99greenwagon

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hello people,i want to get my new hyper silver kei racing force ten alloys refurbished,what is the correct procedure,or the most commonly used as id like to do most of the prep work myself,i can get them shot blasted for free,or is that not the way to go? if anyone knows a procedure from start to finish it would be a great help as ive never done this before.the hyper silver finish is like a polished/chrome(really shiney look) so would that particular finish be done by powdercoating? any ideas on this?

biggazvr6

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What is the end result you are you wanting? Im guessing they are new wheels and you want to change the colour.
Imo the best option is to get the wheels bead blasted and powder coated. You could flat them all with wet and dry paper and spary them with rattle cans or the gun but, they will chip quite easily, and unless your are fairly handy with the rattle cans/gun, a good result can be difficult to achieve.
Get them powder coated. I got some newage rims for mine in goary gold, got em bead blasted and powder caoted to gloss black. Good finish, and you don't have to do any of the work yourself.
Only thing i will say is find a good reputable shot blast and powdercoat company.

99greenwagon

iTrader: (39)

no,ive bought some wheels that need a refurb and want them back to new in hypersilver(original colour) without forking out £50 a wheel,what do u suggest as i can get them shot blasted for free.

biggazvr6

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the really shiney bit your refering to is either been chrome plated, or its polished ally. If its been kerbed or pitted, it will be difficult to polish it back up as if its been kerbed, bits of the rim will be missing. you could sand the kerb marks with a heavy grit sand paper and gradually work to a finer grit to get rid of them. It won't look perfect but will look better.
Unless they are split rims which if im thinking of the rite wheel, they aren't, then you won't be able to get the shiney bit re-chrome plated as the whole wheel would end up chrome.

99greenwagon

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if u have a look now in marketplace general for sale so u can c the wheels ive bought.

Splitpin

Last thing you should probably be doing with those wheels, if your intention is to maintain the original finish (or something similar to), is to blast them with anything, at least until you've taken specialist advice from a wheel repairer.

The finish looks to be some sort of smooth lacquered plate. To repair them the scuffs will need to be filled level and then matched top layer(s) either applied to the repair or (if it's not possible to patch) to the whole wheel. You need to show them to a specialist and ask what they'd recommend.

99greenwagon

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but i already have the wheels here and my from my opinion it looks like they are painted or powdercoated.

Splitpin

If you already know all the answers why are you here asking advice?

Of course they're painted or coated - the thing is, none of us knows what with. As has already been said, to repair them, the gouges will need to be filled and a matching finish applied. None of us can magically analyse the finish via the power of the internet, so what we can say is very limited.

Your blasting idea is a bad one at this point because, if you use the wrong media (and shot almost certainly is the wrong media), you'll end up with a roughened surface - and if you want to reproduce the smooth silver finish you have at the moment, the last thing you want to do is roughen the metal.

As mentioned above, you need to speak to a specialist. There's only so much any of us here can say, and only a wheel specialist is likely to know exactly how your original finish was achieved, and thus how to effectively repair it.

99greenwagon

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there is a good possibility that there is someone on sn that has done all this themselves to this type of wheel and knows the procedure!so i dont think asking these sorts of questions is not gonna help me as ive not done this before!im trying to gather the correct info so i can do the job myself!

99greenwagon

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Splitpin

Lol, talk about biting the hand that feeds. If you think there's a chance you might not like the advice you receive, don't ask, while if you're so sure someone's done it with these wheels in the past, why don't you Search for it? As it happens I do know what "the procedure" for refurbishing wheels is, as I've done it in the past.

It's because your wheels have what appears to be a specialised finish on them that I suggested you consult a specialist, because the equipment necessary to reproduce it is not the sort of thing you can DIY.

I appreciate you don't fancy sucking up £50 a rim on professional repair - but if you want to keep the original finish, that's likely to be your only option.

99greenwagon

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Splitpin

So far, sport, it's the best advice you've got. Trying take the **** out of someone who is trying to help you isn't exactly the way to encourage anyone else to do so. You might want to think about that, I'm either way.

99greenwagon

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get a grip!

99greenwagon

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split pin... i appriciate your all so helpfull advice but id rather u post else where now,but thanks again.no info is better than some i suppose!if u dont know the procedure then dont post ur crap on my thread,but cheers anyway.

stoneface

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Get a room ladies

99greenwagon

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99greenwagon

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