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here's a set we did for a customer a little while ago.
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I have a question about the typical Sports Design 10 spoke alloy wheels.
I am considering getting the spokes painted in Basalt Black and the outer edges polished and re-laquered.
Are these actual split-rims? This would make the task a lot easier.
Thanks in advance.
Lloyd
Yes, taking the bolts out splits the wheel components.
Polishing the outer edges will not take subsequent lacquer. You need to get them diamond turned which leaves a record groove effect. However this is not a very resilient finish (the new wheels had this, which is why they go off in no time).
Better to go anodised or have them painted silver - will be alot better lasting. I think this is what Dan did.
My rims had been previously painted silver and it outlived the lacquer on the inner spokes, so I had them painted silver again when they were refurbed.
Black inners look so good :thumb:
TB
when i had mine refurbed at lepsons i chose to have the outside bit lacquered, although they warned me once you split the plastic coating bit, water ingress makes it look rank.
i have split the plastic coating bit, and it looks rank.
am going to get them redone, and am also going to have satin black centres, with anodised or painted silver rims. I think black centres look awesome and show up less dirt, especially if you get them satin.
I did mine..
Yep you undo all the bolts (tighten the up before undoing them), push the middle out, and away you go.
I painted both the centres and the rims.
If you need to know about putting them back together PM me I have all the touque settings for them.
:thumb:
(I did my door mirror the same colour :wink: )
I stripped down the wheels off my Mk. 1 GT3 and had them shotblasted and then powder coated. Outers silver and inners black.
Here is a link to my entry on this site which gives full details, torque settings for bolts etc.
Hope it helps.
http://www.911uk.com/viewtopic.php?t=28729&highlight=wheel
Rgds. Tony
painting the rim of the wheels is the only way to go in my opinion. diamond turning and lacquering will only need doing again within a year, especially coming up winter with all the grit and salt on the roads, a stone chip will very quickly see the lacquer turning a milky color.
here's a set we did for a customer a little while ago. unfortunately he only wanted the rims done, not the centres, hence why they centres look a bit dirty in some of the pics - this dirt was embedded in the paint and wouldn't shift. some aggresive clay would've solved it but it would've been a very time consuming task.
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