More pimp than shaf? - My erm wheels

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Dale_V
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More pimp than shaf? - My erm wheels

Post by Dale_V »

:D Sooooo what ya think? Resprayed in zircon blue with a polished rim.

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only 3 more to do....... :roll:
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nice job dude! get some pics of them on the car 8)
shafster

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Post by shafster »

im impressed dude, those actually look good :lol:

might get you to paint some wheels for me now :twisted:
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cheers ladies :D

shaf lend me a hoe and ill paint your wheels 8)
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Post by michael »

Couldn't you have sprayed some more fake spokes on at the same time?

Not my cup of tea but they might look better on the car, I would have invested the cash spent in some standard 15's or a set of cheap aftermarket ones with at least 5 spokes :)
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michael wrote:Couldn't you have sprayed some more fake spokes on at the same time?

Not my cup of tea but they might look better on the car, I would have invested the cash spent in some standard 15's or a set of cheap aftermarket ones with at least 5 spokes :)


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Although it looks like a good job has been made of them i'm afraid i've never been a fan of three spokes either :( They take me back to the days of TSW Venoms....they had to be the worst wheel design ever concieved :?

Mikejc :wink:
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Post by dazza9t9 »

Very nice!!! get some pics on when they are on the car!
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Post by Andy Jones »

Looks like you've done a fine job, Can't wait to see them on the car 8)

If only i'd kept hold of them 16" Advan's :cry:
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Thanks everyone :D ........and canny :P

Andy Jones wrote:Looks like you've done a fine job, Can't wait to see them on the car 8)

If only i'd kept hold of them 16" Advan's :cry:


Cheers Andy. IMO the Advans are sweet, they suit the car perfectly and make the car handle like poo off a shovel 8) ya should have kept them :cry:
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Nice job my friend. Want to do mine next? :D
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Post by DannyW »

very nice Dale! now i know what to do with mine when they need reburbishing.

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Post by Hurstie1981 »

Very nice mate!

Im in the process of doing mine at the moment, only one more to do now :)
It takes a day at a time, but the new drill attachement has made a world of difference when polishing the rims!
A word of advice though....id laquor the whole wheel when done, it does slightly dull the polishing, but when its left bare, it tarnishes very quickly and is a bu88er to get the brake dut off.

Graham
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Mark Edwards wrote:Nice job my friend. Want to do mine next? :D


haha sure, bring them over :wink:

Cheers Danny, they seem a couple of shades darker that Toyotas Zircon blue. more like a Cusco style blue, but they do look good 8)

Hurstie1981 - Yeah it takes along time, i've managed to do 2 today. its all the cleaning and polishing thats a bu88er. The spraying takes like 20 mins :roll:

I've only laquered the centers, because I like the deep shine. You're right the brake dust does bake on there. I usually take a brillo pad to them and then polish with Autoglym :)
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Im only going off experience!

I didnt do it at first, and learned from it. if you laquor it, it blends in the painted part well with the polished part, and the dirt wipes off first time!
Sat

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Post by Sat »

looks great dale,

got 16" super advans in need of sum tlc, what products did you use to polish the rims? and have you got ne tips on cleaning these beauties....any do's and dont's??

sorry just one more question......how much do you these wheels are worth??? (not selling em...just very curious) :wink:

thanks

sat
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Post by blueorb »

I reckon nice plastic hub caps of an austin montego would look the buisness, are they 15" ?
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Post by Rhys- »

Hmmm, not sure on these I'm afraid. May look better if you carried the colour to the outer edge and just left the outer rim silver, makes the wheels look very small in my opinion.
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Post by [KJA] »

They look sweet! but look too small :? I want a set of advan super 3's for my tubby, I have the AVS 6 rims at the moment. Don't like em :(
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Post by blueorb »

What about the montego hub caps! :D :D :D :D :D

Only joking!
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