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Post by nitin_s1 » Fri Sep 14, 2012 9:28 pm

Started to refurb the alloys. Using guides and 'how-to's' from different forums. Today tried it with one to see how it would go. Just put paint remover (from halfoards lol) and then sanded it down. Looks like this at the moment, sorry didn't take no pictures of the wheels during progress but this is the only one.

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Need to sand it even more and then primer and colour of my choice. :twisted: Thinking of Purple with glitter.

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Post by honda-hardy » Fri Sep 14, 2012 9:41 pm

your as gay as me then nitin, i was going to do mine like this over the winter.

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plan b it is then

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Post by nitin_s1 » Fri Sep 14, 2012 9:44 pm

Ooooooooooooo I like the purple one with glitter. :o :D :D :D

One question, do I just sprinkle the glitter once the purple paint is still wet and the clear coat of lacquer?

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Post by Vtecmec » Fri Sep 14, 2012 9:51 pm

It's a difficult finish to pull off. The base coat goes on, then you have to spray glitter and lacquer mixed together, then once dry you have to wetsand it down to a smooth finish, then reapply more lacquer. I dont think you can do it without a proper compressor and gun.

I did one of the wife's guitars a few years ago, it's an easier shape than a wheel but it was quite tricky.

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Post by nitin_s1 » Fri Sep 14, 2012 10:21 pm

I'll give it ago, if it fails then ill do it again without glitter. :)

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Post by Vtecmec » Fri Sep 14, 2012 11:05 pm

That's the spirit. ;)

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Post by honda-hardy » Sat Sep 15, 2012 12:00 am

you could always do what i was going to do... Spray first top coat, when wet put the glitter into a salt or pepper shaker and from a height sprinkle it on from above and then only the face should get the sparkle. Plus the degree of sparkle is regulated by your wrist action. :scaredtoss:

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Post by mercutio » Sat Sep 15, 2012 9:12 am

honda-hardy wrote:. Plus the degree of sparkle is regulated by your wrist action. :scaredtoss:

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Re: Nitin's SiR Type-S

Post by nitin_s1 » Mon Sep 17, 2012 4:23 pm

ATR brake callipers and carriers. :twisted:

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