leightonjames Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 (edited) Hey everyone, So I recently trundled up to reading to pick up some nice track rays (Cheers A9H-RX!) and swap out the old touring rays which I had previously. Pretty happy with them overall but wanted to try and sort some of the scuffs out myself. I went onto ebay and found one of those 'DIY repair kits' and set to work this evening. Here's the before; After sanding; After primer; After paint & lacquer Then I tried a bigger chip! Before; After; Still not perfect but once it's dried I'll go back, sand down and paint again. Overall - for scuffs, it's excellent! And if you're looking at the wheels like a normal person would, you'd never notice they'd been done. All for less than a tenner!! Of course, I'm not saying this is as good as getting them properly refurbed but for anyone looking to do it on the cheap (aka me after just buying a clutch) then this is the way forward! Cheers Edited May 1, 2013 by leightonjames 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Is it just sandpaper and paint, or do you get some kind of filler with it too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leightonjames Posted April 30, 2013 Author Share Posted April 30, 2013 Ah sorry, Yes you get five different grades of sand paper, primer, paint and lacquer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Ah sorry, Yes you get five different grades of sand paper, primer, paint and lacquer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 That's Brill! Let's face it, its only the owner who ever really scrutinizes them that closely anyway. Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bounty Bar Kid Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Cool. Link to said stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodgeevans Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 If you want a filler to use i can recommend using http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CARGO-QUIKSTEEL-QUICKSTEEL-Steel-Reinforced-Epoxy-Putty-METAL-REPAIR-WELD-2oz-/170699425913?pt=UK_Car_Accessories_Car_Care_Cleaning&hash=item27be7a8879 as alloy filler better than using std body filler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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