refurbishing my RS 070's....picture biased

[dubbed_up_daz]

I hope you know it, but you are insane!
that's an incredible amount of polishing!

please tell me you have a machine buffer! :O

yes,its kind of my hobby during the week,gave up my full time job and went part time to play about with stuff like this because I realy like it

I was hoping to start the front of these today but ended up working on a set of RF's for a customer....kinda why these have took so long lol

thanks again for the comments

[dainese]

bloody work of art mate!

[dubbed_up_daz]

cheers

spent 6 hours on thursday trying to get the inner barrel alone(still on the same wheel)to the same state but its very hard to do the outer whilst not touching the inner tyre part to an even state even wearing special cotton handling gloves . Got the outer portion close but wasnt happy so working it further come monday if I get a chance. Friday got declared a day off due to several happenings outwith my control

[dubbed_up_daz]

After a very hectic year and finding some free time at work I decided to make a push on with these after having a play with one of the lips drummed up some momentum :p

just gave it a once over really










momentum drummed,time to bang on....

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all the remaining barrels were basically just stripped and as stock....press lines polish up but I like reflections to reflect

so these have to go


Orbital sanded them then ran over them with a sateen mop,its like a tight stitched mop with the face 'glued' then a compound added to that by applying it to the mop on the machine then baking it on. There are a few grades of sateen compound we use graded from 80grit through 160 then onto 240grit. I used a mop prepared with the 240 grit


close up


then went over it with a sisal mop which is a very harsh,solid tightly stitched mop with a very coarse cutting compound,picture off it just as I finished taking out the marks from the sateening step


sisal step finished


sisalling the tyre bowl area


changed to a loosely stitched mop still on the coarse first stage polishing compound

[dubbed_up_daz]

changed to a 'burst' loosely stitched mop,basically just a pretty worn mop or intentionally prepped up to soften the cut slightly,still using the first(of 5 soap stages)coarse compound soap




managed to get two barrels finished this week(to the end of the coarse stages)and the original barrel I also redone with the burst mop to get them all to the same stage








couple closer shots




should finish the other barrel over mon/tues then ill be able to start polishing them with finer mops and finishing compounds

[rayray086]

Amazing stuff mate!

[dylan8]

awesome!!!!
please come do my barrels!

[dubbed_up_daz]

thanks

[Jarred]

you're insane., really.

i like it though. alot.

[dubbed_up_daz]

Thanks Jarred...I think.... :p Should have the fourth barrel to the same stage as the other 3 on monday and because ive left one of the better ones till last it should hopefully come up pretty quickly and ill manage to start the other 3 lips. Going to try and get the four barrels and the four lips all to the same stage then go through them a bit more logically next week moving towards hopefully building them next thursday....

I have to take friday off to do some remedial work on the corrado as I think next weekend im swapping it with an S3 to use as a base for my mk1

[GoLfMan]

nice one Daz. You sure are a nutter!

[dubbed_up_daz]

hahaha,cheers mate


finished off the last barrel to the end of the coarse compound stage


2" stainless steel lip face,still some slight press line marks and ive ran them on the RS's and on the executives(through winter :problem: )


2.5" lip stainless steel lip reverse,press lines and age and use related marks...


2.5" st.st. face after coarse compound and various shaped tight stitched mops


2.5" st.st. reverse after V.coarse compound on a sisal mop then coarse compound on tight stitched mops


all four lips front/reverse to coarse compound on a burst up tight stitch mop


fkin about

[rayray086]

Any chance of taking a photo of the equipment you use and your work area? You're a huge inspiration for me mate!

[dylan8]

this isnt real yeah?
soooooo good!

[Jarred]

Any chance of taking a photo of the equipment you use and your work area? You're a huge inspiration for me mate!

this would be great!!

they wheels are off the chain....