Fast Alan
02-28-2011, 08:29 PM
Hey All
Thought rather than clog my build thread full of pics of my wheels as I refurbished them and in an attempt for us all to give our opinions on a job we will probably all tackle on our cars.
Please add your constructive criticism as we all have our different ways,budgets and facilities and at no time do I claim to be an expert,just someone thats quite handy with a rattle tin usually :) amongst my wheels I should be able to tackle all the things we may come across,some are badly bubbling all over the backs some on the front theres kerb damage etc
If my budget allowed and I wasnt about to attempt to do 9 wheels my first step with some if not all of the wheels would be to have them sand blasted,however Iam substituting this with good old elbow greese.
I have started with the worse wheel,well two of them were really bad on the back but one was so blown on the front I had to take files to it,unfortunatly I didnt take a pic of the front before I started.
Ok and before the first pics a little fun I just set up a new storeroom at the college made out of 3 Victorian coal bunkers knocked into one space,the last room if I get away with it will be my new workshop...some pics
Oh and I cocked up my setting on the camera so sorry for the quality of this first lot
store 1
http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/FastAlan/DSCN2494.jpg?t=1298924130
store 2
http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/FastAlan/DSCN2493.jpg?t=1298925469
store 3 and my workshop
http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/FastAlan/DSCN2496.jpg?t=1298924130
http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/FastAlan/DSCN2492.jpg?t=1298925870
The college cat ( Hi-Tech ) and the worlds most expensive cat too £8-10,000 has been raised over the years by students and staff to keep her alive.she follows me everywhere
http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/FastAlan/DSCN2495.jpg?t=1298924130
http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/FastAlan/DSCN2491.jpg?t=1298925945
Ok enough of that lets get going
heres an array of things Ive used up to this part of the thread,there was to be some attachments for my drill with wire brushes on but like all things they seem to have mysteriously disappeared from my tool box,Ive also got the use of a jet washer.
In this pic,bucket of soapy water,degreaser (courtesy of my mates garage) various wet and dry paper and a lot of heavy paper thats free at the college,wire brush,sanding blocks,a tin of Hammerite grey primer,various files paint brush and cleaning brushes
http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/FastAlan/DSCN2497.jpg?t=1298926207
Again this is the worst wheel blown badly on the front and it affected every spoke,I had to tackle it with files and then heavy grade paper,then it was followed up with some medium wet and dry,the next stage will be hand painting on some primer and leaving it a couple days to harden while I tackle another wheel
http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/FastAlan/DSCN2500.jpg?t=1298926618
The reason Iam painting on the primer is Iam going to use it like a filler,letting it dry then sanding back over it with a medium/low piece of wet and dry,the paint will then fill the areas that are low from the rubbing down.
On to the backs maybe not as important but lets try and get them looking as good a we can
again I missed the photo but wheel two is as bad,this is after a scrub with soapy water.the only good thing is thanks to a good quality tyre with a rim protector there is no kerbing on these first two wheels
http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/FastAlan/DSCN2487.jpg?t=1298927216
Next the back of the wheel was sprayed with degreaser jet washed off and then I did about an hours worth of filing sanding and wire brushing to get it ready to paint in my grey Hammerite primer.
Two coats were applied by brush and then it was left to dry from Thursday to Monday while I actually did some work for the college :)
http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/FastAlan/DSCN2489.jpg?t=1298927604
I restarted Today,Monday,and decided to see if I could now get the back of the wheel smooth by using a fair bit of rubbing down with 1200 wet and dry,again using the paint like a filler but trying not to cut to far back through as I did not want the backs to hold me up too long.
What I found was really pleasing the primer slowly cut down nicely and I got a smooth flat finish after about half an hour and only cut through the paint in a few of the roughest places.
http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/FastAlan/DSCN2498.jpg?t=1298928128
Work caught up with me today and I never got round to painting any more primer to the bare ally patches,so I will do that tomorrow and start on another wheel while its dries
Thought rather than clog my build thread full of pics of my wheels as I refurbished them and in an attempt for us all to give our opinions on a job we will probably all tackle on our cars.
