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Author My £4.19 Wheel Re-furb
NovaGTE2
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31st Oct 10 at 20:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Had the polo a week now and last week spent a bit of time tidying the paint up with a good polish; but the BBS wheels were really annoying me as looked liked this


Then a trip to homebase for a variety pack of wet and try; jacked the car up span the wheels and rubbed the lips back. Amazing results IMO
All look like these now



Then spray laquered with some i found in the old mans garage.

Then whilst on a role painted the 'I' on my GTi badge as had fadded; and fitted a few rubber around the grill.




Not a bad look all for under £10
Tomnova16
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31st Oct 10 at 20:11   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Good work son

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taylorboosh
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31st Oct 10 at 20:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
very well done
Simon_16v
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Made the wheels a lot more presentable now
MarkM
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Definitely wouldn't put off any potential buyers now IMHO.
Daveskater
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31st Oct 10 at 20:28   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
It's the little things that make the big difference

Numberwang!

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I like you Dave, you are a man of men

Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle

Look at my pictures
Haimsey
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31st Oct 10 at 20:29   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Good effort. Came up nice.

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Callum
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Great effort
mwg
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quote:
Originally posted by MarkM
Definitely wouldn't put off any potential buyers now IMHO.


VegasPhil
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31st Oct 10 at 22:04   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by mwg
quote:
Originally posted by MarkM
Definitely wouldn't put off any potential buyers now IMHO.




Haha.. Clever trick though - Better than forking out for paint.


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Mike GSi
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31st Oct 10 at 22:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
How did you spin the wheels? Ghetto style?
Rich H
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31st Oct 10 at 22:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Budget mods ftw!
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Nice result, your dog in the window is staring in to my soul.
Nath
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quote:
Originally posted by DannyB
Nice result, your dog in the window is staring in to my soul.


Fucking hell, didn't even see that first time round!
xa0s
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quote:
Originally posted by Nath
quote:
Originally posted by DannyB
Nice result, your dog in the window is staring in to my soul.


Fucking hell, didn't even see that first time round!
dannymccann
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quote:
Originally posted by xa0s
quote:
Originally posted by Nath
quote:
Originally posted by DannyB
Nice result, your dog in the window is staring in to my soul.


Fucking hell, didn't even see that first time round!




You spend way too much time looking at pics on the itnernet / 4chan to see that first time round Danny
Fro
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1st Nov 10 at 08:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Good stuff, going to give mine a go now i think. (same/similar wheels but 5 stud)

What order did you do the gradients in?
harrisp
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quote:
Originally posted by mwg
quote:
Originally posted by MarkM
Definitely wouldn't put off any potential buyers now IMHO.




NovaGTE2
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quote:
Originally posted by fro-dizzle
Good stuff, going to give mine a go now i think. (same/similar wheels but 5 stud)

What order did you do the gradients in?


I started of chipping the loose laquer off, then cant remember the grades but started with the roughest and worked my way down. As the car has a diff tho when you have both side jacked up if you press to hard you stop the wheel; so just had one wheel down it the end and car in first. Then as the grades get smoother increase the speed of the wheel. Took about 2 hours in all
Fro
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1st Nov 10 at 09:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Will give it a bash, worst case scenario they can go to the pros which was the plan anyway.

cheers
nathy_87
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1st Nov 10 at 10:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
. Come up really well mate.

You going to keep them or got another set in mind?
Ojc
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1st Nov 10 at 11:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The car has a diff? O RLY? Electronic one bro.
N3CRO
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quote:
Originally posted by Daveskater
It's the little things that make the big difference

 
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