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Fluffle-Valve:
After having brought some Wolf wheels, I took them home a gave them a bit of a study.
I thought they could do with a paint job and decided to do a proper job on them.

First, here's the wheels, how they looked when I got them.










One of them had a chunk taken out of it and it needed a bit of repair.






So i thought I had better get the welder out first and weld it up.






Then a bit of grinding to shape.






Sorted.






And now some cleaning up with a wizzy wheel, (wire brush on a grinder and drill), to get the old paint off down to bear metal.






What I couldn't get to with the wizzy was taken off in my Shot Blasting Cabinet.
I made this cabinet about 20 years ago and it's done me proud. I forgotten how many bits and bobs I've shot blasted over the years.






Once they where all cleaned up and all the old paint was removed, I took them outside and sprayed them in some primer.






They were left for a few days and then given a top coat of Land Rover Lime-Stone.








I had sprayed the backs of the wheels first and left them to dry.
They were just about touch dry when the clouds came over and it started to rain. I had to rush to get them inside my garage to give the fronts a top coat.










And a posey pic to finish.




Left them for a few days before I took them down to have some nice chunky tyres fitted.








The light in the Garage didn't do them justice. They looked better outside in the sun-light.






And here they are fitted.












JOB DONE... :cheers:  for now and I hope you enjoyed my little write-up.

muddyjames:
 :clap: those look totally awesome. Well done. It has made me think even harder about getting a s3 now!


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These look like you have made them out of pottery! :lol:

Hightower:
Fluffle, you have done a cracking job on those  :clap: :clap:

Do you do commissions . . . ?

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Fluffle-Valve:

--- Quote from: Hightower on October 30, 2009, 10:41:54 ---Fluffle, you have done a cracking job on those  :clap: :clap:

Do you do commissions . . . ?

 [-o<

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I'll put the paint on for you, but you'll need to get them cleaned up yourself. It would have been easier for me to take them to somewhere with an industrial shot blaster and pay for it. My shot blaster is good for smaller stuff and takes a while to do bits with its small nozzle. Hence the reason I used a wizzy wheel first. 20 years ago I used to spray for a living, but gave it up, cause it was killing my lungs.

kevinragman:
 :clap: :clap:Well done that man!!  What a transformation!!  Now i've just bought a s111 with some tired looking wellers.........  Nice job!! :clap: :clap:

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