my nebula refurb

**graemewelch** · Tuesday 10th September 2013, 21:22

had these nebs for a while now. i split them ages ago but couldnt decied weather to get them powder coated or do my self. was £100 to get centre powder coated and planed to paint outside my self incase have any accidents and can easily touch them up. in the end ive decieded im going to paint the centres myself so can get the exact colour i want. enjoy the pics

hopfully should be complete by the weekend

heres a pic ive just got off a mate of mine who bands wheels

not my thing but some like it

**abdul** · Tuesday 10th September 2013, 23:24

Dont like the banding

**mattyattitude** · Tuesday 10th September 2013, 23:32

Also new law banning stretched tyres.... Or another law which is clearer banning them.

**M-R-P** · Tuesday 10th September 2013, 23:35

Originally Posted by mattyattitude

Also new law banning stretched tyres.... Or another law which is clearer banning them.

good - they look stupid!

**t5steve** · Wednesday 11th September 2013, 00:27

look stupid and dangerous

**graemewelch** · Wednesday 11th September 2013, 09:57

theyd prob look better with proper wide tyres that fit properly. think they are 165/55/15 id fit 225/55/15

**graemewelch** · Wednesday 11th September 2013, 19:11

all four centre of wheels have been keyed and etch primed. ran out of primer doing first two. so went to paint shop today and got everything i needed. has cost me £40 in total for everything. i was lucky and got some bargins on ebay and i had some materials in garage off last bit of painting i done. used the mipa grey high build etch primer and got to say im very impressed by it. you get what you pay for. two of the rims had some light kirbing marks. so ive bodged all the way around the rim and will sand and prime them tonight then all thats left to do after that is wet flat them the put the 177 silver on the centres and paint the outsides silver.

**BIG G** · Wednesday 11th September 2013, 19:26

Coming along then mate! Jus wondering graeme, when u put the rims back together will they be the same as b4 the split?

**graemewelch** · Wednesday 11th September 2013, 20:32

yes theyll be exactly the same. hoping to have them finished fri or sat

**BIG G** · Wednesday 11th September 2013, 21:07

Kool, have fun flatting them down lol

**graemewelch** · Friday 13th September 2013, 16:17

base coat is on. volvo 177. is a nightmare painting in a dark garage. cant realy see what im doing. should get a haligon light for in garage.

hopfully ill get the lacquer on either tonight or tomora morn. just taking my time. last time i rushed a job like this i ended up making mistakes and the job took longer than it should of

**M-R-P** · Friday 13th September 2013, 16:36

Looks good so far mate, I'm surprised you're going for OE colours and not something a bit more glam?

**T5RatherAmusin** · Friday 13th September 2013, 16:40

Originally Posted by M-R-P

Looks good so far mate, I'm surprised you're going for OE colours and not something a bit more glam?

im not, hes a boring old bugga

hope it comes out well for ya tho. painting in the dark aint no good tho. watch it dont come out patchy lol

**graemewelch** · Friday 13th September 2013, 17:02

Originally Posted by T5RatherAmusin

im not, hes a boring old bugga

hope it comes out well for ya tho. painting in the dark aint no good tho. watch it dont come out patchy lol

few things im upagainst. im paint gun is to small so cant get a decent wet coat of lacquer on. if it dosnt come out very good ill go buy some lights and flaten them down again buy a better gun and some lights. so far the refurb is under 50 quid and will have loads of stuff left over

**graemewelch** · Friday 13th September 2013, 17:03

Originally Posted by M-R-P

Looks good so far mate, I'm surprised you're going for OE colours and not something a bit more glam?

im all for the suttle mods. the silver im using for out side of rim isnt a oe colour though. its a cocktail of every silver paint i had lying around

**T5RatherAmusin** · Friday 13th September 2013, 17:05

Originally Posted by graemewelch

few things im upagainst. im paint gun is to small so cant get a decent wet coat of lacquer on. if it dosnt come out very good ill go buy some lights and flaten them down again buy a better gun and some lights. so far the refurb is under 50 quid and will have loads of stuff left over

you using a mini hvlp?
could just get a spray can...
ive got 2 brand new guns here, i dont even think im gonna use lol
ill send u a link to a cheap decent one now....
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Silverline-7...ilverline+hvlp

**graemewelch** · Friday 13th September 2013, 17:21

you got it in one mini hvlp. was ok when painted the rear quater on a pug i had last year. ive spoted a gun thats local to me on ebay. mght go and get it tomora. this pissy gun isnt for me. ill be putting a water trap on my list of goodies to buy. thought id get away with it but i didnt.http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3006783808...84.m1423.l2649

ill prob end up wetting flating the water mark and giving a decent coat of lacqer when i get new gun and water trap. even if theyd came out a complete disaster which i dont think they have. its better than being bored staring at four walls

**Tomcat** · Friday 13th September 2013, 17:56

If you're gonna flatten the water mark blow some more base coat over it again afterwards, otherwise you'll end up with a discoloured patch untder the lacquer.

**graemewelch** · Friday 13th September 2013, 18:08

Originally Posted by Tomcat

If you're gonna flatten the water mark blow some more base coat over it again afterwards, otherwise you'll end up with a discoloured patch untder the lacquer.

thats me plan. hopfully i wont need to pick your brain and everything gose smoothly. want 3 or 4 good coats of lacquer. had a bit of a idea befor. i should get some old hubs mounts them on some timber and mount the wheel on them making it easy to spin them. be a ok idea if only painting the fronts

**Tomcat** · Friday 13th September 2013, 19:19

I wouldnt spin them, it'll make it harder to judge how much paint youre putting on. If youre putting 3-4 coats on make sure they dry a little in between, you want the paint tacky but not dry, otherwise the next coat wont bond with the first coat. I take it youre not planning on painting the mating faces?..