Guest sunnyG83 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 hey there guys i had a flat Tyre the other day so had to replace one of my Braid wheels with the standard solid gold Giovanna rim in the boot. while i had the Wheel lying in my room waiting for tyre's i decided to give the wheel a little pollishing as the picture will show the pollished lip was all marked and had somesorta road scum fused to it. Here are the before pics of the rim and lip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sunnyG83 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 first of i cleaned the surface dirt off with ordinary autoglym carwash and conditioner i know its not the most effective tool to use but i was working with what i had and it done a good job. then i used my Mums hairdryer to dry the wheel quickly and started to apply the polish to the lip small sections at a time and trust me i really cant feel my fingertips anymore. its a time consuming process but im very pleased with the turn out as you will see below. Dont get me wrong this aint as good as a total re-furb but like many of you guys i have more important things to pay for just now than a re-furb cost £*** figures and it gives me a great sense of achiement doing this myself, Enjoy http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e370/suprasun/th_videocamera067.jpg[/img][/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Wow, thats a nice improvement! Shame about the blistering though, they're very pricey wheels. Edit - have you used anything to seal them? If not then they'll dull withing a week or two. Try something like zoopseal which I think Envy resell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sunnyG83 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Yeah Homer i know its a shame about the Blistering but that will get sorted with the full Re-furb this year but for the time being im a happy chappie. i love the wheels what are they worth if you dont mind me asking, not that i was selling them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sunnyG83 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Good advice mate i will get some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 i love the wheels what are they worth if you dont mind me asking, not that i was selling them Not sure TBH, but Braid are a premium brand. Ibrar at Pro-Alloys is a main dealer so his site should have a price. I'd hazard a guess towards the £500 per wheel mark. - Thats NEW price, not 2nd hand! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sunnyG83 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 yeah thats cool homer im just glad they came with the car as i loved these before i bought my soop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 They're nice wheels thats for sure Just don't use them until they're sealed otherwise they'll go back to their original condition as soon as brake dust hits them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sunnyG83 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 rodger wilco:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonlady Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Wow, thats a nice improvement! Shame about the blistering though, they're very pricey wheels. Edit - have you used anything to seal them? If not then they'll dull withing a week or two. Try something like zoopseal which I think Envy resell. Does zoopseal dull the alloys at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraAyf Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Very smart indeed. A pic of them on the car would be good to see. Well done Sir! /vbb/images/smilies/bbcode_grin.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Garfy Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Nice work fella, I can almost smell the polish from here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Nice work, just add laquer now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sunnyG83 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Thanks for the kind comments guys it took me ages to do one wheel. SupraAyf: here is a picture with them on the car before i got polishing once i do the other three i will post up some new pics with them on the car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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