I have a set of quite corroded 16" Spiders in my shed that nobody seems to want to buy.

I feel it'd be a horrible waste if i leave them in there feeling sorry for themselves so with (hopefully) nice weather of the summer around the corner I could DIY refurb them and change their colour possibly using them everyday or just keeping them for special track day occasions.

It sounds simple - but is it?

I pikey DIY refurbed the insides of them with silver hammerite and a brush to try to stop the corrosion before i ran them on my car for 6 months (then bought a better set) and while I was happy with the finish for the inside of a wheel it'd look dreadful if i did the face in that way.

I'm assuming they'd need stripping right back before priming and spraying but does this need a chemical of some sort of would a damn good sanding suffice?

Then once they are prepped to a satisfactory level is it a case of primer, 2 or 3 coats of the lucky colour of choice, and then clear coat, then wax?

Anybody advice (even if the advice is don't freaking bother!) would be appreciated

Edited 28 May, 201016 yr by PastyBoy

I looked into this, and I also had a thought about your wheels.. lol

From what I've read on numerous threads/web pages etc etc. it looks really tedious and time consuming! If you have a spare set of wheels its little more manageable..

If your looking at purely money saving POV its not worth it imo.. lol save £150 for a good weekends (or two) work! I'd rather spend a couple of weekends working p/t and pay for someone to do my wheels properly.

But! if you like that sorta thing and have a great sense of achievement over it by all means go for it.

HTH

The Spiders i have at the moment are in good condition so i don't HAVE to do anything with these ones.

It was more just a project to make use of them and possibly fit them to the car if I can get them to look good enough in a half decent colour

If they don't look any better I haven't lost anything except time and a small outlay for materials as they'd still be sold as "in need of refurb" - you;d just be refurbing my dodgy work rather than the effects of nature! lol

I was tempted to attack them with the Hammerite Smooth Green that i have left over from my brake calipers but there is no way in hell that the other half would commute in a red car with green wheels!!

they have now sold so no need to worry about any of the above