Curbing ?!?

[NICK2506]

Is there anyway to fill the section of curbing and spray just that area??

Or any suggestions/products that will hide it??

http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu346/saxonick2506/DSC00246.jpg

[VTEC-Saxo]

wet and dry, if there's any deep bits left use a bit of body filler the try mask just that area and prime then paint, or myway tipex pen :P

[NICK2506]

you serious mate? can you seriously just sand it, prime and paint and laquer?

if i filled it myself could i just go to a bodyshop to get them to spray it?

[Adz]

you serious mate? can you seriously just sand it, prime and paint and laquer?

if i filled it myself could i just go to a bodyshop to get them to spray it?

yeah, sand away all the big lumps etc, and then just go over the top with wet and dry sand paper,

Body filler
sand down,
Primar,
sand down with wet and dry to flat it down,
the top coat,
the laquer,

make sure you do it in a warm room

Adz

[NICK2506]

aah sweeeeeeet, i think i will fill it, and get a bodyshop to spray it.

they wont have to spray the whole wheel right? cos i dont want to lose the red writing in the centre.

how do i know what colour white it is?

[Adz]

aah sweeeeeeet, i think i will fill it, and get a bodyshop to spray it.

they wont have to spray the whole wheel right? cos i dont want to lose the red writing in the centre.

how do i know what colour white it is?

yeh they will spray the whole wheels mate, as it wont look right if they didn`t,

but just do it yourself, buy some spray from halfrauds, and spray away, just mask out the bits yah dnt want sprayed, meaning the rest of the wheel + tyre lol

i sprayed my vts wheels in the garden, they came out in a mint cond :)

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh178/S480_Adam/24082008372.jpg

and just get a gloss white touch up pen, as its not that much curbing tbh
Adz

[NICK2506]

so fill and smooth and touch up with a pen, as i dont want my whole wheel sprayed.
do i need to prime or laquer with the pen or is it like a felt tip?

[Liam_]

If it was me mate, I'd carefully remove the jagged edges with wet and dry and just touch it in. :y:

[VTEC-Saxo]

nah you can mask of the rest of the wheel, do it yourself :D just spray the bit needed

[NICK2506]

If it was me mate, I'd carefully remove the jagged edges with wet and dry and just touch it in. :y:

with a touch up pen?

nah you can mask of the rest of the wheel, do it yourself :D just spray the bit needed

yeahh, but i reckon a touch up pen may do the job, and i dunno what white is on the wheels so may loko wierd sprayed. also my laquer may look different to the rest of the wheel, i spose i could literally just spray the area the scrath is, but it would be hard to keep the filler and sanding just in the small area where the scratch is.

[Liam_]

with a touch up pen?

Can do bud. Halfords or similar might be able to match the colour for you. If it's an aerosol, just spray some paint inside the lid and use a small brush to touch the marks in. Do a couple of layers and lacquer if you wish. :)

[NICK2506]

so better to brush it on than spray it on?

[VTEC-Saxo]

id spray it tbh if you gona bother filling and priming best to do it properly

[Liam_]

Up to you mate, you won't notice it from a distance when it's touched in. Just seems like a waste buying a brand new wheel!

I'd be wary of spraying the wheel incase it turns out to be a different colour to the rest.

[NICK2506]

na i wont spray a large area, but if i mask off just the curb marks and spray them..would that be better than brush?

or do you think i should not sand it and just use a brush to put some paint straight on as it is?

[VTEC-Saxo]

sand just the curbed area wet and dry any grooves body fill then repeat first stem then it mask it prime it wet n dry the primer then paint then clear will be the best way

[NICK2506]

aah cool. well i'll have a go at this next week one day in half term :y:

[blackvtr08]

Wouldnt cost much at a body shop. The place i work at do this all the time with our sales cars with wheels that only have a curb mark at one side, just blow it in rather than do the whole wheel. Have a look for smart repair people in your area, they can come out in a van and do it on the street/drive would cost like 40 pound max.

[NICK2506]

Wouldnt cost much at a body shop. The place i work at do this all the time with our sales cars with wheels that only have a curb mark at one side, just blow it in rather than do the whole wheel. Have a look for smart repair people in your area, they can come out in a van and do it on the street/drive would cost like 40 pound max.

is that van service and that cost for just the spraying or the filling as well?

[mini-dan]

refurb ftw lol had to get mine done