Diy Wheel Refubishement

[mromecin]

I'm looking to refurb my t-sport wheels but i cant find anywhere to help me do it, can anyone direct me anywhere or know rougly what to do and what i'll need.

[clarky]

Envyperformance

[Boro Sera]

Are you wanting to do it yourself, or get them professionally recoated/refurbed?

[mromecin]

I'd like to DIY it just curious as how.

[Boro Sera]

Just clean and degrease the wheel. Key it with some 400 grade wet and dry paper, prime the wheel, flat it with 400 grade again, paint in several even coats, flat with soap and wet 800 grade wet and dry, then stacks of lacquer.

Flat the lacquer with 1200 grade wet and dry/soap combo. Polish to shine with Autoglym Super Resin Polish.

It's a lot of work, especially if you have some serious multispoke action going on, but it's a very satisfying job.

If you want to go down the professional powder coating route though - I got some wheels done a couple of years ago at a local place. Drop the car off in the morning, they remove the wheels, remove the tyres, chemically clean and prep the wheels, powder coat, refit tyres and balance the wheels, refit to car. All done in 4 or 5 hours. £150.

Cracking service .

[the_names_james]

I'd say flat them with 600 wet'n'dry ---> prime ---> 800 wet'n'dry ---> paint (3/4 coats) ---> lacquer (2/3 coats)

You could try to falt and polish them afterwards, but if they're multispokes it'll be a long process.

Take your time with them and good luck.

[Baby Yari]

Would this be the same process with black alloys then??

[Yaris SR Kid]

My god that sounds confusing!

[Boro Sera]

Would this be the same process with black alloys then??

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Black alloys are just painted anyway aren't they? it's exactly the same.