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Title: Me new black wheels
Post by: Organisys on 24 July 2007, 21:03: Bought some Estorils for my daily for Ã‚£40 last year and finally got round to stripping the paint from them, wet and drying them, then painting and laquering. Had them fitted today.

Rubbish cam phone pic:-

(http://www.organisys.com/VW/blackwheels.jpg)

Now I can polish my other wheels properly.

(http://www.organisys.com/VW/w1.jpg)

oh, and yeah I have balloon tyres and no, there not stretched! :laugh:

:smiley:
Title: Re: Me new black wheels
Post by: ...joe on 24 July 2007, 21:43: black wheels looks tough. always liked the polished ones too :cool:
Title: Re: Me new black wheels
Post by: Dinky on 24 July 2007, 22:21: looks mean..like ggrrr :tongue: :wink:
is that a thumb? :huh:

Dinx :kiss:
Title: Re: Me new black wheels
Post by: DazVR6 on 24 July 2007, 23:00: I agree....ggggrrrrrrrrrrr....... :laugh:
Title: Re: Me new black wheels
Post by: sharpie on 24 July 2007, 23:56: good choice :wink:

(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f327/sharpie87/Picture002Medium.jpg)
Title: Re: Me new black wheels
Post by: Tom H on 25 July 2007, 08:39: Look sweet :) - Or at least they seem to from what I can make out from that picture!! :grin:

I was looking at doing some wheels black myself - I was gunna pay to have them done professionally, but is this something that can be done relativly easily at home? Or do you have all kinda of special stuff?!
Title: Re: Me new black wheels
Post by: Organisys on 25 July 2007, 09:00: Very easy mate.

1) Nitromors to strip off old paint
2) various grades of wet and dry paper from rough to smooth
3) primer
4) Black hamerite spray paint
5) Lacquer
6) Polish with regular car polish
7) Fit tyres, balance etc, fit to car.

Done!
Title: Re: Me new black wheels
Post by: tom26 on 25 July 2007, 09:04: i really like the black wheels and those polished ones are awesome!
Title: Re: Me new black wheels
Post by: dabill on 25 July 2007, 09:05: sounds like a weekend jobby... although dont think my alloys wud look ok black though!

nice job!

rob
Title: Re: Me new black wheels
Post by: Tom H on 25 July 2007, 09:18: Quote from: Organisys on 25 July 2007, 09:00
Very easy mate.

1) Nitromors to strip off old paint
2) various grades of wet and dry paper from rough to smooth
3) primer
4) Black hamerite spray paint
5) Lacquer
6) Polish with regular car polish
7) Fit tyres, balance etc, fit to car.

Done!

Sweet, thanks man...Still think I should get some cheap wheels to try it on the first time though! ha ha
Title: Re: Me new black wheels
Post by: Organisys on 25 July 2007, 12:20: I am very pleased with the result tbh. won't win any shows but great on a daily driver. Powder coating is obv the ideal but at Ã‚£58 per wheel at me local place I though I'd be better off doing it myself.
Will get better pic using SLR later.
Title: Re: Me new black wheels
Post by: xzoex on 02 August 2007, 15:36: Looking Mean :evil:

Zoe x
Title: Re: Me new black wheels
Post by: TweedieGTi on 02 August 2007, 17:40: Quote from: dabill on 25 July 2007, 09:05
sounds like a weekend jobby... although dont think my alloys wud look ok black though!

nice job!

rob

Last time i did mine it took me less than a day, and this is what they looked like

(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b231/tweedie28/PHOTO%20SHOOTS/b05183ef.jpg)

(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b231/tweedie28/PHOTO%20SHOOTS/11d2c1bd.jpg)

(http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b231/tweedie28/PHOTO%20SHOOTS/fc715025.jpg)

Looking at those pics i miss her sooo much :cry:

But She let me go the VEEDUB Way :cool:

All Comments Welcome
Title: Re: Me new black wheels
Post by: Mew on 02 August 2007, 17:50: Do you still have the wheels from the astra?
Title: Re: Me new black wheels
Post by: AlanD on 03 August 2007, 10:22: I can't make it out, what spec Astra did you have?