Restore Rims
Restore Rims
Restore Rims
Hello everyone,
I have ordered my white walls for my tires. I wanted to ask you though about restoring rims.
I thought of two options.
First one (I would do it myself) :
- To make a Electrolysis bath to remove the rust (never did it but it doesn't look so complicated
- Remove the rust and paint it myself. However I have never painted anything. I was thinking of using a spray, but I'm afraid paint would start cracking if I don't use the right spray or the right painting or even the right technique. Any ideas on this last point?
Second one :
Having a garage restoring them + painting, but I have no idea how much it would cost me.
What do you think I should go for?
I have ordered my white walls for my tires. I wanted to ask you though about restoring rims.
I thought of two options.
First one (I would do it myself) :
- To make a Electrolysis bath to remove the rust (never did it but it doesn't look so complicated
- Remove the rust and paint it myself. However I have never painted anything. I was thinking of using a spray, but I'm afraid paint would start cracking if I don't use the right spray or the right painting or even the right technique. Any ideas on this last point?
Second one :
Having a garage restoring them + painting, but I have no idea how much it would cost me.
What do you think I should go for?
- PuZuP
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Chroming process isn't expensive at all, but the pre-work is. Base has to be coated with copper by electrolysis, and grinded to maximum smoothness (sometimes prework process takes more than 6 times copper coating to get the best result), otherwise all scrapes or defects will be shown in chrome coating.
If You really want get them chrome-style, then alternative is a chrome-painting or similar. You will get help from "Värvifoorum OÜ", they are located on Kadaka road, Karsti district. If You google their name, You will find a match.
If You really want get them chrome-style, then alternative is a chrome-painting or similar. You will get help from "Värvifoorum OÜ", they are located on Kadaka road, Karsti district. If You google their name, You will find a match.
- Kytt
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look at the link: http://hekmato.ee/kontakt.htmlsvoh kirjutas: Where is that place?
depends of make and model i think, but you are right. Seems to be standard "silver":
http://www.realussr.com/wp-content/uplo ... 13_051.jpg
http://www.autoweek.com/storyimage/CW/2 ... ada-ad.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... a_1200.jpg
(links are to big for hotlinking)
http://www.realussr.com/wp-content/uplo ... 13_051.jpg
http://www.autoweek.com/storyimage/CW/2 ... ada-ad.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... a_1200.jpg
(links are to big for hotlinking)
Damned. I restored my rims and have the same Atlas white walls as in yhe picture for 13 inches. I went to Vianor near airport and when they test a bit the loss of pressure betweeen 2.5 and 2 the white walls go away. The guy told me that they will get out of the wheel when driving. I just restored my rims for 76 euros and another 70 for white walls. Dont know what to do. Anyone has an idea?
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lLandDragon
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You need inner tubes if you didn't have them or new ones if you had them. Not all original lada wheels support tubeless tires. There's a special edge on the wheels for tubless tires, you probably don't have that or maybe just something else is wrong, like valves or sth, but they would have told you that in Vianor I suppose.
Well, my whitewalls havent sliped away so far. Though, i've only driven them at 90kmph for about 40km and more at city speeds but doesn't really matter. Survived brake test and suspension test at inspection as well.
Currently running tubeless at 2.1 and haven't spotted any leakage yet either. 2101 rims if i'm not mistaken:
Did they use soap when mounting whitewalls? Manual that came with portawalls suggested not to: http://www.portawallshop.com/Thank%20yo ... rchase.pdf
Maybe beginners luck, but i had no problems, unfortunately i have little expereience and can't help out further.
Currently running tubeless at 2.1 and haven't spotted any leakage yet either. 2101 rims if i'm not mistaken:
Did they use soap when mounting whitewalls? Manual that came with portawalls suggested not to: http://www.portawallshop.com/Thank%20yo ... rchase.pdf
Maybe beginners luck, but i had no problems, unfortunately i have little expereience and can't help out further.