alloy refurbish

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alloy refurbish

Postby Sebastian » Sat May 03, 2008 6:50 pm

was thinging in the next weekends to try to refurbish my alloys + respray them

they are not bad but they were like new when i got the car and i would like to give it a try now.
any guides would be great .
no1. manual GR 96 l no2. tip GR 95 l no3. manual Gpx 95 l no.4 manual Gpx 95 l no.5 manual Gpx 96 l no.6 tip GR 95 - in 2011 took a break from the FTO scene
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Postby CJ » Sun May 04, 2008 9:45 am

MfFTO did his rims a few years back and can probably elaborate, if I were to take it on, I would do the following:

Sand down the rim surface and finish off with some wet and dry sandpaper. Mask up the rim and use 2 coats of primer, 3 coats of silver and 3 coats of clear laquer.

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