Please add your constructive criticism as we all have our different ways,budgets and facilities and at no time do I claim to be an expert,just someone thats quite handy with a rattle tin usually :) amongst my wheels I should be able to tackle all the things we may come across,some are badly bubbling all over the backs some on the front theres kerb damage etc
If my budget allowed and I wasnt about to attempt to do 9 wheels my first step with some if not all of the wheels would be to have them sand blasted,however Iam substituting this with good old elbow greese.
I have started with the worse wheel,well two of them were really bad on the back but one was so blown on the front I had to take files to it,unfortunatly I didnt take a pic of the front before I started.
Ok and before the first pics a little fun I just set up a new storeroom at the college made out of 3 Victorian coal bunkers knocked into one space,the last room if I get away with it will be my new workshop...some pics
Oh and I cocked up my setting on the camera so sorry for the quality of this first lot
store 1
http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/FastAlan/DSCN2494.jpg?t=1298924130
store 2
http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/FastAlan/DSCN2493.jpg?t=1298925469
store 3 and my workshop
http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/FastAlan/DSCN2496.jpg?t=1298924130
http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/FastAlan/DSCN2492.jpg?t=1298925870
The college cat ( Hi-Tech ) and the worlds most expensive cat too £8-10,000 has been raised over the years by students and staff to keep her alive.she follows me everywhere
http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/FastAlan/DSCN2495.jpg?t=1298924130
http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/FastAlan/DSCN2491.jpg?t=1298925945
Ok enough of that lets get going
heres an array of things Ive used up to this part of the thread,there was to be some attachments for my drill with wire brushes on but like all things they seem to have mysteriously disappeared from my tool box,Ive also got the use of a jet washer.
In this pic,bucket of soapy water,degreaser (courtesy of my mates garage) various wet and dry paper and a lot of heavy paper thats free at the college,wire brush,sanding blocks,a tin of Hammerite grey primer,various files paint brush and cleaning brushes
http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/FastAlan/DSCN2497.jpg?t=1298926207
Again this is the worst wheel blown badly on the front and it affected every spoke,I had to tackle it with files and then heavy grade paper,then it was followed up with some medium wet and dry,the next stage will be hand painting on some primer and leaving it a couple days to harden while I tackle another wheel
http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/FastAlan/DSCN2500.jpg?t=1298926618
The reason Iam painting on the primer is Iam going to use it like a filler,letting it dry then sanding back over it with a medium/low piece of wet and dry,the paint will then fill the areas that are low from the rubbing down.
On to the backs maybe not as important but lets try and get them looking as good a we can
again I missed the photo but wheel two is as bad,this is after a scrub with soapy water.the only good thing is thanks to a good quality tyre with a rim protector there is no kerbing on these first two wheels
http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/FastAlan/DSCN2487.jpg?t=1298927216
Next the back of the wheel was sprayed with degreaser jet washed off and then I did about an hours worth of filing sanding and wire brushing to get it ready to paint in my grey Hammerite primer.
Two coats were applied by brush and then it was left to dry from Thursday to Monday while I actually did some work for the college :)
http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/FastAlan/DSCN2489.jpg?t=1298927604
I restarted Today,Monday,and decided to see if I could now get the back of the wheel smooth by using a fair bit of rubbing down with 1200 wet and dry,again using the paint like a filler but trying not to cut to far back through as I did not want the backs to hold me up too long.
What I found was really pleasing the primer slowly cut down nicely and I got a smooth flat finish after about half an hour and only cut through the paint in a few of the roughest places.
http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx68/FastAlan/DSCN2498.jpg?t=1298928128
Work caught up with me today and I never got round to painting any more primer to the bare ally patches,so I will do that tomorrow and start on another wheel while its dries