Going to attempt a refurb on another set of wheels I have got. Has anyone got any advice? They are lightly curbed with a few scratches.

Could you give me a list of stuff I'd need to carry out the refurb that's readily available at somewhere like halfrauds.

Any help will be greatly appreciated

Cheers

Bump?

I was planning on having a go at my winter wheels. I suppose a list of supplies would include some good 2 part filler, a variety of wet n dry papers, you may need a grinder if the kerbing is bad, obviously primer/paint/lacquer, masking tape. If you can get it, a good chemical cleaner to degrease etc, I should imagine that would be it. One thing I would say is if you have a paint specialist local to you don't scrimp on the lacquer and the more coats you put on the better.

Best of luck with it and get some pictures up of the process and finished article.

Anymore suggestions/advice?

Went to halfords and i wasnt sure on what filler i should use though

They did have a complete kit for £29.99 but not sure if it would be worth that or get the bits seperately?

Also, what spray paint would be a good colour match for spiders?

White would look wicked on your car mate :yes:

Also, what spray paint would be a good colour match for spiders?

Someone listed the VW paint and code that could be used to build up layers on alloys (good colour match) to fill in scratches and small chips, but as usual with usefull things, I'll be darned if I can find it.

Anyone else remember the thread.

If you are planning a complete refurb of all the wheels I would be tempted to change the colour. I can recommend 'Isopon P38' filler, I have some and it lasts for ages and is easy to mix, apply and sand, the set time is also very quick.

I wouldn't bother with the Halfrauds kit, regardless of what paint you get be sure to go to an autmotive paint supplier and get top quality lacquer, I use Invicta Motors which are part which based in a local Ford dealership. Not only will it be tougher, but it will be far better against UV rays and brake dust, you will also find the spray pattern is superior from the nozzle, the one I have is as close to a professional spray as you can get from a can.

Ok, so not the same as wheels but I achieved the following with plastc primer, correctly mixed paint and lacquer all sourced from Invicta Paints. Bare in mind the original finish was textured, I hit the whole thing with a sander with 240 grit pads, then 500 grit wet sand, I then gave it 2 coats of plastic primer followed by another light sanding to flatten the plastic fibres. One coat of grey primer followed by 3 coats of both the colour and lacquer. The following day I flatten back the surface with 2000 grit wet and dry then hit the whole thing with my DA polisher. All this was done in my garage or on the decking, unfortunately the pictures don't do it justice, but I would defy anyone to tell the difference between my work and a pro's.....the key is patiance and prepartion and you will have no proble.

Started sanding today. Doing the complete front face of the alloy. Time consuming but very rewarding already and im only on the sanding stage!

Going to spend more time doing the lips on the alloys tomorrow as them and between the spokes are proving to be the hardest parts at the moment

Have a read of my thread from earlier in the year as found here

I too found it massively satisfying and was well pleased with the results that I, yes me a no practical skills desk driver, had achieved!

In fact I enjoyed it that much that I have a second set on the go at the moment!

These being a repair and recspray of the damaged ones shown at the beginning of the above thread so included filler etc.

I'd avoid refurbing parts of the wheels and trying to match the colour just do all of all the wheels to make sure your colour is consistent.

Finding it very hard to get the correct lip shape after using filler. Think i need something else other than sand paper to get the right contours of the alloy now.

yep i've found that a massive issue this time around too.

Filling the spoke gouges and sanding them flat was simple, the rim lips are more difficult.

I purchased a set of grinding stones that fit in a standard drill at a pound shop.

Did the trick for me!

Still a pain though

How did you manage to get rim lips right?

I cant seem to do it at all. Quite frustrating!

How did you manage to get rim lips right?

I cant seem to do it at all. Quite frustrating!

Can you build the filler up and shape it with a scapel, or maybe a dremel if you have one?

How did you manage to get rim lips right?

I cant seem to do it at all. Quite frustrating!

What pagey said.

Fill then shape and sand back

fill again shape, sand back

fill again shape, sand

Final layer of filler then finish off with a demel of similar (in my case grinding stones on a drill)

Mine still aren't a perfect shape but at least the rim now runns all the way around rather than having a large chunk missing

Thanks for that both of you

I've ordered some sanding stones from

eBay after seeing expensive prices in the shops. Is there a tool to make the shaping itself easier? I'm using the little scraper that was given for the pack of filler

I'm using the little scraper that was given for the pack of filler

You got a scraper?!

I'm using lolly sticks (or the smaller coffee stirrer) to mix, apply and shape