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Jul 14, 2010 13:13:38 GMT
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hey guys
ive got some gen Audi rims that have a few surface scuffs &that need sorting & iam wanting to do summat different colour wise so thought i"d strip them back & start again,,any tips on this i was thinking of getting them sand blasted then i can acid etch prime them ready for some funky pin stripping work "Maybe"
iam on a budget so think on lol,,,i live in the Skipton area of north Yorkshire,,any cheap blasters around there,,thank for any help on this matter
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Jul 14, 2010 14:15:33 GMT
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Friend of mine just bought a hand held Makita sand blaster for a tenner or so to strip his spotlights for his truck. Seemed to do an ok job, might be an idea if you have a compressor?
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Mr. AJ
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Jul 14, 2010 15:47:18 GMT
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I stripped back my wheels to bare metal using Sand paper, alot of elbow grease and a few wire-brush wheels on a chorded drill. Took them back to bare metal, 3 layers of primer, 3 layers of paint, 3 layers on laquer. Jobs a good'un. In total it cost me less than £20 for 4 wheels (Well, ive only got around to doing 3 at the moment!) in matt-black. You can tell they're home-brewed, But they look fine at 'normal' viewing distances its only when you stand up close and stare at them you can notice the few problems. Few bits i want to flat back and try again with, But I'm more than happy enough for 20 squids. Very Time consuming though!. Budget a whole weekend for it, atleast.  |
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Jul 14, 2010 15:50:18 GMT
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If you're on a very tight budget, good old Nitromors and elbow grease. Wash and try thoroughly, rub down any corrosion pitting and then paint.
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Jul 14, 2010 19:30:43 GMT
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cheers guys for all your input some good ideas to ponder over  |
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Jul 14, 2010 19:47:27 GMT
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I have used Nitromors on a set of compomotive alloys in the past. It worked a treat just put it on leave it for a bit and wash off,job done.
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1955 Austin A30
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ezzysi
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Jul 14, 2010 20:05:32 GMT
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I did my fake amg monoblocks a few weeks back, or at least I tried!
Tried nitromors 3 times on one rim and it wouldn't shift the coating, I ended up taking them to a local powder coaters that dipped, blasted and powdercoated them in black for £25 a rim.
Thats in leicester though so probs a bit too far from you.
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Jul 14, 2010 20:32:52 GMT
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I did my fake amg monoblocks a few weeks back, or at least I tried! Tried nitromors 3 times on one rim and it wouldn't shift the coating, I ended up taking them to a local powder coaters that dipped, blasted and powdercoated them in black for £25 a rim. Thats in leicester though so probs a bit too far from you. that's a really good price,,we have a local ish powder coating place,,he is not cheap i believe but he is very good |
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Jul 15, 2010 17:24:20 GMT
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