Doing up a set of wheels for a friend of mine
thought you might like to see the process.
vw54 ·
Aussieveedubbers · Paint and Body
Wheel Restoration Lighting GTs Mk2
https://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/threads/29413/wheel-restoration-lighting-gts-mk2
vw54 ·
the wheels were very corroded
vw54 ·
Had to soak them in penetrene to remove the center caps.
they had been left out in the rain for a while
they had been left out in the rain for a while
vw54 ·
After stripping all the wheel weights and caps off i steam blasted them to remove dirt
vw54 ·
then Glass Bead blasted them each one taking about 30 minutes or so. This strips the paint and leaves a corrosion free surface back to the raw alloy material.
only found one small crack on the lip.
only found one small crack on the lip.
vw54 ·
now in Aluminium etch primer and undercoat
vw54 ·
these wheels will have the outer lip and raised vents polished so there off to the metal polisher and will finally be painted in 2 pak
Adam_C ·
Magnesium?........ these are similar to yours arent they dave? the ones on the smoothie?
jenz58 ·
Wow what a difference even with just the steam blasting....very smick Dave 😎
vw54 ·
Adz these are Alloy
the only Magnesium wheel i know of are the Origional BRMs... very very light
the only Magnesium wheel i know of are the Origional BRMs... very very light
vw54 ·
yep