going to try and repair my curbed alloys myself, just wondering if anyone has done this before??

i've read how to's and i know i need the following

silver wheel lacquer
high gloss clear lacquer
primer
spot putty
240 and 400 wet and dry sand paper
paint thinner
masking tape and paper.

anyone know of good manufacturers to use for the above??

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going to try and repair my curbed alloys myself, just wondering if anyone has done this before??

i've read how to's and i know i need the following

silver wheel lacquer
high gloss clear lacquer
primer
spot putty
240 and 400 wet and dry sand paper
paint thinner
masking tape and paper.

anyone know of good manufacturers to use for the above??

Yes, the sun works well for bad jobs like this. That and wiping your back side.

Seriously tho, any motor factors will do.

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ok cool. cheers for the advice.

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I know a few people who own bodyshops who do work for BMW, Audi etc and to be honest just take your wheels to a bodyshop!

They will charge around £40-50 a wheel for a refurb/respray and make a far better job of it than you ever will, no offence!

You will probably spend a few £ on materials, and if you dont sand and paint them perfectly they will look a bit poo... oh, and the paint will then come off with the first pressure washing the wheels recieve! Especially as a wheel gets hot/cold/hot/cold with braking and then cooling again. This is why the finish on wheels needs to be A1.
For £40 a wheel or so I wouldnt even think about doing it myself!

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but when the wheels are not worth the cost of having them done proffesionally, its not worth it, i just want them to look better as im selling my car, and i'd like to try and turn my hand at it.

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but when the wheels are not worth the cost of having them done proffesionally, its not worth it, i just want them to look better as im selling my car, and i'd like to try and turn my hand at it.

I agree, these firms that charge £50 a wheel dont realise that the average alloy wheel can be replaced with a new one for the same cost. Also if i had expensive wheels, i wouldnt be getting them refurbed by some kidda in a van at the side of the road.
For the £20 that it'll cost you in materials, give it a go.

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deffo worth having a go yourself especially if it's just light kerb marks,
i sell a few alloys on ebay and always try and refurb/touch up them myself.
here's a set i did a few months back, no before pics but it was the usual kerbing on all the wheels.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v166/midnight*racer/019.jpg

very easy to do i just rub down all the kerb marks by hand/dremel tool then use bodyfiller
on any rough spots , rub down and smooth out filler then mask off tyres and then you're ready to paint, i only spray around the edge of the wheels not the whole wheel.

did it take a while to get good at it or is it easy enough to get right the first time?

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do you recommend any products over others? is cheap stuff still just as good?

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