Very nice Sparkey, a good example for somebody like me, diy, spraycans and as I could see, someone who knows how to do it and do it quite quickly with an acceptable result.
John_D, very neat, now I have an example of how good it gets professionally.
There is one thing though. I'm not convinced yet that my wheelspray will look the same as my rim colour and I really don't want to spray the whole rim. I do have a test rim though, I happen to have five rims and here is what I'm trying to do.
First the goodies, there is no degreaser, filler or primer yet and after viewing the youtube I think I will need all of it. I'm also aware that I might look for something that is not possible but I have testing rim. The other matter is about the wheelcap.
Sanding paper 400 and lower, dry
Sanding paper, 600, 1000, 2000
Sanding paper on a roll, heavy duty for deep scratches and heavy corrosion
Painting tape
A sponge a bit heavier then a kitchen sponge
Motip wheelspray
Action silver paint
Alloy Devil
Not on the picture, acetone.
This wheelcap I have cleaned with acetone, I used a half bottle of it
but I would like to find a way to get to the letters and the lining of the Nissan logo? I only used kitchen towel and cotton buds but both are not adequate.
Here you see Alloy Devil working. When you use it you will know why it is called like that. This stuff eats away brake dust. It is that good it will even get off the caked layer on the inside but that bottle is one liter and you will need more then one for this.
How should I proceed here? I saw the youtube and I believe I can do it too but I really would like to keep the part of the rim that is good, intact, so
I'm looking for a way to make the repair as small as possible, is that possible? Don't mind the curb rash, I got this covered already. Also this is a testing rim so that is why I did not sand there.
While for the above I know I can be quite rough with the painting tape, the part of the rim to restore on this picture is that bad I will need to use a filler as seen in the youtube and I will require a larger area,
is it possible to maintain the originallity of the rim somehow? Again, don't mind the curb rash, painting tape can be applied there tight.