Tips on spraying wheels......

[DazVR6]

I'd like to spray mine white but not sure how it would look. I think black is more discreet.

Yeh i'd go black with mystic blue, gloss black though and paint the callipers yeloow or orange.

[Matty-MK3]

Any lacquer will be fine

If you buy spray paint in Halfords, their lacquer is fine to go with it, not all lacquers are OK, some react.

You should also lightly rub down the primer, 1200 is fine for spray cans, I'd say 800 TBF though, any lower with rattle cans and it can show through. If you don't block down primer it can react a lot easier, you'll notice as it will simply peel off. If that happens, leave it to dry fully and sand back to bare metal and re prime in thinner coats.

[christomk3gti]

Well won 50quid on bingo tonight    So i'm going to halfrauds tomorrow and get some gear....I'll get some pics up when i get them done

This could be a start of a project thread 

[christomk3gti]

Well maybe gettin some Early Vr6 BBS Alloys off my mate, but will need a slight refurb... the ones with the big BBS Cap which hide the bolts.

I was told these are quite rare now..?

anyway think i'll be refurbing these instead of the longbeach ones and spend alot more time on them

One big question..... We have a sand blaster at work.... is it a bad idea to use the blaster on the alloys... and why??

Cheers Christo.

[VR6_Wherry]

Yeah refurb them white! thats exactly what im in the process of doing (only slarted sanding the lip) but the VR6 wheels with the centre cap. Isn't that the same ones as your doing Joe?

I don't know if they are but i picked mine up for £100 with 3 decent tires and a 1 bad one..there was no tire so that was quite bad

We want pics and lots of them! 

[Khare]

I'd like to spray mine white but not sure how it would look. I think black is more discreet.

Yeh i'd go black with mystic blue, gloss black though and paint the callipers yeloow or orange.

Front calipers are yellow already, need to redo them and do the rears too.

[VR6-Joe]

Correct, I've just finished refurbing my early VR6 BBS's! Well tell a lie, I have one more to do, which I'll sand down tonight (takes fooking ages, why did they put the spokes so close together?!). I picked mine up last Thursday, with 4 brand spanking new tyres! Bonus!

I have all 4 centre caps too but I've ordered some carbon BBS badges so waiting for those to come before I fit the caps





Will get some better pics when the caps are on!!

[tweed]

Well maybe gettin some Early Vr6 BBS Alloys off my mate, but will need a slight refurb... the ones with the big BBS Cap which hide the bolts.

I was told these are quite rare now..?

anyway think i'll be refurbing these instead of the longbeach ones and spend alot more time on them

One big question..... We have a sand blaster at work.... is it a bad idea to use the blaster on the alloys... and why??

Cheers Christo.

depends on how fine/corse the sand is. if it's to thick then it will dent your alloy leaving it looking like a orange peal.

what is it used for? steel? I had to get some alloy blasted for my dh bike. one place I took it to said they wont touch it cuz there will be nothing left 

[christomk3gti]

I'll give up on the idea of sand blasting them just incase i screw them up lol...

Yeah there the same wheels i may be getting, all need tyres which i have on my longbeach ready

So i'm gunna give them a ruddy good refurb and hopefully have them in white. think i'l be very different but think it will look the nuts on the black golf

btw looking good Joe

Khare - Just do it and go for what ever colour you like.....

[VR6-Joe]

I want smaller tyres because the ones on there rub like a b!tch. Wanna swap them for 195/45's, but the tyres I already have are pretty much brand new so might aswell wear them down first. Burnouts anyone?