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Re: Greg's Progress Thread :) - Refurbing The Wheels
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:42 am
by MalakianCigaro
I'm thinking of doing mine, did you sand them by hand? and roughly how long did it take to do one wheel start to finish? They look great btw.
Re: Greg's Progress Thread :) - Refurbing The Wheels
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:53 am
by gregperkins
funlovincriminal wrote:Good job on the wheels greg, I've spent the day doing exactly the same thing, but I only got 2 wheels done.......I take long tea breaks......
I Like the dull effect you've got, i went for the shiny autosol approach, I'll put some pics on my thread.
My bbs centre caps have lost most of their clips, silicone is holding one in. I'll need some new ones for these 16''s I'm refurbing. The bbs ones are like £30-40
, how much are the vw centre caps?
Thanks mate
I really enjoy doing things like this! This was my 3rd set i've refurbed haha. Was just looking at your thread, nice mirrored finish you've got mate! Very shiny
I ordered some genuine new style VW caps for £12 including postage from ebay!
Link for new style:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-NEW-GENUINE ... 526wt_1141
Classic VW style:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 3030wt_907
Re: Greg's Progress Thread :) - Refurbing The Wheels
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:56 am
by gregperkins
MalakianCigaro wrote:I'm thinking of doing mine, did you sand them by hand? and roughly how long did it take to do one wheel start to finish? They look great btw.
Would definitely recommend doing them! It's a day well spent! Yeah I sanded them by hand using various grades of wet & dry. Starting on 120 grit, 240, 400, 600, then straight to 1200 grit. One wheel for the whole process including nitromors, sanding and polishing, about 2 hours.
Re: Greg's Progress Thread :) - Refurbing The Wheels
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 4:58 pm
by 6N2 GTI 00
They look very good mate, everybody seems to be doing their wheels at the moment haha
You have tempted me to finish off my original 15" RXII's
I think I prefer the mirror finish out lips though but i'm a sucker for bling
Re: Greg's Progress Thread :) - Refurbing The Wheels
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 5:31 pm
by gregperkins
6N2 GTI 00 wrote:They look very good mate, everybody seems to be doing their wheels at the moment haha
You have tempted me to finish off my original 15" RXII's
I think I prefer the mirror finish out lips though but i'm a sucker for bling
Thanks mate
yeah they do haha! Everyone has their own personal taste
i mirror finished them on my first car and i did really like them, but thought i'd do something different this time round
Re: Greg's Progress Thread :) - Refurbing The Wheels
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 6:44 pm
by gregperkins
Re: Greg's Progress Thread :) - Refurbing The Wheels
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 7:35 pm
by Godderz23
Nice mate. Povety spec wheels ftw!
You going to run them in the winter or keep the rxII's?
Re: Greg's Progress Thread :) - Refurbing The Wheels
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 8:16 pm
by gregperkins
haha yeah mate
noo keeping the rxII's on during the winter
got poor boys wheel sealant and will keep them clean
Re: Greg's Progress Thread :) - Refurbing The Wheels
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 10:51 am
by 6N2 GTI 00
Do I spot the rare 100bhp 16V wheels
They are nice wheels though mate just need a refurb
Your leather has very similar crack marks to mine, I resorted to seat covers for the summer months for extra protection
Re: Greg's Progress Thread :) - Refurbing The Wheels
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 1:00 pm
by gregperkins
you do indeed mate
not really my type unfortunately haha
I treat the leather once a month if i can to try keep it looking fresh
Dad took my wheels to the place this morning
Cant wait to get them back!
In other news, am planning on doing something with my rear lights
Updates coming soon!
Re: Greg's Progress Thread :) - Refurbing The Wheels
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 2:03 pm
by neilGTI
Wheels look amazing mate, great job
Re: Greg's Progress Thread :) - Refurbing The Wheels
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 2:33 pm
by gregperkins
neilGTI wrote:Wheels look amazing mate, great job
Thanks buddy
Re: Greg's Progress Thread :) - Refurbing The Wheels
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 2:43 pm
by 6N2 GTI 00
Look forward to seeing what you do with the rear lights Greg
Hopefully its not a pair of tights though lol
Re: Greg's Progress Thread :) - Refurbing The Wheels
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 3:05 pm
by gregperkins
no chance in hell am i using tights
its something original and oem
Re: Greg's Progress Thread :) - Refurbing The Wheels
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 3:23 pm
by 6N2 GTI 00
gregperkins wrote:no chance in hell am i using tights
its something original and oem
Good lad
Not really a fan of these wheels, but they'll be fine for a couple of days 
