The Renovations Continue - It's Shocking

[WEDEL.1]

The Golf needed new tyres, but I also wanted to refurbish the steel wheels. It was an opportunity to change the colour, but to what?

First, I took a spare set of wheels to Tyre Power to have the tyres removed. Then off to the sand blaster.


Shot with SP310 at 2007-08-19

Shot with SP310 at 2007-08-19

[WEDEL.1]

After blasting all the old paint and rust off the rims, they were taken to the Powder Coater.

We still hadn't decided what colour! I fancied a bright silver, Julia wanted steel grey. After 15 minutes of trying colour samples against the car & the rims, this is what we decided.


Shot with SP310 at 2007-08-19

Shot with SP310 at 2007-08-19

Shot with SP310 at 2007-08-19

[WEDEL.1]

Gloss Black. The hubcaps were also painted the same.

Julia holds the rim against the wheel to see what it would look like. I wasn't convinced.


Shot with SP310 at 2007-08-19

[WEDEL.1]

Julia then took the rims back to Tyre Power for the fitment of the Bridgestone G grid II tyres, 185/60X14.


Shot with SP310 at 2007-08-19

Shot with SP310 at 2007-08-19

Placed against the wheel to get an impression. Gee, the rim is BLACK!


Shot with SP310 at 2007-08-19

[WEDEL.1]

First look with the "new" rim & tyre.


Shot with SP310 at 2007-08-19

[WEDEL.1]

The end result....I think I can get used to it...in fact I plan to give the Green T4 will get the same treatment.


Shot with SP310 at 2007-08-19

Shot with SP310 at 2007-08-19

Shot with SP310 at 2007-08-19

[rayray086]

It looks good! How much was the sand-blasting and the powder-coating (separate)? I got my factory 14's out again and did the "refurbishing" myself and have planned to spray them satin black myself once the weather gets better.

[WEDEL.1]

Sandblasting was $60 for the 4 rims.

Powdercoating was $150, including the hubcaps (which were sprayed).

Bridgestone G grid II cost $105 ea. All wheel weights are the type used for alloy wheels and placed on the inside of the rims.

All up $630. The sandblasting & powdercoating are so cheap, I wonder how they are still in business.

After the trouble to have them done properly, in the end I wanted them painted a different colour. Thought of red to match the car, but I thought those colour co-ordinated days are gone.

I may get the tyres done with a red wall...

Maris

[silverMK1]

i dont know by experience but the red walls wont last at all, i was reading a mag and a guy put blue walls on and he said it only lasted a day or 2 before it looked crap.

[bboyskidz]

yeh you would have to have red coloured rubber manufactured into the tyre. that is how they do white-walls anyway. if you were to just spray them then it would come off.

[DubSteve]

You can get it done professionally and they look half decent, last to but about $200 somethinglike that!

[rayray086]

It looks good as it is Colour-coded wheels are starting to become "in" again (check out last year's Essen show) but I reckon it only looks good when you've got a polished lip.

Anyway, I'm spraying mine now. Hopefully it'll turn out OK.

[WEDEL.1]

My friend Brian had White Walls put on his old beetle, which cost him $70 last year.

Of course I could have some red pinstriping on the lip of the rim....

Maris

[rayray086]

Maris, one more question for you - did you take it to a wheel repairer for the sand blasting and powder-coating duties? Or somewhere else? Just that I've been quoted higher sums from dedicated wheel repairers.

[WEDEL.1]

Sand Blasting done @ Dry Creek and the Powdercoating at Holden Hill by dedicated Powdercoaters.

Maris