jevansio Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 I've bought some 3 piece split rims to refurb myself. I've read a couple of threads (and watched the CCW videos) on refurbing and they seem to indicate that once the bolts have been removed the centres should come out. Is this correct for all rims (mine are TRD). It's just that the centres don't wanna budge, or are they just stuck with years of brake dust & crud holding them there? To me it looks like both side of the rims are holding the centre in place (ie when you look at the rim from each side it looks like the centre should be removed the other way). Here are some pics of the wheels before I've started anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted November 30, 2008 Author Share Posted November 30, 2008 I've managed to seperate them. As I suspected the centres wouldn't come out until the sides had been seperated. I guess this means when they are reassembled I'll need to silicone seal 2 surfaces per wheel. Couple of pics of the rims seperated and how they fitted together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 What are you doing refurb wise Jay ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted November 30, 2008 Author Share Posted November 30, 2008 What are you doing refurb wise Jay ? I dunno yet Col, I'm going to see my mate this week to ask how I go about doing it. I think it'll involve much elbow grease & polishing. The outer rim will have the curbing removed, then highly polished, then protected. I *may* send the inners to be sandblasted & powder coated gunmetal or bright silver by a prosessional wheel refurb outfit near my work. If not I'll rub them back & spray myself again gunmetal or bright silver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlT67 Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 That looks strange seeing them split like that, should look really nice when they are finished..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted November 30, 2008 Author Share Posted November 30, 2008 (edited) Cheers guys It's unbelievable how light the outer pieces are, and the inner piece seems to have most of it's weight at the hub surface, Edit, just weighed the wheels, fronts weigh 10kgs, rears also weigh 10kgs also. Edited November 30, 2008 by jevansio (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan.G Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Your going to have fun re-sealing them Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPRALOOPY Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Are they fruity souths old wheels? They will look good when done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted November 30, 2008 Author Share Posted November 30, 2008 Your going to have fun re-sealing them Jay Yeah, might get someone who knows what they're doing to put them back together. Are they fruity souths old wheels? They will look good when done. Yes they are, I hope so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Are these going on your car Jay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted November 30, 2008 Author Share Posted November 30, 2008 Are these going on your car Jay? I bought them for the MR2 Jamie, but I'm having 2nd thoughts on that now & may fit them to the Supra for when I fancy a change from the C4R's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Your going to have fun re-sealing them Jay Its really quite easy to do Ive done mine twice now with no problems and no leaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Theres no need to seal the mating faces, when you fit the wheels back together and have torqued up all the nuts and bolts you fill the center part where all 3 parts join together with Sikaflex sealer, job done. We did mine on the wheel balancer and slowly rotated the wheel at the same time as applying the sealer, its best to mask off either side of the join as this will save a bit of mess and looks very profesional. We also used a plastic cup to remove the excess sealer, rotate wheel slowly pressing the curve of the cup onto the sealer, leaves a nice clean smooth job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted December 1, 2008 Author Share Posted December 1, 2008 Many thanks for the tip Dunk, I might just give it a go myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Many thanks for the tip Dunk, I might just give it a go myself No problem, some wheel refurb places talk such a load of crap about how hard 3 piece wheels are to refurb and re seal, they take time thats about the worst bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted December 1, 2008 Author Share Posted December 1, 2008 Yeah, the place near me won't touch them either, that's why I thought I'd split them myself & maybe just give them the centres to refurb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted December 29, 2008 Author Share Posted December 29, 2008 OK so I started to have a go at refurbing the outer rims. It basically took me about 1 hour & I had cleaned up about 2 inches worth of outer rim, my arms were aching & they were nowhere near a polished finish. I decided to give a guy called Mike Fenwick in Northallerton a ring & we agreed on me taking all the wheels apart & he would refurb the outer rims for £50 each, not a bad price I thought. That left me free all Xmas to drink I left 1 rim with him initially so I could insepct his work before getting all 4 done, I picked it up today and was well impressed. I'm really pleased with the removal of the curb marks. He's doing the other 3 now & I can get on with spraying the centres. Going to try black first for the same look as my C4R's, Anyway here's the polished lip, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Nice chocolates. I couldnt resist either and bought myself 2 packs for xmas time. Oh rims look good too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted December 29, 2008 Author Share Posted December 29, 2008 Ahh Ambasador, with these rims you are really spoiling us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 (edited) Are you having them polished ? sorry but it looks a little dull in the pics and i'd expect them to be perfect for £50 each these were mine after polishing as a comparison Edited December 29, 2008 by Dnk (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted December 29, 2008 Author Share Posted December 29, 2008 No Dunk, I'm just leaving them like that. They've got a brushed aliminium finish which I think is quite sporty, the mirror finish is too bling for me when I'll be using these as my track/fast road wheels. I'm pleased you posted that pic as that is the way I want mine doing, black inners. I was going to mask off the area where the studs go & spray that black too so the studs show up. Yours look stunning there PS did you not go all black with yours? Was that pic an inbetween shot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 You got someone to do them for you lmao JAY YOU TOTAL PUSSY hehehe. Your right about your arm aching though. Mine were a total mess when I did them and it took me ages to get them perfect. Good luck putting them back together though mate cos thats the hard part. If you need a hand giz a ring bud. And whats this im reading about you drinking. Whats happened to the training programme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevansio Posted December 29, 2008 Author Share Posted December 29, 2008 You got someone to do them for you lmao JAY YOU TOTAL PUSSY hehehe. Your right about your arm aching though. Mine were a total mess when I did them and it took me ages to get them perfect. Good luck putting them back together though mate cos thats the hard part. If you need a hand giz a ring bud. And whats this im reading about you drinking. Whats happened to the training programme. Yeah I know, I spent 1 hour on a Sunday morning, realised how long it would take, packed everything up & went down the club Lol, gotta take a couple of days off for Xmas man, I'll start again in ernest on the 2nd Jan Edit, I just photoshopped Dunks pic, what do you guys reckon to a black outer rim? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 sound different but also wrong in the same kinds sick twisted thought LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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