wheel refurbishment

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My dad has a 1988 110 County and the white steel wheels need repainting.

Has anyone attempted to refurbish these or know of a decent refurbishers in the south coast area?

The bodywork is Ivory White....are the colour of the steel wheels the same or a specific colour?

Thanks
 
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Way I see it you have 2 options
1. You can get your standard rims sand blasted and powder coated or painted.
And remember standard LR rims are tube type but very high load rating

2. You can buy new tubeless rims in say a 16 x 7 for very similar money maybe cheaper. All depends what look you want.

I went with after market 16 x 7 with 255/85r16 which are a 33 inch tyre but narrow enough that they fit under the standard flares
 
Zantaz said:
My dad has a 1998 110 County and the white steel wheels need repainting.

Has anyone attempted to refurbish these or know of a decent refurbishers in the south coast area?

The bodywork is Ivory White....are the colour of the steel wheels the same or a specific colour?

Thanks
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I did my wheels twice, once white and now black.
Its an easy job, break the bead on the tyre and then mask it up.
Sand back the wheel all the old paint and rust.
Spray on some primer.
Spray on the colour you want, satin black looks the best imo.
 
Agree with all the above. Did mine the other week, easy job, can be done in a day if you are organised. White hammerite should last years.
 
I found this thread from a search - I'm in the process of rebuilding my disco.

I have some standard disco 1 steel rims i bought to replace the alloys, i'm yet to take the tyres off but they will all need replacing, will these be tubed/tubeless? Can i replace them with tubeless if they're tubed??

Anyway, if i take all the tyres off, remove surface rust with a steel brush/grinder pad should i paint them completely including the rim under the tyre? Once undercoated/painted should i lacquer too??
 
Sand blast then powder coat. Will last for ever if done right. I had my old SIIa wheels done for £25 each including the blasting. Just remember to run a bead of silicone around any seams once done to stop the water getting in starting the old tin worm off. Powder coat is much tougher than any paint job and is slightly flexible.
 
BenjyP said:
I found this thread from a search - I'm in the process of rebuilding my disco.

I have some standard disco 1 steel rims i bought to replace the alloys, i'm yet to take the tyres off but they will all need replacing, will these be tubed/tubeless? Can i replace them with tubeless if they're tubed??

Anyway, if i take all the tyres off, remove surface rust with a steel brush/grinder pad should i paint them completely including the rim under the tyre? Once undercoated/painted should i lacquer too??
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Disco 1 steel wheels are tubeless, they usually have tubes in them if they have started to rust around the rim and the tyre can't seal properly on to it, if you can then pop tyre off and sand / wire brush them and then paint, I would just use hammerite
 
I refurbished my steel wheels, its time consuming, but they turned out good. First I rubed the originals down with wet and dry paper before spraying on some satin black multipurpose paint (nothing special) then I put on a few clear coats.
 
Yeah u can do it on cheap and still look good. Wirebrush on drill and clean it up then rub down with wet/dry paper then clean it and wipe some white sprit then spray high temp black matt 3 goes. Then some clear laqacurer
If u want different colour then black u can do etc
 
Just done mine in NATO green for £15 a wheel. Shot blast and powder coat.

Look stunning and tough as old boots!
 
I did mine nowhere near as complicated.

Got a grinder out with a sanding disc, took all the rust off, cleaned it with some detergent to get rid of grease, them sprayed with a tin of hammerite. Looking fine 8 months on :)
 
Airways said:
Just done mine in NATO green for £15 a wheel. Shot blast and powder coat.

Look stunning and tough as old boots!
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Just get another spare wheel and tyre to swap around while you're getting your proper wheels done then when you're finished either sell it on or hold on to it as a second spare.
Often if you dont mind them doing one wheel at a time they will fit them in with another job for biscuit money. However unless you are doing the wheels plain basic black or white you take a chance on the colours not being a perfect match.
 
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