8 Luxor

I don't want to hijack this thread (I am still on topic) but am I right in thinking that the bit of damage on my Diamond Cut Turbo wheels can be sanded away and then lacquered?
Has anyone done it? Geoff

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SS.Lyria



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United Kingdom 2014 Range Rover Autobiography 5.0 SC V8 Loire Blue

Top effort Thumbs Up

It surprising what can be achieved with rattle cans. Takes a lot of patience.
I remember colour coding some wheels on an old Classic many years ago. Ardennes Green from memory, plenty of rubbing down and a nice even coat of primer was the key, followed by quite a few really thin coats of paint and the same of clear lacquer. I was genuinely surprised at how good they turned out.

Good luck and looking forward to seeing the end result.

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Gsxr1250dave



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Yep you can sand it down and fill it then sand flat and lacquer over it it's all in the prep

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make sure the wife dont see you put them in the oven to bake the paint on... Laughing ... - .- -.




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Post #550325 14th Apr 2020 2:59pm
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Gsxr1250dave



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So the first wheel was the spare this is front offside off the car iv no etch primer left but found some white guide paint so decided to clean it up took the fook it approach for the inside of the rim put a pad on the angle grinder it all has to come off it's that bad

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Gsxr1250dave



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Dinner time so iv put it back on the car for the night

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Cam-Tech-Craig



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England 2015 Range Rover SVAutobiography SDV8 Loire Blue

I used to really enjoy painting wheels back in the day... Thumbs Up

Enjoy... Very Happy

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Bradders



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United Kingdom 2012 Range Rover Westminster TDV8 Zermatt Silver

Looking good so far.

Will they need to be rebalanced before using them again ? I can't see any existing weights ? Current: FF Westminster money pit

Gone:
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RRS 3.6 TDV8
FL2 TD4

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Bradders



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United Kingdom 2012 Range Rover Westminster TDV8 Zermatt Silver

Correction - I wasn't looking hard enough. There's one under the brush handle Thumbs Up

As you were Rolling with laughter Current: FF Westminster money pit

Gone:
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RRS 3.6 TDV8
FL2 TD4

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Gsxr1250dave



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I hoping they wont need to be rebalanced once im done remember I'm not after perfection just a decent clean set of wheels. I do have access to a wheel balancer if needed.


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I like this sort of thing Thumbs Up I did the old Boxsters wheels which were pretty cut up.

Only some dog hair on them...

You look like you’ve taken more care with yours, l neglected the insides, looking good.

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Gsxr1250dave



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Nice sten, I'm waiting on paint to arrive x1 wheel left to clean up the insides were/are rotten they wont be purfect but they will be a lot better than they were.

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United Kingdom 2010 Range Rover Vogue TDV8 Stornoway Grey

Using playing cards for masking wheels is much easier than masking tape, you can pick up a couple of packs for a £1 in the right shop 2010 3.6TDV8 Stornoway Grey/ Black interior - gone
2005 4.4V8 (M62) Bonatti Grey/ Parchment interior - gone
1998 4.6HSE Blue/ Cream interior (can't remember exact colours) - gone
1977 White - gone (should have kept)

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Thumbs Up good idea.. ... - .- -.




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