speedline refurbishment questions
Huw Powell
audi at humanspeakers.com
Mon Jul 14 17:34:17 EDT 2003
http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi/wheels-brakes-90.htm
> picked up a set of 15" speedlines for a reasonable price at the weekend. one
> wheel was close to perfect, the other three were in various states, so i
> decided to strip all the paint and start afresh.
> first question is what is the best stuff i can get in the uk to take this
> paint off with a minimum of fuss?
You'll probably need to media blast them. But, if they are not flaking,
well roughed up and clean, they should take new paint just fine.
> secondly, the fake allen screws i thought
> to be cast into the wheel, it turns out they are plastic, i am contemplating
> removing them and fixing the surface afterwards, i figured pulling them out
> with pliers, but thehy seem quite tough, any btdt's?
a 1/4" (6mm) drill does good quick work.
> what would be best to
> fill the holes with (i guess they use holes to locate), i was thinking
> epoxy, or even replace them afterwards with proper stainless items, again
> any btdt's?
I used lab-metal, but I was gonna have the wheels powder coated (heat).
Epoxy should work nicely, you might have to overfill and sand, esp. if
the epoxy will shrink a bit as it sets. Most glues, etc. do.
> thanks, ps i did not want to get them shot blasted as i have good tyres on
> them and figured with care i could get a good result without removing them.
Nah, take the tires off and do the wheels right!
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Huw Powell
http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi
http://www.humanthoughts.org/
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