Alloy wheels self refurb

Fiat Coupe Forum
- Founded by Kayjey & James Northam
- Funded by the Club for the benefit of all owners

Fiat Coupe Club UK

Fiat Coupe Forum

» Announced
Posting images

» Related sites
Main club site
fiatcoupe.net

» External data
owners listed

Top Posters(All Time)

barnacle 33,561

stan 32,122

Theresa 23,300

PeteP 21,517

bockers 21,071

JimO 17,917

Nigel 17,367

Print Thread

Alloy wheels self refurb #1574472 20/05/2016 20:50 20/05/2016 20:50
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 380 Stalybridge, Manchester R redjon OP Making a profit
redjon OP Making a profit R Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 380 Stalybridge, Manchester	I am going to refurb my alloys myself because the laquer has flaked off on a couple of wheels & dont look the best. They have been powder coated in past a kinda dark anthracite and under the laquer it is matt so my query is ...what's the easiest way to remove rest of laquer & because there will be a key for new paint underneath to key to woulk matt black spray be fine to use with 2/3 coats of laquer over top to give it the shine as that seems to be what is on them now ?? Any tips or tricks appreciated on this as its my first time doing wheels & want them to come out good.

Re: Alloy wheels self refurb [Re: redjon] #1574531 21/05/2016 08:55 21/05/2016 08:55
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,466 Kent Submariner My job on the forum
Submariner My job on the forum Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,466 Kent	Not sure what your funds are like but personally I would get it done professionally for circa £220 it is far less hassle with a better finish too.

Re: Alloy wheels self refurb [Re: redjon] #1574562 21/05/2016 13:26 21/05/2016 13:26
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,609 S. Wales. Way beyond my means Gripped Club member 1924
Gripped Club member 1924 Forum is my job Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,609 S. Wales. Way beyond my means	You can do a reasonable job yourself. If you pm me your email, I'll tell you all i know. I've just done a re-face rather than a full on refurb. Depends if you can be bothered with the time and effort. A re-face costs around £40 a wheel. Full works costs as above.

Re: Alloy wheels self refurb [Re: redjon] #1574656 22/05/2016 16:24 22/05/2016 16:24
Joined: Apr 2015 Posts: 575 Ayrshire ScouseCoupe Enjoying the ride
ScouseCoupe Enjoying the ride Joined: Apr 2015 Posts: 575 Ayrshire	Originally Posted By: redjon I am going to refurb my alloys myself because the laquer has flaked off on a couple of wheels & dont look the best. They have been powder coated in past a kinda dark anthracite and under the laquer it is matt so my query is ...what's the easiest way to remove rest of laquer & because there will be a key for new paint underneath to key to woulk matt black spray be fine to use with 2/3 coats of laquer over top to give it the shine as that seems to be what is on them now ?? Any tips or tricks appreciated on this as its my first time doing wheels & want them to come out good. I would get it done professionally. As your in Manchester, I used a firm in Prescot I think called Pro Wheel or Pro Clean on my former ALFA 147 GTA, they did a full garnet blast on all wheels, and painted the colour you want and lacquered for £200.00 for 4 wheels. The GTA wheels where the horseshoe type, must of been a pain to do, but did an excellent job. Coupe wheels would be a doddle. 1999 Rosso Corsa 20VT ( Restored ) 2000 Rosso Alfa 916 Spider 2.0 T.S Lusso ( Under Restoration)

Re: Alloy wheels self refurb [Re: redjon] #1574659 22/05/2016 17:32 22/05/2016 17:32
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 380 Stalybridge, Manchester R redjon OP Making a profit
redjon OP Making a profit R Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 380 Stalybridge, Manchester	Thanks guys for inputon this, I have had coupe wheels refurbed in the past but reason for this post in 1st place is because i want to refurb them myself for the satisfaction of doing them not because i dont want to pay. I have seen posts where people have done their own & they look just as good so its more of a project than the need to get them powder coated by a pro

Hop To