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Title: So this is how I shiney sided my wheels
Post by: benno on February 28, 2016, 10:14 AM: I've got these Araya 7x for a custom build I've got on the go at the moment , they have been painted candy blue but i really like the shiny side look , so i set to work .
Now I'm not saying this is the best way or even the right way , this is just what i did :daumenhoch:

The first pic shows how they were before.
I started by carefully sanding round the rim using my little orbital sander using a 180 grade disc , just going steady and keeping it as flat as possible on the rim.

When all the paint was removed i then hand sanded with wet and dry starting with 240 down to 600 grade paper this left quite a nice brushed alloy sort of satin finish

I haven't got a polisher so i improvised and used my orbital sander with a micro fibre cloth cut into circles stuck to it .
I went round em a couple of times with autosol and then a couple of times with peek and buffed em up by hand .

I'm proper chuffed with how they've come out so i thought id share with you guys incase anyone else fancies a bash

the pics tell more of the story fistblump

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/benno5/1AD9E438-76F2-43BC-BCA6-7E3D2375CD8B.png) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/benno5/media/1AD9E438-76F2-43BC-BCA6-7E3D2375CD8B.png.html)

initial sanding

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/benno5/CA6F9DCD-726F-4FAF-BBF9-F802C570FD1D.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/benno5/media/CA6F9DCD-726F-4FAF-BBF9-F802C570FD1D.jpg.html)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/benno5/AF8461E5-742F-4FD5-9F41-86D09AF267C2.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/benno5/media/AF8461E5-742F-4FD5-9F41-86D09AF267C2.jpg.html)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/benno5/C13F2E31-4124-451E-B618-8A77A497BD97.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/benno5/media/C13F2E31-4124-451E-B618-8A77A497BD97.jpg.html)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/benno5/DBE96DE9-B3BE-437F-B7EE-934C8A358CB8.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/benno5/media/DBE96DE9-B3BE-437F-B7EE-934C8A358CB8.jpg.html)

wet sanding

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/benno5/5D0C1B0D-3FD4-4673-B321-5EB3B513195B.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/benno5/media/5D0C1B0D-3FD4-4673-B321-5EB3B513195B.jpg.html)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/benno5/EC48C18C-1E42-47DA-9EB4-AF1ECDCC558C.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/benno5/media/EC48C18C-1E42-47DA-9EB4-AF1ECDCC558C.jpg.html)

this is how they looked after all the sanding

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/benno5/F3FA8911-DE14-42A7-8DF9-20933924D51F.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/benno5/media/F3FA8911-DE14-42A7-8DF9-20933924D51F.jpg.html)

A makeshift polisher

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/benno5/0B866C6B-B2C7-47D0-BF6F-B496BF7B97FC.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/benno5/media/0B866C6B-B2C7-47D0-BF6F-B496BF7B97FC.jpg.html)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/benno5/9FF8B500-50F9-4D20-9D5C-F12797097077.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/benno5/media/9FF8B500-50F9-4D20-9D5C-F12797097077.jpg.html)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/benno5/CC447FEC-9280-44CA-BE98-9DE3C19A9BC3.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/benno5/media/CC447FEC-9280-44CA-BE98-9DE3C19A9BC3.jpg.html)

1 polished 1 not

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v629/benno5/8FD4F869-E4E7-4BC7-B7A7-A3EBE7647C4C.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/benno5/media/8FD4F869-E4E7-4BC7-B7A7-A3EBE7647C4C.jpg.html)

