Right well i've ran out of patients trying to do the wheels myself so i'm sending them off to a professional metalpolisher to finish them off.

 

Now i was set on having polished rims then black centres but then i saw three variations on my wheels and one of them in polished so should i:

 

OPTION 1: Stick with the silver they came in

 

OPTION 2: Paint the centres black to match the roof bars

 

or

 

OPTION 3: Have the centres polished and laquered with the rims (already tried the metal under the paint and it looks stunning)

I vote option 3

Option 3,grrrreat!

Good good :D Can't wait to get them shoed up in their 275 R18s and on the car! Wahoo! :D

3. And see here for the new clear ceramic coating Image have been trialing. I'll be using it myself. ;)

3. And see here for the new clear ceramic coating Image have been trialing. I'll be using it myself. ;)

 

I think i may be paying those guys a visit after the polishing.... :)

those hoops look shite,your better getting some more after ive bought your old ones :tongue: pollished with black looks great :)

pmsl :rofl: it's taken me well over a year and two zed's to get this far i aint giving up yet :tongue:

Option 3....no question about it. Much cleaner more slick appearance. Very nice rims Nick.

 

Personally, wouldnt bother lacquering the polished metal. Because the surface won't be keyed, the lacquer will not bond to the metalwork. You'll get very very very small areas of moisture under them and eventually the lacquer will life and you'll be left with corrosion trails. Best off having a wipe-clean - area to polish rather than a water trap.

Cheers matey, well looking like i'm going the polished root. I'm off to get some paint stripper today and get the old paint off the centres.

 

Already done a test area and i'm pretty certain these will be pretty bling when i'm finished with them :D

Look matey just get the bloody things done, I'm sick of waiting for them to appear :p

Cheers matey, well looking like i'm going the polished root. I'm off to get some paint stripper today and get the old paint off the centres.

 

Already done a test area and i'm pretty certain these will be pretty bling when i'm finished with them :D

 

Good quality split rims tend to polish up well. Do you want the details of the guy that did mine? He's up in Notts, so not a million miles from you.

 

Yeah that'd be great. How much did it cost you in the end again, i think you told me last time i asked?

Look matey just get the bloody things done, I'm sick of waiting for them to appear :p

 

I know i know! 'old your osses :tongue:

Option three!

 

Shiny goes great on purple cars.

Nick .. five words ... bling, bling, bling, bling & bling ... you know it makes sense (delboy voice) :tongue: :dance: :duffer:

I'm getting the paint stripper tonight to clean back to the metal then i'll start polishing up :D

Option three!

 

Shiny goes great on purple cars.

 

 

Shiny & Purple are two of my favourite words :D :dance: ;)

 

As for the wheels..........Option 3 though for sure ;)

Had a quick bash at it by hand (takes an effing age to get the paint off by hand) but i'll think you'll agree it's awesome :D

 

And these centres are going on them too :D

 

Am confussed because I like all three options. Sorry Bunny I'm not helping am I? :(

Am confussed because I like all three options. Sorry Bunny I'm not helping am I? :(

 

I think the bling has got to me hon, unless the black finish gets more than the polished finished i'll be busy polishing away tonight :D