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Post by Humph on Sept 10, 2024 14:30:55 GMT
Yes, I suspect that may well be my strategy. Although, I was in close proximity to a 23 year old Volvo V70 yesterday that was utterly immaculate in every way and the thought didn’t escape me that it had probably been cosseted to remain like that.
Sort of triggered a bit of cosset guilt in me I suppose.
The Volvo was that odd sort of teal metallic that shouldn’t work but manages to look really nice. On Volvos anyway.
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Post by EspadaIII on Sept 10, 2024 14:52:08 GMT
Place near me does a very good job on stripping alloys back to the bare metal, filling any gouges with metal, sanding, priming and power coating in any colour. £75 per wheel. I have valued the building so watched the process.
Very busy and thinking of getting Espadrille's black wheels done as they have been kerbed more than a few times... Depends on the wheels and the age of the car. Diamond cut is a pain.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2024 15:07:48 GMT
Don't paint them black FFS.
I'd get them painted silver, EIII's man above seems like a decent price. Before they're too far gone, if you're still planning on keeping the car long term.
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Post by Humph on Sept 10, 2024 15:20:00 GMT
Yes, I’m thinking silver, if anything. Although, they are sort of mainly black now, but plain black doesn’t look right to me.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2024 15:23:51 GMT
Maybe green to match the little light on the roof.
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Post by EspadaIII on Sept 10, 2024 15:27:13 GMT
ooof!
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Post by WDB on Sept 10, 2024 16:31:32 GMT
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Post by Humph on Sept 10, 2024 17:30:49 GMT
I think, I don’t know for sure, but I think it’s when a solid colour is applied and then bits of it are scraped off with a diamond tipped cutter to reveal the metal beneath.
Of course that might be nonsense.
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Post by EspadaIII on Sept 10, 2024 17:33:14 GMT
It's where the wheel has two colours and the darker colour is inside the face of the wheel, and the face is shiny metal. They coat the whole wheel in the darker colour then they 'cut' the face on a lathe with a diamond, revealing the metal, which is then laquered.
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Post by bpg on Sept 10, 2024 18:02:16 GMT
Then the lacquer gets chips in it from your friendly road gritter in winter for example, water gets in behind the lacquer causing it to peel and aluminium corrosion to start giving that minging rose effect.
Kerbing the wheels also breaks the lacquer.
If you're going to fit them best seal them before they see a tyre or road use. Sooner or later the lacquer will get chipped and water will find its way in.
Edit: depending on how the wheels are 'cut' or skimmed can give a CD like effect to the finish.
VW tear drop alloys in the early 90s were the first wheels I had that were diamond cut on my Mk2 GTi. Looked great for about 18 months them started to craze as the water got in.
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Post by Humph on Sept 10, 2024 18:05:59 GMT
Silver I think.
I’m sure I’ve got some Hammerite somewhere…
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Post by bpg on Sept 10, 2024 18:09:15 GMT
Yeah, best go for the hammered finish, none of that Smoothrite nonsense.
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Post by bpg on Sept 10, 2024 19:02:03 GMT
As Esp says get them powder coated. The wheels are the jewellery everyone notices on a car.
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Post by WDB on Sept 10, 2024 19:10:21 GMT
…except in Liverpool (allegedly).
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Post by EspadaIII on Sept 11, 2024 5:20:57 GMT
As much as I would love to knock Scousers, does anyone steal alloys these days? I've replaced the locking wheel nuts on the Captur and Mini with regular nuts for ease.
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