Refurbishing GTI BBS RXII alloys

vw55raz · Post by **vw55raz** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 12:25 pm

i am in the process of refurbishing my alloys and i have 2 questions:

1. Apart from the vauxhall's gasket sealant where else can i get a seal from, because i went to the dealers and they had no clue what i was talking about.

2. Where can i get the centre rim peice shot blasted and powder coated? Im based in london so if anyone knows any local place, please let me know

Thanks

tegwin · Post by **tegwin** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 1:11 pm

Provided you make sure the mating surfaces are clean....Could you not use any high grade silicone sealant? It has to bond to the material, cope with corrosive chemicals, fair bit of heat and vibration....should be ok...

You can also buy general purpose gasket compound, but the stuff I have seen is red...and would look w**k

Arnoldo · Post by **Arnoldo** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 5:58 pm

Check out my progress thread m8. Im just after doing a set. I used silicone for mine.

Post by **alexperkins** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 12:42 am

VW sump sealant is also suitable

vw55raz · Post by **vw55raz** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 2:26 am

wicked guys. arnoldo i saw ur post, it doesnt say anything about the sealant

lol

Arnoldo · Post by **Arnoldo** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 7:24 pm

Sorry m8, well you can use silcone. Any questions just drop me a pm sure

vw55raz · Post by **vw55raz** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 8:00 pm

got the centres blasted and powder coated for 80 quid!! just need to find the seal. So can sump sealant work as well as gasket sealant. By the way is it vauxhall head gasket seal?

Trottagti · Post by **Trottagti** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 6:20 pm

Thats an awsome wiked price dude, where was that done then??

vw55raz · Post by **vw55raz** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 11:42 pm

Trottagti wrote:Thats an awsome wiked price dude, where was that done then??

BJV engineering. He emailed me saying 140, but i took the centres off my self and gave them to him, he said 80 quid for me. lol

Arnoldo · Post by **Arnoldo** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 9:15 pm

I could have got mine done for Â£60 all in but the paint reacted first time

vw55raz · Post by **vw55raz** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 9:57 pm

Arnoldo wrote:I could have got mine done for Â£60 all in but the paint reacted first time

dude i still dont know what seal to get lol.

Redline · Post by **Redline** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 10:08 pm

The reason gasket cement was used by bstardchild in the original DIY thread was, I believe, because it was non-acidic.

To he perfectly honest I wouldn't spend too long stressing over it. I never sealed any of the ones I've refurbished.

vw55raz · Post by **vw55raz** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 10:12 pm

Redline wrote:The reason gasket cement was used by bstardchild in the original DIY thread was, I believe, because it was non-acidic.

To he perfectly honest I wouldn't spend too long stressing over it. I never sealed any of the ones I've refurbished.

i still want to be on the safe side.. the ones on halfords website dont state if there non acidic. ive googled up and cant find any either

Post by **alexperkins** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 12:12 am

VW sump sealant will be fine. Its just a rubberised gasket, and tis not that expensive either.

vw55raz · Post by **vw55raz** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 12:14 am

alexperkins wrote:VW sump sealant will be fine. Its just a rubberised gasket, and tis not that expensive either.

ok kool. ill get dat tommorow then. that oil sump selant, is it universal for all vw's
??