I blame the narrow street :)

markalp said:
Spent far to long today choosing what colour to refurbish my wheels, and the winner is shadow chrome :)

Went the whole gamit from bright orange (i know, i know, moment of madness lol) to black, to gunmetal, to fully polished, but I think shadow chrome is the winner as I keep going back to it over and over again.
Click to expand...

Great choice, although if you kerb one alloy again, you'll need to get all 4 refurbished together to get a perfect match, as shadow chrome never comes out the same.

_20171224_215220.JPG

I kerbed one of mine and opted to just get 2 wheels on one side refurbished. You can tell the slight difference if you place both sides next to eachother, but no one will ever see that except me, so it didn't really matter.
 
Taz said:
Is there any point getting them refurbed. Sounds like it could very easily happen again
Click to expand...

Im getting alloy gators fitted once refurbed, should keep them looking better longer.

Also i think i am going to sneak out one night and glue a plank up against the kerb as a protector when parking as I am lucky enough to have an allocated parking space in the road outside the house.

This images doesnt really show the kerb height, it is approx 1.5 coke cans in height and leans slightly forward from the bottom outwards. I walked along eight parked cars on my road and 7 had the same damage to their alloys.

crb.jpg

I wonder how long the plank would stay in place if I used some Butyl Sealing Tape to fix it to the outside of the kerb :/
 
markalp said:
This images doesnt really show the kerb height, it is approx 1.5 coke cans in height and leans slightly forward from the bottom outwards. I walked along eight parked cars on my road and 7 had the same damage to their alloys.
Click to expand...
I'd pick a quiet Sunday and lift the kerbstones next to your space and relay them upside down so they slope backwards from the road - simples...
 
patriot66 said:
Cut a 30 degree chamfer along the length of the kerbstones....sorted ! :thumbsup:
Click to expand...
I'be got an industrial one of those with diamond cutting disks but, believe me, it's a lot less effort (and a lot less abrasive dust) to turn the kerbstones over...
 
ronk said:
Unless a nosey neighbour shops you to the local council !
Click to expand...

the nutty woman at number 12 would shop me without a second thought lol.

mind you I do take great pride in getting her going, nothing like being screamed at by a screaming banshee as your trying to park just because you revved the engine a little when passing her door. :rofl:
 
I went and had a quick word with the owner of a refurb company today, he reccons that shadow chrome would blend in with body colour too much and sugested I go for a full vibration polish and clear coat protection (for the same price as the shadow chrome).

Hmmmmm started me off looking at colour again. grrrrrrrr another wasted 2 hours lol
 
Bit of an update.

After what seems like a lifetime I finally deceided to go for ceramic polishing, however because of a previous strip and refurb (not done by me) the damn alloy has been stained :headbang: so can't be ceramic polished to a flawless finish.

After looking at alot more colours I finally went for a really nice looking nickel chrome finish, and think it will look the dogs once done.

Will update with an image once I have them finished and back on the car next mon/tue.
 
Update refurbshed in nickle chrome. look purrrrrty.

No idea why it is jagged and to cold to go outside and take another lol

20180205_150304.jpg
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom