bigstring Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Who was recently doing a thread, rubbing / sanding down there wheels and referbing them – in the last couple of days? I can’t find it anywhere’s? Gen5 owner? I wanted to know what drill sander bit they used? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggy Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 (edited) sonic temple,for me i used a wire brush on a drill for any corrosion then flatted the wheel with 600 and a scotchpad for hard to reach parts..Sonic used a wire brush on a grinder i think.. Edited January 25, 2011 by bigb1970 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpsmith79 Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Here you go http://www.celica-club.co.uk/forum/index.p...=115888&hl= Not sure why it was in Off Topic though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin3df Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 It wasn't me who posted the thread, but I did refurb my gen7 standard 16" alloys, which are now on the car as my winter wheels. I did that by getting a wirebrush drill bit (just a cheap one for a couple of quid), used that to brush off all the paint and corrosion and get back to the bare metal, then I used a course sandpaper and some elbow grease to get any scratches from the brush smoothed out. Next I used fine wet and dry (and lots of patience!), then I sprayed them with etch primer, about 4 or 5 coats per wheel using wet and dry between coats to get a nice smooth finish. To finish them off I gave them two or three coats of silver (the best match I could get to the original colour) and several coats of clear laquer. I know this hasn't exactly answered your question, but bottom line, I used a two quid wire brush in an electric drill and get pretty good results! I'm at work at the minute so I can't upload any pictures right now, but I can do if you're interested in the level of finish I achieved. Hope thats of some help mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstring Posted January 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Thats the one! and thats why i could not find it. Here you gohttp://www.celica-club.co.uk/forum/index.p...=115888&hl= Not sure why it was in Off Topic though It wasn't me who posted the thread, but I did refurb my gen7 standard 16" alloys, which are now on the car as my winter wheels.I did that by getting a wirebrush drill bit (just a cheap one for a couple of quid), used that to brush off all the paint and corrosion and get back to the bare metal, then I used a course sandpaper and some elbow grease to get any scratches from the brush smoothed out. Next I used fine wet and dry (and lots of patience!), then I sprayed them with etch primer, about 4 or 5 coats per wheel using wet and dry between coats to get a nice smooth finish. To finish them off I gave them two or three coats of silver (the best match I could get to the original colour) and several coats of clear laquer. I know this hasn't exactly answered your question, but bottom line, I used a two quid wire brush in an electric drill and get pretty good results! I'm at work at the minute so I can't upload any pictures right now, but I can do if you're interested in the level of finish I achieved. Hope thats of some help mate Cool Cool, I just wanted to know what wirebrush drill bit to use as I did not want to take chunks out! sonic temple,for me i used a wire brush on a drill for any corrosion then flatted the wheel with 600 and a scotchpad for hard to reach parts..Sonic used a wire brush on a grinder i think.. Cheers Big....... twas in Off Topic...... start in the next month, loads to do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonic Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 hi , i am here and guilty as charged , the attachment i used was a wire brush cup attachment to a small grinder but you can get the same for a drill , just dont use the ones with the wires twisted together that wouls be 2 coarse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briano Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 (edited) is there not still a wiki for this? edit in fact there still is fix your own wheels Edited January 25, 2011 by Briano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstring Posted January 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Darn it, the amount of time I spend up there as well! is there not still a wiki for this?edit in fact there still is fix your own wheels Cheers fella, I got 2 of these last night - http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/...tegoryId_165557 hi , i am here and guilty as charged , the attachment i used was a wire brush cup attachment to a small grinder but you can get the same for a drill , just dont use the ones with the wires twisted together that wouls be 2 coarse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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