Polished alloys

[drka-drka]

okay i have been thinking wat i can do with my standard gti alloys, was thinking bout spraying them black but already got black alloys.

so was thinking bout polishing them up maken them nice and shinny
just wondering how can this be done???without needing to send to a body shop

[James.G]

yeah should be able to be done... been done to VTS and cyclones...

just sand the hell out of them.. getting finer and finer.. then laquer them up :)

[Rob_0]

surely must be more to it than that?

[James.G]

cant really see what?

[GTi Andy]

Might find a problem with the raised Peugeot badge in the centre...

[James.G]

yeah, but if i can be done on the cyclones im sure it can be done on the GTi wheels. :)

[GTi Andy]

True mate, didn't think of that...

[James.G]

;)

[Rob_0]

cant just be sanding down, must be more to it

[dan iow]

yeah should be able to be done... been done to VTS and cyclones...

just sand the hell out of them.. getting finer and finer.. then laquer them up :)

you cant laquer them because the surface is to smooth after and it doesnt take to it!! im in the middle of doing my vts wheels like this, well on my third!! and a word of advise if you dont have much time or patience then just dont!! take like 6 hours a wheel and thats on vts wheels which are easier to do than gti

heres the pic i took of one of mine :), hadnt had all the polishing done at that time tho

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k305/crazycorsa19/SP_A0017.jpg

[James.G]

there we go... just sanding down...

hmm didnt know about the laquer, im sure if you did a very light coat first the built up it would stick, i have done it to other things - but ill take your word for it, plus it wouldnt look as shiny!!

[dan iow]

its not just sanding tho, you need to finish them. i had to buy 2 different types of mop, cutting compound, finishing compound, autosol then a few polishing mops. add to this all your sand paper, wet n dry paper and i had to buy a detailed sander too, cost a fair bit

honestly mate i dont belive for a second you could get laquer to stick to these, it would be like laquering a mirror. you have to wax them an then re wax them every week or so

[drka-drka]

im still well up for doing them,time isnt an issue i have 3 days a week off atm. I have loads of sand paper, just not sure bout the mops and stuff thats where i get lost.

[dan iow]

i started with 80 grade s/ paper n worked upto 2500. you need a sisal mop, stitched mob and loose polishing mop, cutting compound for sisal, finishing compound for stitched and autosol metal polish for polishing to a shinnnney finish :D i got a few tho as they do get ruined after a wheel or 2. cost me around 50-60 quid in materials

gd luck with it mate, post some progress of how you get on, include some pics of your blisters etc there gd fun lol

[wreck1]

i know this is an old topic but wanted to know does the finish return as lets say and actua chrome dipped wheel? or a bit duller or beter? if this process is done do you have to olish the wheels everyweek or will they get duller again? if the wheels get kurbed are you in shit? i wouldnd mind a set of these as there aint alot about.but chrome wheels are out but its still about modyfieng standard partsin my opinion

[Jay GTI]

Ive got a machine in work that polish's bear metal to a chrome finish but was told that it goes dull after a while and lacquer doesn't stick to it

Does anybody know if there is a special lacquer that is on the market or anything else I could use instead of waxing them every week?

[wreck1]

does anyone do polishing on herefor a price or no where to buy them done or anybody who would do them to vts rims with good tyres plus postde for 350