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22nd May 2011, 19:06
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Cleaning Alloys cheap - £1!?
Was dragged into Poundland the other day and saw the auto care section, found some 'Autoworks Wheel shine' and decided to give it a go, my alloys were pretty clean so didn't really notice much of a difference, then noticed my dads were pretty dirty as he hardly ever washes them and he parks the car in a farm when he goes to work.
Was pretty surprised with the results, just gave it a quick spray with this foam stuff, left it for 30 seconds as advised and rinsed off, this was the finish on the front wheel:
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Not bad for a 30 second job, thought some of you may find this useful.  
Did both my car and my dads and still got most of the can full of the stuff!
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22nd May 2011, 19:11
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lol, I always stock up on the spray paints they sell in poundland, quid a can is such a bargain!
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22nd May 2011, 19:17
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Originally Posted by 0rang3peel
lol, I always stock up on the spray paints they sell in poundland, quid a can is such a bargain!
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yeah they've got loads of them, are they good then? :O Didn't think they'd be much good so maybe I should go stock up!
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22nd May 2011, 19:24
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Originally Posted by JDub
yeah they've got loads of them, are they good then? :O Didn't think they'd be much good so maybe I should go stock up!
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Yeah they sell primer / white or black paint and used to sell lacquer in mine, it's perfect for doing a quick tidyup on wheels etc
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22nd May 2011, 20:49
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not bad for a pound mate, cant go wrong haha! also didnt realise they sold primer etc in poundshops :O next time im spraying, gunna get my paint from there haha.. screw halfords £8 per can!
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24th May 2011, 22:37
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Yeah ive heard the same! My friend did all his wheels with poundland stuff and you wouldnt know the difference Shame my nearest poundland is only a titchy one, and basically only sells cleaning stuff and no painty bits 
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24th May 2011, 22:44
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It's gooood stuff!
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27th May 2011, 18:28
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its all shite in there
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27th May 2011, 18:31
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that wheel is still filty. wolf's deiorniser sp (brake duster) is amazing. close thread
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27th May 2011, 22:02
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Not bad for a quid but for detailing you would have to clean a bit harder 
As for the paint they sell id advise against it, its shite, poor quality and defiantly not good for refurbing wheels
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27th May 2011, 22:27
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Never really considred going in there for bits like that, will certainly have a look in the future
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27th May 2011, 23:06
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Originally Posted by Lewis
Not bad for a quid but for detailing you would have to clean a bit harder
As for the paint they sell id advise against it, its shite, poor quality and defiantly not good for refurbing wheels |
Have used the primer for like 4 sets in the past seems fine. No point in buying primer for £6 quid a can in halfrauds or whatever imo.
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28th May 2011, 00:27
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Originally Posted by 0rang3peel
Have used the primer for like 4 sets in the past seems fine. No point in buying primer for £6 quid a can in halfrauds or whatever imo.
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I know sod all about painting, but surely it makes sense to have the best baselayer possible? Otherwise the outer layer is only as strong as what its on?
Wouldnt build a house on poundland foundations
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28th May 2011, 13:05
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Originally Posted by MartinDines
I know sod all about painting, but surely it makes sense to have the best baselayer possible? Otherwise the outer layer is only as strong as what its on?
Wouldnt build a house on poundland foundations
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Yeah, don't get me wrong if you're refurbishing a set of BBS splits I wouldn't use cheap spray / primer / lacquer but doing a cheapo set seems perfectly fine.
Have done a few sets of VTS wheels & P-slots, results were pretty good
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28th May 2011, 14:55
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Originally Posted by wadoryu
that wheel is still filty. wolf's deiorniser sp (brake duster) is amazing. close thread
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Mr detailer here btw. 
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