LCR wheels refurb and colour change! new day pics 20-1-09

[kennygray81]

ok so fnally started modfding my LCR after owning it for 2months, fitted new DV today, new front splitter, as my old one is on the M8 somewhere!! the wheels are off refurbed and painted in SEAT TECHNO GREY, wont be to everyones taste but i like them! oh and also fitted my new dynatwist kit today, fitted and mounted my vent mount boost guage, after doing a fair bit of searching i cannot work out how to put pics up! any help would be great guys!??

http://i549.photobucket.com/albums/ii370/kennygray81/technogrey.jpg <-----still wet! what you think guys??

http://s549.photobucket.com/albums/ii370/kennygray81/?action=view&current=mywheels3.jpg

http://s549.photobucket.com/albums/ii370/kennygray81/?action=view&current=mywheels1.jpg

http://s549.photobucket.com/albums/ii370/kennygray81/?action=view&current=mywheels.jpg

sorry about quality of pics, my work phone is rubbish! will get some more up tomorrow in daylight!

just need to give it a good wash!

brembos now in the middle of refurb too!

 

[D.K]

You need to load them onto a site like Photobucket then copy and paste the link.

Was it the D/V causeing the problem's then???

 

[kennygray81]

ok mate cheers, yep sure was, got 007 back on it now, dosen't sound as loud but im knda glad, got some funny looks while driving around! cars running great just now, so fingers crossed!

 

[kennygray81]

does this mean you all hate em then??!

 

[D.K]

does this mean you all hate em then??!

Thats got to be the worst colour I'v ever seen, Na just kidding they look good mate Get some pic's up when there on.

 

[lee_woollett]

whats the best way to paint the wheels. I've got the standard multi spoke 16" wheels on my Leon Cupra. My car is yellow and i've thought about painting the spokes and the rims different colours. Is it best to strips the laquer first then paint them and finally re-laquer them?

 

[rich RS]

The wheels look good, would like to see what they look like back on the car.

 

[D.K]

whats the best way to paint the wheels. I've got the standard multi spoke 16" wheels on my Leon Cupra. My car is yellow and i've thought about painting the spokes and the rims different colours. Is it best to strips the laquer first then paint them and finally re-laquer them?

Yes mate you will need to strip the laquire off and key the surface, otherwise the paint wont stick.

 

[kennygray81]

strip them back, fill em, primer x2, colour x 2, then laquer x7, thats how ive always done em! got them on today, look nice n subtle, just how i wanted!

 

[big eck]

Great job on refurbing them mate

Need to see what they look like on the car tho for a full effect lol

 

[kennygray81]

will take pics of them on the car tomorrow guys, doing the refurb on my brembos tomorrow night too!

 

[kennygray81]

anyone used hammerite red for thier brembos?? got it but bit unsure about it!!

 

[Daz8161]

Did you use a rattle can just?

 

[kennygray81]

for the brakes? yes, not used it yes, dosent no too sure about it, got the brakes off, so thnking of buying some paint and using the gun, not as if theres much red to match it up against?! decsions decisions!?

 

[Daz8161]

No i meant did you use a spray can for the wheels? I think i read somewhere on here that the hamerite red is a good match for the brembos. Just make sure its the smoothe type, im sure if you took your time you could just use a brush as i heard it levels out quite well, then sand down lightly and spray heat resistant laquer ontop.

 

[kennygray81]

No i meant did you use a spray can for the wheels? I think i read somewhere on here that the hamerite red is a good match for the brembos. Just make sure its the smoothe type, im sure if you took your time you could just use a brush as i heard it levels out quite well, then sand down lightly and spray heat resistant laquer ontop.

no i used a spray gun for the wheels, think the finish is a lot better than if id of used rattle cans mate!