razor2812 Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 has anyone bought/used a diy wheel refurb kit , if so which one did u get and was it a) any good, straight forward to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serratia Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 I thought you had them done at Cas coatings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpsmith79 Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 What is included in a kit?? All you need is primer, paint and laquer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gstraw Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Don't you need the putty to sort out the marks? Is it better to powdercoat or paint? Also is it a special alloy wheel paint? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanP123 Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Ive got this on my list http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/360308497444?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649 Should be enough for minor repairs and seems cheap enough. Will then get some primer and paint seperatly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razor2812 Posted March 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 I thought you had them done at Cas coatings? bought some gt wheels, need a bit of a touch up, What is included in a kit?? All you need is primer, paint and laquer think they need a bit of alloy filler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpsmith79 Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Just buy some chemical metal or body filler, that is all i have ever used Certainly worth pricing up the difference between the 2 The only thing that would worry me about a kit is if you need another can of colour, would you need to buy a whole new kit, if you bought seperately you can choose any colour and just buy what you need when you need Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razor2812 Posted March 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 looking at this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpsmith79 Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Ahh right, you are talking a repair kit rather than a full on refurb kit, i was going to say you would never have enough paint to refurb 4 wheels How do you colour match that to your wheels though as there is more than one shade of silver, and there is no primer either in that kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razor2812 Posted March 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 thats the beauty of this site, will check if paint can go straight onto the filler or needs primer. gonna visit a place in halifax over the weekend and have a chat with them about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpsmith79 Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 If you are looking at just repairing any damage, i would seriously consider getting it done professionally as there is little to no change the colour in any kit you buy will be the same as the wheels and will most likely make your wheels look 10 times worse Either that or just get them redone entirely, i had my old wheels shot blasted and powdercoated for £30 a wheel and they came out looking as good (if not even better) than new Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razor2812 Posted March 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 yeah i had the t sport ones done , but these just need a bit of a touch up, they are not too bad but thought i would do them while they have no tyres on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Not quite sure how that would work. As Rich says, you'll be dead lucky if you get a paint to match the existing colour. As for filling scratches/kerb marks ... I agree with Rich there too. Chemical Metal is good, but regular body filler works fine too. Both are easy to sand down, too. I'm in the middle of doing (another - 5th on this car!) set of wheels just now. This time I've taken a bit of time over it - usually I get them primed, painted and lacquered pretty much all the same day. This time I've left primer and paint for a day each so far, and will be out to sand down drip/run marks and touch up later today before lacquering over the weekend and leaving them in the garage for the next week to harden a bit. Having said that, previously I've always just painted over the weekend and had them on the car by Monday morning. Most time consiming is preparation, but if you get that right then the rest is a piece of cake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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