done

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v629/benno5/810D9E52-95E7-4173-A397-6E041C3346F6.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/benno5/media/810D9E52-95E7-4173-A397-6E041C3346F6.jpg.html)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/benno5/4592FA79-56AF-4865-BDCA-637E3893441E.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/benno5/media/4592FA79-56AF-4865-BDCA-637E3893441E.jpg.html)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/benno5/421DA88D-83C5-45F3-82EC-AE2D205A1087.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/benno5/media/421DA88D-83C5-45F3-82EC-AE2D205A1087.jpg.html)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/benno5/9ABB6CCC-06B1-4E18-9231-483ADCAC0407.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/benno5/media/9ABB6CCC-06B1-4E18-9231-483ADCAC0407.jpg.html)
Title: Re: So this is how I shiney sided my wheels
Post by: factory pilot on February 28, 2016, 10:18 AM: Great thread.... Or in my case ask your friendly neighbourhood Uncle Joffy nicely to do them for you! ( thanks Joff! :daumenhoch: :4_17_5:)
Title: Re: So this is how I shiney sided my wheels
Post by: Taipan on February 28, 2016, 10:19 AM: :daumenhoch:
Title: So this is how I shiney sided my wheels
Post by: monkian on February 28, 2016, 10:27 AM: Good job there benno. Thanks for sharing :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: So this is how I shiney sided my wheels
Post by: Retrodan72 on February 28, 2016, 10:35 AM: Great thread Mike, and a top job, they look mint. :4_17_5:
Title: Re: So this is how I shiney sided my wheels
Post by: dancetothedrummersbeat on February 28, 2016, 10:51 AM: Top job Mike, they look great :4_17_5: I have a seat and 72 spoke nipples that need polishing. Fancy a job? :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: So this is how I shiney sided my wheels
Post by: griff on February 28, 2016, 10:57 AM: Average

Would look ok with white walls on though
Title: Re: So this is how I shiney sided my wheels
Post by: benno on February 28, 2016, 11:04 AM: Quote from: griff on February 28, 2016, 10:57 AM
Average

Would look ok with white walls on though

:LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: So this is how I shiney sided my wheels
Post by: pickle on February 28, 2016, 11:39 AM: Or some cheap Duro coloured tyres
Title: Re: So this is how I shiney sided my wheels
Post by: MartyC on February 28, 2016, 11:40 AM: Nice job :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: So this is how I shiney sided my wheels
Post by: NORTY40 on February 28, 2016, 03:08 PM: Quote from: factory pilot on February 28, 2016, 10:18 AM
Great thread.... Or in my case ask your friendly neighbourhood Uncle Joffy nicely to do them for you! ( thanks Joff! :daumenhoch: :4_17_5:)

::) :D Shine sided to bling and back to matt finish ....... bloody fussy mates !! :LolLolLolLol:

They look great though Ant ;) 8)

Top job done on those Mike , they came out great :4_17_5:
Title: Re: So this is how I shiney sided my wheels
Post by: factory pilot on February 28, 2016, 05:37 PM: Quote from: NORTY40 on February 28, 2016, 03:08 PM
Quote from: factory pilot on February 28, 2016, 10:18 AM
Great thread.... Or in my case ask your friendly neighbourhood Uncle Joffy nicely to do them for you! ( thanks Joff! :daumenhoch: :4_17_5:)

::) :D Shine sided to bling and back to matt finish ....... bloody fussy mates !! :LolLolLolLol:

They look great though Ant ;) 8)

Top job done on those Mike , they came out great :4_17_5:

:bow: :bow: :bow: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
Title: Re: So this is how I shiney sided my wheels
Post by: Jazzchimp on February 28, 2016, 10:15 PM: Brave man but looks incredible! Can we sticky this?
Title: Re: So this is how I shiney sided my wheels
Post by: CustardLips on February 29, 2016, 09:51 AM: Nice work Mike. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: So this is how I shiney sided my wheels
Post by: wilsey72 on February 29, 2016, 04:45 PM: The first contact of the sander with the rim is the hardest eh Mike?
Pictures don't fully show how sexy these look in real life.
Top job bro. fistblump
Title: Re: So this is how I shiney sided my wheels
Post by: Jazzchimp on February 29, 2016, 04:48 PM: I'm hard to please but looking at the shits how did you get the grain of the sanding to follow the rim so accurately - looks machined!! You could make a career out of this
Title: Re: So this is how I shiney sided my wheels
Post by: BMX1973 on February 29, 2016, 08:13 PM: Great thread. :) Great results. :4_17_5:

:daumenhoch:
Title: Re: So this is how I shiney sided my wheels
Post by: benno on February 29, 2016, 08:21 PM: Quote from: Jazzchimp on February 29, 2016, 04:48 PM
I'm hard to please but looking at the shits how did you get the grain of the sanding to follow the rim so accurately - looks machined!! You could make a career out of this

Just followed the curve of the rim by hand mate , I did wear through the skin on me finger though 😂😂
Title: Re: So this is how I shiney sided my wheels
Post by: torkerdude180 on March 14, 2016, 02:37 PM: Top job mr. B. Impressed i am..😎👍
Title: Re: So this is how I shiney sided my wheels
Post by: wilsey72 on May 10, 2017, 04:59 PM: BUMP for this masterclass.

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