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k3vmcb

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18th Jan 07 at 19:50

hey people fit like just got my self a set of cavvy wheels and after ownin them for 30 mins there sold lol so refurbishment 2 has 2 begin cuz the wheels are a bit peely and stuff

wheel rubbed down and masked up

wheel in primer

centre caps in primer

all 4 cavvy wheels in primer away back out 2 the garage 2 paint them gloss black

[Edited on 18-01-2007 by k3vmcb]

[Edited on 18-01-2007 by k3vmcb]

Graeme

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18th Jan 07 at 19:50

look good but why not remove the weights and also is that 2k primer?

[Edited on 18-01-2007 by Graeme]

Liam

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18th Jan 07 at 19:54

They do........

k3vmcb

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18th Jan 07 at 19:55

didnt work 2 start with cuz i put down the wrong http lol all sorted now tho

Dom H

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18th Jan 07 at 19:55

They're sold?

I want to give mine a go before paying to have them proper powder coated. How long did they take to rub down and that?

k3vmcb

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18th Jan 07 at 19:58

yip there sold i basically got them and then they were sold as my mate wanted them for his corsa and i have wheels for my gsi so i sold them 2 my m8 for a gd price.didnt take me that long but uve got 2 rub back a fair bit 2 loose the peely shit lol but the look tidy in the end if u tak ur tym and do everything right lol

Dom H

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18th Jan 07 at 20:01

Fair enough! Keep us posted with pics when they're done.

k3vmcb

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18th Jan 07 at 20:02

ill have the finished pics either up 2nyt or the morn see how i get on.

Dom H

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18th Jan 07 at 20:05

Tonight buddy..

John G

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18th Jan 07 at 20:07

i hear 195/45/15's calling

lookin good mate,

k3vmcb

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18th Jan 07 at 20:18

not my wheels i was away 2 order tyres as soon as i got them but then my mate offered 2 buy them off me so i sold them he needs them cuz he just started drivein and he is moddin his 1.0 litre corsa black and red will look tidy.he will get 45's in a month or so

Dom H

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18th Jan 07 at 20:21

Yeah, when I got my wheels they had huuuuuuuuge tyres on.

k3vmcb

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18th Jan 07 at 20:25

they look crap with the huge tyres on get a set of low profiles and they look minted

JayT

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18th Jan 07 at 20:31

i got myself some cavvy wheels the other day and am currently in the process of sanding down that awful primer, is peeled and flaky lol but ive finished one wheel and looks brand new! going to spray them gloss black i think, should look good!

Dom H

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18th Jan 07 at 20:34

quote:
Originally posted by k3vmcb
they look crap with the huge tyres on get a set of low profiles and they look minted

Indeed they do. I love mine.. Should look even better in black.

k3vmcb

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18th Jan 07 at 20:37

my mate pev had the exact same colour 5 dr corsa lowered with cavvy wheels on it with black bumpers it was polished 2 the max back 2 blacked all the tym on the mouldins and tyre shine on the tyres

Dom H

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18th Jan 07 at 20:40

Couldn't get me any pics could you mate? Did he have standard silver wheels or black ones?

k3vmcb

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18th Jan 07 at 21:05

no mate affraid not he sold it and he had silver wheels

skell

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18th Jan 07 at 21:43

how come you left the weights on? i'm still doing mine months down the line

surely leaving the weights on will stuff it up :S

k3vmcb

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18th Jan 07 at 21:51

heres a thing tell me why it will duff it up weights r there for reasons 2 BALANCE UR WHEELS so that u get no juderin through ur steerin wheel at like 60mph

wheels in first coat of paint

M6RKK

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18th Jan 07 at 21:55

quite alot of paint for the first coat

JamesMG

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18th Jan 07 at 21:56

he means when you remove the weights you will have big areas where the paint has been masked not to mention it may crack when removing them.

You could have removed the weights painted your wheel and put them back on..

M2RTY

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18th Jan 07 at 22:02

quote:
Originally posted by JamesMG
he means when you remove the weights you will have big areas where the paint has been masked not to mention it may crack when removing them.

You could have removed the weights painted your wheel and put them back on..

or rebalance them if they have not been done in ages

k3vmcb

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18th Jan 07 at 22:05

nana not alot of paint for the first coat looks alot cuz i had the flash on the camera.its all gd cuz that weights wont be movin.cuz i have painted wheels b4 with similar weights and i put the weights back on and chipped my nice paint work so they get left on now u see lol.colour coded old weights are the way forward hehe

[Edited on 18-01-2007 by k3vmcb]

EarlofBarnet

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18th Jan 07 at 22:06

Look good black, be nice on the car.

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