how would you clean up these wheels?
what would you do?
cheers leighton
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| Author: | Leighton [ Wed Oct 29, 2008 10:01 pm ] |
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how would you clean up these wheels? what would you do?
cheers leighton |
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| Author: | simon k [ Wed Oct 29, 2008 10:06 pm ] |
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what would I do?? I'd go and look at 1018cc's "how to" on polishing alloy wheels.... |
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| Author: | Leighton [ Wed Oct 29, 2008 10:12 pm ] |
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ahh nice just had a look very well done. they'll need a lick of paint. 
cheers leighton |
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| Author: | superSeven [ Wed Oct 29, 2008 10:38 pm ] |
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i just did mine after reading about Gerg doing his... i just rubbed the painted section back with 320 grit wet n dry, then did the shiny bits with 600 then 1200 w&d... then washed them down... wax and grease remover.. mask off all the bits i want unpainted, etch primer x 3 coats, top coat x 3 coats, and clear x 2 coats.. clear coat not necesary if not doing metallic colour. then get some alushine, autosol or some other metal polish and go crazy on the alloy bits you want shiny. i will post some pics of mine tomorrow.. they came up alright for a few hours work! |
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| Author: | DTrain [ Thu Oct 30, 2008 12:27 am ] |
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let us know how you go, and get some finished product pics up |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Thu Oct 30, 2008 5:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: cleaning up wheels |
Leighton wrote: how would you clean up these wheels?
what would you do? cheers leighton I have the big lathe set up with a Mini drive flange at work- I would just face a few thou off to get rid of the gutter rash, also the same off that flat face with the wheelweight marks, if those don't polish out.. |
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| Author: | 1018cc [ Thu Oct 30, 2008 8:44 am ] |
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They'll come up brilliant mate. Check out the pics of my 'Tasman' wheels (almost the same wheel except Tasman's are a poorer quality casing i.e. porous!) that I had on my car at this year's mini muster 
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| Author: | Leighton [ Thu Oct 30, 2008 8:58 am ] |
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yer im thinking of buying them off a bloke in the uk.. good price too. |
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| Author: | mattsmadmini [ Thu Oct 30, 2008 9:03 am ] |
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well if you figure a cheap way to get them here.... let me know  im trying to bring 5 10x6' mambas... 
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| Author: | Leighton [ Thu Oct 30, 2008 9:09 am ] |
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they guy thats selling them said 25p by royal mail. but im not 100% sure that royal mail would send them? |
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| Author: | mattsmadmini [ Thu Oct 30, 2008 9:17 am ] |
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25 pound!!!! for 4 wheels! tell him he's dreaming.... its gonna be at least 125 pounds if going through royal mail! |
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| Author: | ryan [ Thu Oct 30, 2008 9:23 am ] |
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Leighton, you can pick up wheels like that in australia very cheeply. Buying from UK could be a very long and expensive process. Ryan |
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| Author: | TheMiniMan [ Thu Oct 30, 2008 9:26 am ] |
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you can basically bet your left testicle that whatever the wheels cost you in english pounds then it will be about 3 to 4 times that in Aust dollars once they`re landed here with everything paid for i have some wheels look just like that for sale right here right now in my for sale thread & make me an offer 
& mattsmadmini--- i still have those Mambas here too
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| Author: | jess [ Thu Oct 30, 2008 9:30 am ] |
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mattsmadmini wrote: 25 pound!!!! for 4 wheels!
tell him he's dreaming.... "What do you call this, love?" "Meatloaf, darl"
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| Author: | mattsmadmini [ Thu Oct 30, 2008 9:34 am ] |
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TheMiniMan wrote: you can basically bet your left testicle that whatever the wheels cost you in english pounds then it will be about 3 to 4 times that in Aust dollars once they`re landed here with everything paid for
i have some wheels look just like that for sale right here right now in my for sale thread & make me an offer & mattsmadmini--- i still have those Mambas here too well if you'd knock the price to 500 (what its costing me...) then yeh, id definately get them off ya! 
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