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Author Schmidt modernline refurb/build..
Minty_Fresh
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   31st Mar 10 at 19:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
As i dont have a car worth making a project thread for im spending all my spare time refurbing my Schmidt Modernlines (15x8) so thought i would make a little build thread (something a little different)

had them on the silver mk1 gti i just got rid of.. (picture is of the best wheel but still the picture does the wheels some justice)



couple of close ups to show the condition (every wheel was atleast this bad)





spent around 8 hours so far, refurbed the lips and polished the dishes (only done 3 wheels so far, and only up to 1200 grit wet and dry, plan to do them with 1500 and 2000 as theres still some fine marks from the 1200)

80 grit on to take the worst marks out
240 to flat out most the marks the 80 grit left and so forth..
400
600
1000
1200

then went over with autosol by hand, then autosol mixed with polishing compound via a mop head/drill..

heres how they looked when i had done the above..





as said, still have to do the last alloy, then will source some 1500 and 2000 wet and dry to finish off the dishes, then move onto sorting the centres.. (not polishing the centres)
Wrighty
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31st Mar 10 at 19:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
what offset and width are they, i know someone after a set for a nova
Jamie-C
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31st Mar 10 at 19:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Refurbing to sell or fit to the next project?

Love these wheels, should look good once done
Minty_Fresh
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31st Mar 10 at 19:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
there et25 8j all round

but there not forsale, well not yet anyway, planning on having them for my next car, but if some reason i dont then they will be forsale in the future..



[Edited on 31-03-2010 by mk4_boy]
ClaytonOtway
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31st Mar 10 at 20:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
180/400/machine polish = perfect mirror finish
mattfiesta
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1st Apr 10 at 11:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
My brother has the same wheels in the same size and polished his while they were on the car, jacked up and sat in 5th. If you need any spares hes got 3 for sale after taking a chunk out of one in the snow.
Minty_Fresh
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1st Apr 10 at 21:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
u2u'd..
Bonney
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2nd Apr 10 at 14:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
When i did a few bits for the bike, I used what is called a trizact pad after the 1500 sand paper then polished with autosol. Seemed to help with the polishing of them.
Minty_Fresh
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yh im planning on doing 1500, 2000, autosol then mothers metal polish then seal them..

unsure on what colour to do the centres..
Jamie-C
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3rd Apr 10 at 00:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Wait and see what car you buy next then decide depending on the colour of it.
Minty_Fresh
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3rd Apr 10 at 10:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
99% will be getting a black car next jamie..
Jamie-C
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3rd Apr 10 at 13:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by mk4_boy
99% will be getting a black car next jamie..

Ah, that makes it harder Just about any colour will go with black

 
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