Alloy Wheels

[Gordo237]

Hi Folds

I am looking to have my alloys refurbed on my RD400 , does any one know of someone in the Cheshire area that can do a good job.

Cheers

Gordon

[paul-666]

You can do it your self it ain't that hard if you were closer I could have shown you

[paul-666]

You can do it your self it ain't that hard if you were closer I could have shown you

[Gordo237]

Well give us a clue then :-)

Cheers

Gordon

[Noise]

NitroMorse, wire brush, some wet and dry sand paper (get the variety pack) some etch primer and some paint (you chose the color you want) and a can of lacquer

Remove wheels from bike.

Pour on Nitromorse to blister the old paint and scrape off with paint stripping tool, and then use wire brush to remove any little bits.

NB DO NOT GET NITROMORSE ON YOUR BEARINGS UN LESS YOUR REPLACING THEM

Wash with water

Spray with etch primer (2-3 coats will do)

sand with high grit to smooth the primer out.

Spray with your chosen color. (3-4 coats)

Sand this down with some wet 1200 grit or higher to get this nice and smooth

Spray with lacquer

Job done.

Needless to say spray in a well ventilated area and leave in a really hot room / shed for the paint to bake on and speed things up.

[paul-666]

Also you can finish your lacquer with 2500 paper and polish it with g6 then g10 for a high polished finish if your laquer finish looks like an orange peel this is what I normally do even if the finish is good as it flattened and it is a better finish IMHO but it is for your wheels and you may not want to faff on with them too much !

[Gordo237]

Thanks for the info much appreciated. :-),

Cheers

Gordon