refurbing alloys yourself

[Alfonze]

What do I need to do it myself the wheels are curbed, also worth painting mat (dull)black?

 

[joesouthgate]

sand them back and chemical metal the curbing

 

[joelh]

i just sanded mine down and body filled them the curbs marks and that

 

[Alfonze]

My mate is gonna sand em down and paint em black will that work?

 

[joesouthgate]

yer that will be fine. It all depends on how durable you want the finish to be, painting won't be as resistant to curbing etc as powder coating etc

 

[Alfonze]

Powder coating whats that?

 

[joesouthgate]

Powder coating whats that?

They basically charge the powder so it is attracted to the wheels then bake it on.

Cost me about £40 per wheel but he had to sand all the curbing down, would have been £35 each without.

Wikipedia - Powder Coating

 

[Alfonze]

platsticoat spray paint will work fine with primer on I am gonna paint them black, well my mate is

 

[joesouthgate]

yer thatll give a nice finish and its tons cheaper than powder coating

 

[superls]

powder coating imo is the way to go, as a matter of fact im picking mine up in a bitfrom a company locally, i didnt have kurbing but they did need shotblasting, the bloke down there has charged me a tenner a wheel which i dont think is that bad, although its on the 'backhand' lol