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General => General discussion => Topic started by: VR6_ROB on 27 December 2003, 17:16
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how do you get alloys to origional condition like the ones in the gallery because when i get hold of some they will proberly be all dirty n stuff n i want to make them all shiny like the alloys in the gallery
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pending on condition you can 'clean' them or if there bad take em to a wheel refurb firm who will sort em for yas ;D
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the dullest job in the world is a BBS alloy and a tooth brush ;)
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how do you get alloys to origional condition like the ones in the gallery because when i get hold of some they will proberly be all dirty n stuff n i want to make them all shiny like the alloys in the gallery
Steam cleaner works good if you have access to one. Mind you don't get too close or you will start removing paint. Soak them down with alloy wheel cleaner and take them to a Jet Wash if not. That will get most of the crude off then it is rags and cleaner from there. When I was 16 years old and lived with my parents. I had a set of wheels that needed cleaning. It was winter in New York so doing them outside was out of the question. I cleaned them in my Mothers bath tub. Didn't go over well! lol. don't do that.
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slightly off topic, but I stripped down a BMX in my bedroom once. That didnt' go down well with mum either.
you're looking at around ?35 a corner for 1 peice wheels to be refurbished.
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referb em yaself! :P
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i heard people can get alloys cleaned by gettin ball bearings blasted at them not sur ei heard right though
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um.....
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don't ever sandblast or beadblast alloy wheels. The sandblasting leaves the surface of the aluminum very porous which is good for paint adhesion, but leaves millions of small stress risers and makes the wheels much weaker
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im sure the refurbishers blast em?
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depends.
its a quick method of doin it.
they normaly fill in the curbed parts and wet and dry then try and match the alloys finish.
it takes longer but is far better in quality
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referbishers generally do sand blast wheels. a mate just had a set of speedlines blasted for his nova, sost about 45 quid a wheel. once they blasted they still have to be painted dont they? cant mind.
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They may bead blast them. If you use sand for a childs sandbox than you should be fine. if you use crushed granite then you will pit them all up. That crushed granite will eat anything in it's path. I sandblasted a trailer frame and forgot to pull a reflector off it. I went over it with the blaster and all that was left was the 2 screws that hold it on. wow. There is a blast cabinet where I do most of my work that uses some sort of plastic beads. They work great as they remove the paint but don't hurt the metal in the least. Years ago we use to bead blast 1st stage fan blades on jet engines to clean them for inspection and flouresent dye inspection. works great and never found stress risers from the bead blasting.
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i thought alot of 'pro' firms acid dipped the wheels to remove paint/laquer then if curbed etc they get banged on a lathe and the scuff turned out then polished to mirror finish or repainted and laquered again!!!, i may be wrong but thats the process i thought it was (well when ive had me motorbike swingin arms etc thats how theyve been done!!) ;D ;D ;D
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try this company,i was quoted ?27.50 a wheel.that was for blasting and powdercoating ,on a 17" tsw imola. not bad me thinks.also he [andrew] replies to your email by the next day.i will be sending mine in the new year ::): info@wheelrefurbishing.co.uk
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May well do. The last wheels I had done I had chromed. They need it again as it has been 10 years now though.