polishing alloys

should i polish these?

how much would it roughly cost? who's done it? does the polish scratch / ware off? would it look good / bad?

thanx

 

yes polish them,




Getting the paint/lacquer off is the hard bit, once your through it the rest is fairly easy.

 

yes,

do it yourself.

nitromors and a lot of wet and dry, working to finer grades.

 

i polished my wheels myself and was my first atempt and they came out great.

go for it

 

they look good muppet!!

where did you both get your kits from ? how much do they cost?

how long does it take? is it hard to do?

 

oh yea, does it ware off etc ?

 

It doesn't wear off as such, but if your leaving the wheel unlacquered you'll need to repolish them quite often especially during the winter.

 

would it be a bad idea to do them around this time? should i wait till summer?

 

i can do it for you at about 40 a wheel, you shouldn't have to repolish them again!!

 

cool But thats like 160 quid.... where as i was just told you can buy the stuff for 13 quid

 

13???? you wouldn't get much for that!!
i couldn't get the correct stuff for 13!!!

 

Really? 40 per wheel and they don't lose any of there shine, thats a bit of a bargin really. Do you laquer the wheels or just leave 'em bare?

 

I would polish them as le casteletts are forged alloy wheels and come up very shiny! Personally i would wait till winters over before doing it.

 

steve i got my stuff for 13 mate

 

sounds good just 160quid is alot considering how much the stuff costs

 

you've gotta take into consideration the time involved, jimmy knows better!!!!
i also treat the wheels and recommend the customer buys a bottle of the special wax too keep them in perfect condition, no repolishing is necessary

 

LOL

 

preping the wheels does take ages and if you havnt got a garrage your sitting outside on the cold with hendrix blasting on ya sh*tty hi-fi and thinking why you didnt pay someone to do them for you, plus steve gets a much better result from the wheel than i have got from mine.

 

is 160 as cheap as you would go

 

you're also paying for the labour... polishing a set of wheels
isn't a 5 minute job... but if you've got the time and patience
then go for it... making things shiny is strangely rewarding