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lookin superb as ever!! these the fresh pics or the one u did a while back?
the rite rim polished on a car looks super
miami blue wud suit them!!
the rite rim polished on a car looks super
miami blue wud suit them!!
Refurbing wheels - stripping paint the easy way
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same pics from about 4 years ago Scotty
though i'm hoping to get a full set finished this week as i've not much on for a while. once i have them done i'll stick them on eBay most likely to see what they make
i've a set of Fondmetal 4000s here as well to do. exact same as chrisni_1986's wheels on the Saxo. Going to do them as well but not sure if i could part with them (even though i doubt i'll ever own another Peugeot!)
though i'm hoping to get a full set finished this week as i've not much on for a while. once i have them done i'll stick them on eBay most likely to see what they make
i've a set of Fondmetal 4000s here as well to do. exact same as chrisni_1986's wheels on the Saxo. Going to do them as well but not sure if i could part with them (even though i doubt i'll ever own another Peugeot!)
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was gonna get them blasted myself but when i enquired it was like £10-20 a wheel doing this was just a matter of mixing the soda solution and dumping the wheel in it.
i was considering filling my recycle wheelie bin with caustic soda and throwing the rest of the alloys in
doing this was just a matter of mixing the soda solution and dumping the wheel in it.i was considering filling my recycle wheelie bin with caustic soda and throwing the rest of the alloys in
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yeah mate more than enough for 4 wheels.
but remember the one i done that i posted pics here already had good bit of the paint removed with Nitromors already. i just found the last bits of paint hard to get off without rubbing down do used the caustic soda solution.
like i said earlier, theres going to be a bit of trial and error in getting it right.
your Mi16 rims shouldn't be too hard to strip though, they have thick relatively flat spokes, whereas the 1.9 rims i have are a right pain in the arse as they have so many nooks and crannies in them as you can see.
but remember the one i done that i posted pics here already had good bit of the paint removed with Nitromors already. i just found the last bits of paint hard to get off without rubbing down do used the caustic soda solution.
like i said earlier, theres going to be a bit of trial and error in getting it right.
your Mi16 rims shouldn't be too hard to strip though, they have thick relatively flat spokes, whereas the 1.9 rims i have are a right pain in the arse as they have so many nooks and crannies in them as you can see.
Mi16 wheels aren't as smooth as you think tbh. The spoke sort of slopes in at the outer edge of the rim, plus there's a stepped edge on each side of the spoke.
Bought some Strypit paint remover to do the rocker cover with and found it alot better than Nitromors. Have some left so I'll try this all on the spare rim before I touch the others.
Rocker cover turned out not too bad
Bought some Strypit paint remover to do the rocker cover with and found it alot better than Nitromors. Have some left so I'll try this all on the spare rim before I touch the others.
Rocker cover turned out not too bad
was gonna get them blasted myself but when i enquired it was like £10-20 a wheel
i was considering filling my recycle wheelie bin with caustic soda and throwing the rest of the alloys in
lmfao now that would be entertaining
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anywhere local to lisburn that does finer grade sand paper than 1500 that you know of craig?
I have a fair bit lying around
From past experience I'd recommend using safety specs whenever using it
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i think you did, don't think you should have left it overnight either. you should hear it fizzing away straight away when you put it in the solution. with such a small item you should just keep an eye on it till the paint comes off i would imagine...
Didn't really matter as it was the worst wheel centre out of the set anyway.
Decided against stripping the Mi16 wheels anyway. Just rubbing down any bubbled areas with the Dremel and a sandpaper flap, then spraying with filler primer. But since my compressor shat itself last week i had to do it with an aerosol. Didn't turn out too bad considering. (sh!te pics though)
Decided against stripping the Mi16 wheels anyway. Just rubbing down any bubbled areas with the Dremel and a sandpaper flap, then spraying with filler primer. But since my compressor shat itself last week i had to do it with an aerosol. Didn't turn out too bad considering. (sh!te pics though)
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