doofus4000 said:
bmwangler said:
If you use paint stripper on the lip, followed by progressive grades of wet or dry paper, finishing with brasso you can easily do a couple of rims in an afternoon.
It's vitally important to use a high quality lacquer meant especially for bare metal though - any other lacquers won't last.
You HAVE to thoroughly clean the finished surface with a proper solvent surface cleaner (3M or Wurth Type 20 or similar) before spraying on the lacquer, too.
Oh, and don't apply the lacquer unless it's in a warm environment (20 degrees at least) or it'll go milky and dull)
Doofus: I'm not fitting the wheels on the car until the Spring, but of course use a competent tyre fitter who knows how to avoid scratching the rims :wink:
EdButler: Shame you had a bad experience with the DIY - hope I have more luck! Others on the Forum have been successful, but I think we all accept the 108's are an "enthusiast's" wheel :lol:
Many thanks again for the info bmwangler. Just gathering together the various pieces you have described..where did you get this eastmans laquer for bare metal surfaces at? Ive tried googling and I cant even find the product never mind somewhere to buy it!
BTW I was just asking about fitting the tyres to the alloys because Ive heard horror stories of people geting their alloys refurbed and paint and/or laquer flaking off when getting the tyres fitted! Would be a shame for all that hard work to go to waste!
Sorry doofus, just noticed the name of the lacquer is Eastwood, not Eastman! Sorry about that mate. here's a useful link: http://www.frost.co.uk/result_search.asp?keyword=Eastwood
There's a really inspiring step by step with pics on here from cj10jeeper, worth looking for.
One more thing, I've also found that a final rub with fine wire wool (dry!) brings out a real shine.
