I already posted about this in the 'what have you done to your shed today' thread, so apologies for the duplication. But I'll close off the episode with a pic of all 4 wheels finally finished.
Plus, thought I'd make my 6000'th post somewhat significant.
The 108's were in a shocking state of disrepair and neglect and I've been on the 16" winters up until now due to a combination of factors; rubber on the 108 rears was way past legal limit and had to get some new tyres on before I could dip them, as well as my winter tyres being so much more comfortable and compliant (and higher, for the 'drempels' here in NL), as well as not driving it that much, as well as being busy (you mean a lazy-arse Chris, surely? No, I mean busy you old git, shurrup).
In any case, I was loathed to do a full refurb due to the cost, risk of them just going sh!t again, hassle.
The cheapo solution was to give the Plastidip metallic paint a crack.
They're not perfect as from a distance you can still see the ridges of the chipped laquer from the original paintjob and no matter if you put a lot, or a bit of effort into flattening them down you will probably still see them.
So I did the minimum and just sanded then cleaned, then dipped.
1 can for both the fronts, 1 each for each back wheel but the extra coats didn't help much with filling in the scratches and laquer ridges. They did a bit but not really. If you look from 4-5m you can't see but up close you can.
In any case for a few quid per wheel it was the cheapest, quickest choice. A cover-up job if you like.
Happy with it as they look a damn sight better than what they did before and not really bothered that they're not pristine and polished. The Plastidip is tough stuff so touch-ups aren't going to be required anytime soon. I dipped my winters black and haven't needed to touch them up for 6 years.
For anyone considering doing the same I'd highly recommend it. The Plastidip comes in blingy 'Metallizer' and 'Glossifier' variants too but I would suggest these would be much harder to match up if you had to touch-up.
Plus, thought I'd make my 6000'th post somewhat significant.
The 108's were in a shocking state of disrepair and neglect and I've been on the 16" winters up until now due to a combination of factors; rubber on the 108 rears was way past legal limit and had to get some new tyres on before I could dip them, as well as my winter tyres being so much more comfortable and compliant (and higher, for the 'drempels' here in NL), as well as not driving it that much, as well as being busy (you mean a lazy-arse Chris, surely? No, I mean busy you old git, shurrup).
In any case, I was loathed to do a full refurb due to the cost, risk of them just going sh!t again, hassle.
The cheapo solution was to give the Plastidip metallic paint a crack.
They're not perfect as from a distance you can still see the ridges of the chipped laquer from the original paintjob and no matter if you put a lot, or a bit of effort into flattening them down you will probably still see them.
So I did the minimum and just sanded then cleaned, then dipped.
1 can for both the fronts, 1 each for each back wheel but the extra coats didn't help much with filling in the scratches and laquer ridges. They did a bit but not really. If you look from 4-5m you can't see but up close you can.
In any case for a few quid per wheel it was the cheapest, quickest choice. A cover-up job if you like.
Happy with it as they look a damn sight better than what they did before and not really bothered that they're not pristine and polished. The Plastidip is tough stuff so touch-ups aren't going to be required anytime soon. I dipped my winters black and haven't needed to touch them up for 6 years.
For anyone considering doing the same I'd highly recommend it. The Plastidip comes in blingy 'Metallizer' and 'Glossifier' variants too but I would suggest these would be much harder to match up if you had to touch-up.
Attleborough, Norfolk
