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General => Cosmetic and bodywork matters => Topic started by: jamle on 14 September 2008, 00:10

Title: refurbing bbs alloys need advice!!
Post by: jamle on 14 September 2008, 00:10

i brought a set of bbs alloys for £50  :laugh: and now want to refurb them, im after a mirror sort of finish on the wheels :smug:. I went out and brought a dremel for the job. i know it takes alot of time and work but im willing to do it since i have set of 5 dont need 2 be worried about getting them back on car etc. Only i cant find any tutorials or guides on how to do it/what cutting/sanding acessories used or genral techniques :sad:
heres the wheels look worse when close lol

(http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc132/JAMlEC/P110908_0956.jpg)
(http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc132/JAMlEC/P110908_095601.jpg)

my plan is to take them back to bare metal and polish them up to mirror finish and then lacquer or protect them some how! :huh:

Title: Re: refurbing bbs alloys at home, need advice!!
Post by: Gene Hunt. on 15 September 2008, 10:32

Great price there mate,but i think i would pay to have them shot blasted as the rear of the wheel looks like it needs a lot of work.

Title: Re: refurbing bbs alloys at home, need advice!!
Post by: eightyeightmph on 15 September 2008, 14:42

Can you even get a mirror finish on those? It's going to be flipping hard work to do by hand/dremmel.

They'll need blasting, welding (curbing filled with aluminium) before you even start the polishing process.

If you're DIY'ing it then just go with a nice painted finish, i.e. like new, it's still hard work to get them spot on, but at least you can do the filling & paint yourself. :afro:

If you REALLY want to have them mirror polished go to a proffesional. :smug:

If you want to ignore me & do it anyway, you'll need a polishing kit! :wink:

http://www.thepolishingshop.co.uk/

Title: Re: refurbing bbs alloys at home, need advice!!
Post by: jamle on 15 September 2008, 19:13

cheers mate. no your right i tried today and didnt really get far with the dremel, and so stuck it all in box glued it back up and got a refund =p have kind of given up now, i will get them done properly when i got some more cash, how much is it tipically to get them the the finish im after?

Title: Re: refurbing bbs alloys need advice!!
Post by: Yuley on 04 December 2008, 23:31

im considering getting the same alloys as these. theyre in slightly better condition but i would like to get a better finish on them. havent got a clue on the process involved. whats this "blasting"? lol. how much does it cost and would i need to do anything else to get a 'shiney' finish?

thanks

Yuley :)

Title: Re: refurbing bbs alloys need advice!!
Post by: CHRIS_MC on 05 December 2008, 14:09

ive got borbets, been quoted £40 per wheel for a painted finish......£50 for a mirror finish, (pretty much a standard price) im a bit of a retard and have decided to mirror polish them myself :nerd:

if you do pay someone, make sure they have a good rep!!!

Title: Re: refurbing bbs alloys need advice!!
Post by: wag,en,volks on 07 December 2008, 19:41

If those wheels where brought to me i would avise you to forget the fully polished idea as there is many many hours work to get inside the spokes on bbs rims (would amount to loads more than £50 a wheel!)
what about just repainting the centres and polishing the lip/dish ? this is achievable by yourself or i do it for about £25 a rim :wink: