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Title: Wheels
Post by: miggy on 26 December 2007, 12:22:23
Sh"t, my very expensive wheels are getting Bollo"ked, the road salt is stuffing them up, i am having to clean them everyday.

As they are polished alloy, the last owner decided to clean them with what looks like an abrasive material and has took off some of the clear lacquer. where it is missing the alloy is pitting. Gonna have to take them off to do a top clean then try and recoat them myself.

Any tips.

 :'(
Title: Re: Wheels
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 26 December 2007, 12:44:01
Stick some old sh1tty ones on there and put yours in the garage :)
Title: Re: Wheels
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 26 December 2007, 14:28:53
give them to a good trustable painter for covering them with 2 coats of colorless lack (the lack must be of hard-tough style)

otherwise will be useless..
Title: Re: Wheels
Post by: Crazydad on 26 December 2007, 14:58:39
Send them to me, i will fix them up nicely ;) ;)
Title: Re: Wheels
Post by: miggy on 26 December 2007, 15:23:05
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Send them to me, i will fix them up nicely ;) ;)


 ;D ;D
Title: Re: Wheels
Post by: miggy on 26 December 2007, 15:27:57
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give them to a good trustable painter for covering them with 2 coats of colorless lack (the lack must be of hard-tough style)

otherwise will be useless..

This is what i was going to do, i will spend next weekend getting them up to top notch then take them to the chap at Melton Mowbray for a spray of clear.

 :y
Title: Re: Wheels
Post by: Danny on 26 December 2007, 18:04:20
i thought you usually removed them for the winter??
Title: Re: Wheels
Post by: Dazzler on 26 December 2007, 18:22:56
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i thought you usually removed them for the winter??
Car won't move very well without the wheels on  ;D :P
Title: Re: Wheels
Post by: miggy on 26 December 2007, 18:23:16
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i thought you usually removed them for the winter??

I usually do but i thought i would leave them on this time to see how it goes.

 >:( >:(
Title: Re: Wheels
Post by: miggy on 26 December 2007, 18:25:10
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i thought you usually removed them for the winter??
Car won't move very well without the wheels on  ;D :P


 ;D ;D ;D

I still have my origional CDX wheels but they need tyres.
Title: Re: Wheels
Post by: Dazzler on 26 December 2007, 18:26:14
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i thought you usually removed them for the winter??
Car won't move very well without the wheels on  ;D :P


 ;D ;D ;D

I still have my origional CDX wheels but they need tyres.
Good for driving on a railway track then ;D ;D Sorry :-X
Title: Re: Wheels
Post by: miggy on 26 December 2007, 18:28:09
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i thought you usually removed them for the winter??
Car won't move very well without the wheels on  ;D :P


 ;D ;D ;D

I still have my origional CDX wheels but they need tyres.
Good for driving on a railway track then ;D ;D Sorry :-X

No mate the car is the wrong guage, width that is for all you none train spotters ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D. No i aint a train spotter.
Title: Re: Wheels
Post by: Chopsdad on 26 December 2007, 22:52:10
I had the same issue with my W plate Omega - polished alloys that went white with the salt  :-[

I had them stripped, sanded and repainted with star silver paint to match the car - and they actually looked better than before. :)

But they were only Vx standard ones on my GLS - so not quite so shiney as yours. :P

My top tip - put it in the garage and use the bus until March  :y
Title: Re: Wheels
Post by: miggy on 27 December 2007, 10:25:50
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I had the same issue with my W plate Omega - polished alloys that went white with the salt  :-[

I had them stripped, sanded and repainted with star silver paint to match the car - and they actually looked better than before. :)

But they were only Vx standard ones on my GLS - so not quite so shiney as yours. :P

My top tip - put it in the garage and use the bus until March  :y

 ;D ;D ;D ;D, would not know how to use a bus ;D ;D ;D, I was thinking along those lines of having them painted / coated, shame to lose the shine, i will have a go at polishing them myself then take to Melton to get them clear coated.

 :y
Title: Re: Wheels
Post by: Danny on 27 December 2007, 13:10:23
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i thought you usually removed them for the winter??
Car won't move very well without the wheels on  ;D :P


 ;D ;D ;D

I still have my origional CDX wheels but they need tyres.
Good for driving on a railway track then ;D ;D Sorry :-X

someone's in a witty mood ;D ;D :y
Title: Re: Wheels
Post by: miggy on 27 December 2007, 16:36:26
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i thought you usually removed them for the winter??
Car won't move very well without the wheels on  ;D :P


 ;D ;D ;D

I still have my origional CDX wheels but they need tyres.
Good for driving on a railway track then ;D ;D Sorry :-X

someone's in a twitty mood ;D ;D :y


 ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Wheels
Post by: Markjay on 27 December 2007, 17:23:34
(http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/511/0702cmmmedlx6.jpg)

Title: Re: Wheels
Post by: Markjay on 27 December 2007, 17:24:15
..and you can buy the back issue here:

http://www.carmechanicsmag.co.uk/cgi-bin/purchase.cgi?i=070002CMM&s=bi

Title: Re: Wheels
Post by: miggy on 27 December 2007, 17:33:30
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..and you can buy the back issue here:

http://www.carmechanicsmag.co.uk/cgi-bin/purchase.cgi?i=070002CMM&s=bi


 :y :y :yThanks for that :y :y
Title: Re: Wheels
Post by: MikeDundee on 27 December 2007, 20:06:45
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Sh"t, my very expensive wheels are getting Bollo"ked, the road salt is stuffing them up, i am having to clean them everyday.

As they are polished alloy, the last owner decided to clean them with what looks like an abrasive material and has took off some of the clear lacquer. where it is missing the alloy is pitting. Gonna have to take them off to do a top clean then try and recoat them myself.

Any tips.

 :'(

I'll give you £20 for them, save you all the hassle ;), and throw in some mince pies free ;D
Title: Re: Wheels
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 27 December 2007, 20:08:22
100 £ here  ;D  :y
Title: Re: Wheels
Post by: MikeDundee on 27 December 2007, 20:19:08
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100 £ here  ;D  :y

Your on a loser there :P, the mince pies should clinch the deal no probs ;D
Title: Re: Wheels
Post by: miggy on 28 December 2007, 17:23:59
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Sh"t, my very expensive wheels are getting Bollo"ked, the road salt is stuffing them up, i am having to clean them everyday.

As they are polished alloy, the last owner decided to clean them with what looks like an abrasive material and has took off some of the clear lacquer. where it is missing the alloy is pitting. Gonna have to take them off to do a top clean then try and recoat them myself.

Any tips.

 :'(

I'll give you £20 for them, save you all the hassle ;), and throw in some mince pies free ;D

You missed putting a 12 in front of the 20  ;D ;D, Mince pies :question..christmas is over now. ;D ;D
Title: Re: Wheels
Post by: Minispud on 28 December 2007, 20:39:09
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Sh"t, my very expensive wheels are getting Bollo"ked, the road salt is stuffing them up, i am having to clean them everyday.

As they are polished alloy, the last owner decided to clean them with what looks like an abrasive material and has took off some of the clear lacquer. where it is missing the alloy is pitting. Gonna have to take them off to do a top clean then try and recoat them myself.

Any tips.

 :'(

I'll give you £20 for them, save you all the hassle ;), and throw in some mince pies free ;D

You missed putting a 12 in front of the 20  ;D ;D, Mince pies :question..christmas is over now. ;D ;D

 So what you are saying Miggy is that you want £12.20 for four wheels, you drive a very hard bargain  8-), I've got two packets of Mince pies and I'll go up to £11.50 in CASH  :y :y :y
Title: Re: Wheels
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 28 December 2007, 20:41:42
Seriously if re-paint is the idea,  with my little paint knowledge I must say winter is not a good season for paint them..

 If you want the paint to be perfect at any point :

* they must be cleaned from stone chips and traces ..This can be done with sanding..After necessary base coat..Wait for some time to dry

completely..(in winter this is long time)..Again sanding..Again paint 1-2 layers ..Wait for dry again..And another 1-2 layers  then the final clear
coat..

These waiting intervals depend on temperature..And can take long time I think..


Title: Re: Wheels
Post by: Minispud on 28 December 2007, 21:04:42
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Sh"t, my very expensive wheels are getting Bollo"ked, the road salt is stuffing them up, i am having to clean them everyday.

As they are polished alloy, the last owner decided to clean them with what looks like an abrasive material and has took off some of the clear lacquer. where it is missing the alloy is pitting. Gonna have to take them off to do a top clean then try and recoat them myself.

Any tips.

 :'(

 
I'll give you £20 for them, save you all the hassle ;), and throw in some mince pies free ;D

You missed putting a 12 in front of the 20  ;D ;D, Mince pies :question..christmas is over now. ;D ;D

 So what you are saying Miggy is that you want £12.20 for four wheels, you drive a very hard bargain  8-), I've got two packets of Mince pies and I'll go up to £11.50 in CASH  :y :y :y

Yer but, I am willing to up my offer then, I'll chuck in another packet of mince pies and two unused Xmas cards on top of my first offer. How does that offer sound then Miggy.   :y :y :y
Title: Re: Wheels
Post by: Minispud on 28 December 2007, 21:20:51
Hi Miggy, if my offer is just to much for you, once you have painted your wheels try this stuff to help protect them http://www.tsw-wheels.co.uk/?section=11&page=3.  :y

 Mince pie any one  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Wheels
Post by: miggy on 29 December 2007, 01:33:13
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Sh"t, my very expensive wheels are getting Bollo"ked, the road salt is stuffing them up, i am having to clean them everyday.

As they are polished alloy, the last owner decided to clean them with what looks like an abrasive material and has took off some of the clear lacquer. where it is missing the alloy is pitting. Gonna have to take them off to do a top clean then try and recoat them myself.

Any tips.

 :'(

I'll give you £20 for them, save you all the hassle ;), and throw in some mince pies free ;D

You missed putting a 12 in front of the 20  ;D ;D, Mince pies :question..christmas is over now. ;D ;D

 So what you are saying Miggy is that you want £12.20 for four wheels, you drive a very hard bargain  8-), I've got two packets of Mince pies and I'll go up to £11.50 in CASH  :y :y :y

No one mentioned the decimal point.and your talking at least 4 packs of mincies a month for life ;D ;D ;D
Serious note, i think i will take off, polish then have them clear coated.