Jimbob

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Came home by 1.30pm, and had my cubby box arrive so thought I`ll pop out and get some paint.

Decided to see what my wheels would look like in White, so out came the shot-blaster and 6 cans of paint/primer.

The shot blaster removed all the old filler and the filer was hiding gouges etc, so this is just a taster. Rather I spent £20 on trying it out than getting them refurbed and spending a LOT more.

Anyways what I been up to today.

TH3_5T1G

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Look awesome

Funny enough i've been doing the exact same thing today but painted them matt black

Jimbob

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Was fed up of matt black lol.
Before.

After.

Rally fan 555

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All since 13:30 - Well done - Great effort !!!

duckdo

looking good there buddy wheres the jimbob gone then

Lau

looks good isnt it amazing what you can do in an afternoon lol

Jimbob

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Yep, NOT a great job as up close the lack of filler over the kerbing and marks.
Will DEFFO need doing again properly, but this was just to see what they`d look like.

Came off as I use the rear windows and they stated getting torn and scratched so off they came.

Jimbob

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Yep, there is the engine yesteday, and this today.
Better than sitting watching TV lol.

S3LDM

Fair play top job there buddy..

Jimbob

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Cheers buddy, just if you EVER see the car don`t go looking upclose.

mister_gumage

Looks awesome may have to break out the black gloss rattle cans for my bonnet now lol

Jimbob

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Well admire from afar lol. As the job is ok, but I needed to use filler lol.

Nato

Wheels look much better in white fella, black never really suited them imo.

Jimbob

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Yep thats what I was thinking and they desperately need a proper refurb, so this was a £20 way of finding out lol.

These are the marks I was on about they really need chemical dipping or someone with a bit more time than me lol.





I really did these in a rush as I had no filler, maybe go get some tomorrow and see if I can so something as they look superb from a distance and then up close its ooooooooooh they are rough!! lol.

And as said they were badly corroded, and flaking and looking crap, so it was either cover the corrosion with yet more matt black, or give them a quick going over and see what they look like in white. The paint on them was so thick and hiding so much crap, that it looked a straight forward shot-blast and then paint, but the more I did the worse the marks got so the later wheels I did were a very light blow over.

So now I`m happy they look a LOT better white, I`ll get them refurbed properly.


Oh and started at 2:30, cubby box installed, all 4 wheels off and back on again by 8:00pm.
Including stopping for tea breaks, and randomly chasing my dog around every now and then (esp as I sawi t rolling in sh*t!!).

evobad

looks nice mate you didnt fancy orange or green iv seen a few going round in theses colours.

Jimbob

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Hmmmmmmm that was the thing, I liked orange, but nah.

Prefer the cleaner look from white, and it seems to suit the colour of the car more. Now to get the car a respray all one colour lol, and the wheels done in white. Eventually I want Rota Grid/Grid Drifts, also in white.

Tbh it was a photoshop I did that clinched the wheel colour for me.

Jimbob

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Funnily enough yesterday I was bored too!! lol.

https://www.scoobynet.com/members-ga...ent-wrong.html

No doubts tomorrow I`ll have something else to do lol.

wrx287

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Looks much better in white

REDBULL2

white looks good makes the wheels stand out on the car now

Jimbob

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Cheers Bud.

Cheers bud they seem Day-glo at the moment, still used to seeing dull black wheels lol.

CREWJ

That's a huge improvement. Just wait until you have to clean them though

Jimbob

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Nah they get the "Rally-Look" lol.

But once they are done properly I`ll spray them with a silicon based furniture polish spray, then that way any dirt will come off with a hose down as it sits ontop of the silicon, like teflon coating them lol.

Or just get them so lacquered they come off with a wipe lol.

CREWJ

That's what I did but I think the lacquer has worn off now