Home wheel refurb
Posted: Sat May 16, 2009 5:10 pm
After refurbing my golf wheels and painting them i thought i would try the passat wheels but these need a polished finish..so i gave it a try
Golf thread is here http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=82219.0
wheels were a bit kerbed when bought :sick: :sick:
First job was to remove all the laquer using my electric sander and some 120 grit pads and then I ran over the kerbing with some 40 grit wet and dry until smooth.
then I rubbed them down with 400, 800 and finally 1500 grit wet and dry until they looked flat and smooth
and then it was polish time using autosol (I did this 4 times in total and watered it down to a thin paste for the final polish) and then they recieved 4 coats of wax and 3 layers of protector
and they finished up like this
and i will add that is the same wheel and each one took about 3 hours in total......
Golf thread is here http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=82219.0
wheels were a bit kerbed when bought :sick: :sick:
First job was to remove all the laquer using my electric sander and some 120 grit pads and then I ran over the kerbing with some 40 grit wet and dry until smooth.
then I rubbed them down with 400, 800 and finally 1500 grit wet and dry until they looked flat and smooth
and then it was polish time using autosol (I did this 4 times in total and watered it down to a thin paste for the final polish) and then they recieved 4 coats of wax and 3 layers of protector
and they finished up like this
and i will add that is the same wheel and each one took about 3 hours in total......