dazraz_uk Posted May 20, 2005 Report Share Posted May 20, 2005 several months ago i bought some BBS wheels off ebay, not sure which ones they are but they are in need of a refurb.Now although i could send them off to be done i fancied having a go myself, so was wondering if anyone knows of a DIY guide on doing it or can give me any tips on whats best to use (what grade wet and dry to use, what paint and lacquer etc).Cheers!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loopy Lupo Posted May 20, 2005 Report Share Posted May 20, 2005 depends i guess on the model of the wheel - obviously split rims bbs's take a crap load more work than single piece rims - also what design are they - multispoke are again more time consuming and fiddly than others?i would say that at £40 ish a corner (depending on what you want to do) let a pro do it - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autobahn Posted May 20, 2005 Report Share Posted May 20, 2005 thats probably one thing best left 2 pro's last month's max had a feature on it............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazraz_uk Posted May 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2005 depends i guess on the model of the wheel - obviously split rims bbs's take a crap load more work than single piece rims - also what design are they - multispoke are again more time consuming and fiddly than others?i would say that at £40 ish a corner (depending on what you want to do) let a pro do it -<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Its these ones border="0" class="linked-image" /> border="0" class="linked-image" /> any ideas what model they are? they are one piece.I was gonna let a pro do it but the wheels only cost me £50 so didnt really see the point in spending £40 per wheel refurbing them when i could have a bash myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autobahn Posted May 20, 2005 Report Share Posted May 20, 2005 good luck with that - 1 piece or not, they look tricky!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazraz_uk Posted May 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2005 Hopefully the handy dremmel will help those hard to reach places! anyone know of an easy way to strip them down (chemically or is snadblasting the best option?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hustler22 Posted June 5, 2005 Report Share Posted June 5, 2005 i Got my alloys of ebay but were no where near as fiddly to retreat with fresh paint and removing all the curb marks. their Tsw razors. took lots of use with wet n dry grades 400 - 1200 at the end. good luck with those, i would still pay to have them done. aluminium oxide paper wikll do lots of work quickly but you still need fine wet n dry paperbut now i can redo my alloys every couple of months if they get kerbed and take me less than a day top redo all my shoes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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