alloys

[VR6_ROB]

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

[kniterider]

pending on condition you can 'clean' them or if there bad take em to a wheel  refurb firm who will sort em for yas

[workhorse '90 8v]

the dullest job in the world is a BBS alloy and a tooth brush

[Helios_Blue_Valver]

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.

[Dizzie]

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.

[R1D3R]

referb em yaself!  

[VR6_ROB]

i heard people can get alloys cleaned by gettin ball bearings blasted at them not sur ei heard right though

[R1D3R]

um.....

[R1D3R]

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

[Blue MK2]

im sure the refurbishers blast em?