Jamz3k

Picked these up tonight for a few quid that was lying in my paypal account! Not in great condition as the laquir is peeling etc but gonna sand them down and spray 'em black and get rid of the dodgy alfa badges.

What ya think?

uk300scoob

iTrader: (24)

look spot on, get pics up when they are on the car

daddyscoob

Nice looking rims

windyboy

nice wheel mate but they would look better on a Scooby

petedotuk

X2 lol

Take your time and do a good job refurbing them James.

Jamz3k

HA! You know i'll defect at somestage just not yet!

Will do, unsure of colour now as i really like the colour of my OEM Alfa alloys and think it may make my car look a bit chav in the matt black finish now.

Gonna give them a good clean today as they are filthy and see what the "real" condition of them is like. Not in any rush to fit them on the car, they just seemed like a goodish deal.

Whats the best way of stripping the laquer off these?

will_wrx

Matt black, spacers, slam it.

uk300scoob

iTrader: (24)

get some low profile tyres strectched onto them euro style

Jamz3k

Ah ha maybe you should check around for my opinion on "eurostyle"

Jamz3k

well took the powerhose to these to get most of the grime and any chipped paint off 'em. Found a big chunk outta one that i didn't notice and 3 dents on the lip of one of the rims, other than that curbed as **** but hopefully nothing a little bit of filler wont conseal!

Once dried outside they are going up to the bedroom to live for a while and to take all the moisture outta them before i start standing them down etc.

brocks

iTrader: (3)

Nice wheels James....if they are proper split rims, I would take em apart for the refurb before building em back up

Nice winter project too matey

Jamz3k

doubt they are Scott, they seem a bit like "Halfords Specials" to me!

windyboy

what does Herself think about that ?? or do you need a new bedside table ??

windyboy

Jamz3k

Well did a bit of sanding down on one of the wheels today, gonna use some liquid metal as suggested by Alan to fill in the curbing then do another sand out and ready for primer.

brocks

iTrader: (3)

Dont rush em matey...the devils in the detail...I would try removing one of the hex bolts, and see if they can be replaced with shiney new items myself

Jamz3k

Took your advice today and found out after breaking one of them into millions of pieces that they are made of plastic! Quality

I put some chemical metal around the most badly curbed wheel today and started sanding it down, it has actually turned out pretty well for my first go. Most of the curbing is now hidden well, just got a few high spots and missed spots to tidy up then i'll put some hi-build on top to see how it looks and flatten it out from there.

Pretty impressed with my workmanship even if i did make some mistakens to be taken on board when doing the other 3wheels.

GT Scooby blue

iTrader: (14)

Nice wheels.. at least they will be when finished if you take your time. What about a dark gun metal grey finish ?
Put plenty of primer on them to hide any surface imperfections, but make sure to let each coat dry properly. A light coat of your finishing colour will be more than enough followed by a good few coats of laquer.

uk300scoob

iTrader: (24)

any update on how these are coming along?

Jamz3k

not yet, preoccupied by the boobage on Clublands TV today.

hhh1234

iTrader: (17)

nice one mate, spray them grey/black and will look the bizz, good to see you doing it yourself takes some *****