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Title: polishing split rims
Post by: GavG60 on 04 June 2004, 11:21
anybody recommend the best thing to use to polish the shiny rim section of split rim wheels?

Cheers Gav
Title: Re:polishing split rims
Post by: VeeDubGTI16v on 04 June 2004, 11:25
if its laquered metal i would have thought alloy wheel cleaner like comma or wonder wheels, you know the stuff that stings you if you breathe in :-X

if its not laquered  ???
Title: Re:polishing split rims
Post by: GavG60 on 04 June 2004, 11:37
I thought you weren't supposed to use thsat stuff on laquered wheels?

how do you tell if they are laquered? :-\
Title: Re:polishing split rims
Post by: Martz on 04 June 2004, 11:43
Quote from: GavG60 on 04 June 2004, 11:37
I thought you weren't supposed to use thsat stuff on laquered wheels?

how do you tell if they are laquered? :-\

I have slits on mine and the laquer is coming away. I hav heard you can buy replacement rims for these, as refurb companies don't touch them.

I just use soap and water to answer the question vaguely.
Title: Re:polishing split rims
Post by: tobz. on 04 June 2004, 11:58
I was flicking through an old copy of "the golf" magazine the other day and there was an article on a company that specialise in refurbing splitties. It was either nov or dec of last year, I can have a look and post the details of the company if anybodys wants???

In answer to the question, autoglym wheel cleaner or wonder wheels etc if the rims are laquered. If the rims aren't laquered (which I doubt) then good old autosol and some elbow grease


Toby
Title: Re:polishing split rims
Post by: Martz on 04 June 2004, 12:49
Quote from: tobzman on 04 June 2004, 11:58
I was flicking through an old copy of "the golf" magazine the other day and there was an article on a company that specialise in refurbing splitties. It was either nov or dec of last year, I can have a look and post the details of the company if anybodys wants???

Yes please Toby!

Thanks
Title: Re:polishing split rims
Post by: tobz. on 04 June 2004, 13:33
Ok martz will have a look tonight and post next time I'm on (poss over weekend probably monday though)

Toby
Title: Re:polishing split rims
Post by: Martz on 04 June 2004, 13:38
Good man! I need to do them soon.      :)
Title: Re:polishing split rims
Post by: Veedubgt18v on 06 June 2004, 00:01
this is a cool site

http://www.englishcustompolishing.com/eneu/aluminum1.html
Title: Re:polishing split rims
Post by: Veedubgt18v on 06 June 2004, 00:02
as is this

http://home.btclick.com/c.polishing/Index.htm
Title: Re:polishing split rims
Post by: GavG60 on 06 June 2004, 08:42
that english custom polish sounds like the sh!t...

going to get me some of that and give it a try.... :D
Title: Re:polishing split rims
Post by: tobz. on 07 June 2004, 09:52
As promised here's the info of the refurb company that specialise in split rims:

FAT wheel re-furb 01795 585111 (Isle of sheppey)

Hope this is of use

Toby
Title: Re:polishing split rims
Post by: GavG60 on 07 June 2004, 10:19
cheers toby. :)

p.s where's the isle of sheppy? :-\
Title: Re:polishing split rims
Post by: Martz on 07 June 2004, 11:15
In Kent near Gillingham. Of the (M2 towards Dover).

http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?X=650000&Y=150000&width=700&height=400&client=public&gride=&gridn=&srec=0&coordsys=gb&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&scale=1000000&multimap.x=113&multimap.y=130
Title: Re:polishing split rims
Post by: G6dub on 07 June 2004, 14:36
It took me 2 hours per wheel but it looks great I used auto metal pollish.

What ever you do don't use the spray wheel cleaner that is for alloys it kills split rims!
Title: Re:polishing split rims
Post by: GavG60 on 07 June 2004, 14:50
Cheers G6dub,

is that Auto glym metal polish?

couldn't find anything useful in Halfords and am scared of killing the splitties!!!

what do you use to polish them, a cloth or something abrasive?

cheers!

Gav

p.s. met a guy called fish in south london on saturday who is a g60 nut, shoehorns supercharged lumps into just about anything. He reckoned he knew your car and referred to the "dead shiny BBS split rims"... ;)
Title: Re:polishing split rims
Post by: G6dub on 11 June 2004, 12:48
Yeah auto metal polish, use a soft cloth but you need to rub hard. A screw driver
with the cloth over to get between the bolts etc...

After the wheels had sat in the garage for 8 months, it took 2 hours per wheel and we did
it 3 times to each wheel, but now once a month and just 1 go is fine and they stay looking good.

i don't think i know him but with meeting people at shows etc.. you never know.
Title: Re:polishing split rims
Post by: Golfgal on 11 June 2004, 14:08
Gav need to buy a tin of elbow grease I'll sell u some for ?202 ha ha ha
Title: Re:polishing split rims
Post by: G6dub on 11 June 2004, 18:58
Quote from: golfgal on 11 June 2004, 14:08
Gav need to buy a tin of elbow grease I'll sell u some for ?202 ha ha ha

yep you sure do and Golfgal, how many hours do you get for ?202!!!

Title: Re:polishing split rims
Post by: GavG60 on 14 June 2004, 13:35
Quote from: golfgal on 11 June 2004, 14:08
Gav need to buy a tin of elbow grease I'll sell u some for ?202 ha ha ha

Sounds a bit cheap?

*gav wonders whether golfgal would take ?400 by paypal*

cheers G6dub, had a feeling there was going to be a serious bit of elbow grease involved :-\

worth it though for sparkly wheels  ;D


Question - Obviously your rims are chrome, but what about the rest of the wheel? are the centres chromed or just sprayed silver? mine are gold at the moment and are a bit too bling for me..... I want to get them either chromed or sprayed silver.


Gav
Title: Re:polishing split rims
Post by: G6dub on 14 June 2004, 18:29
The centers were painte silver, I stripped them down and had them
dipped and repainted a few years ago.

Title: Re:polishing split rims
Post by: GavG60 on 15 June 2004, 09:23
cool.

cheers mate ;)