How to Refurb Diamond Cut Alloys SUPER FAST!
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- Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
- Got corroded and lacquer peeled diamond cut alloy wheels? Well here is how you can refurbish them fast and easily from home.
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Not too bad of a job. You've got the right idea. I offer a similar type of repair to my customers who don't have the budget for a full cut and refurb. A couple of points to help you in future. After the grinder, use a rotary polisher with a sanding disc to refine the finish to around 800 grit. Then if you want the brushed/diamond cut effect use a piece of scotchbrite and run around the alloy.
The clear coat you've used is not direct to metal (dtm) so will peel after a short period. Either use a dtm clear or prior to clear use an adhesion promoter such as Mipa Haftpromoter, that will etch into the wheel and dry clear, giving you a good surface for clear to adhere to.
Like I say, you've got the right idea and are nearly there. Those extra steps I've mentioned will give you a better finish and less chance of call from an unhappy customer when their wheels start peeling. 👍
Excellent advice❤
Free knowledge! Thank you
These finishing touches are what separates Chops from the competition who will not always go the extra mile. No surprise that the business has grown so well and the Amazon shop front is a great addition.
Many thank Brian
Full diamond cut refresh is only practical at the higher price points where the public will expect it . At these price points its a bonus for it to look like new especially for so little outlay. Great result all round.
Well done,a cost effective job,can see a lot of people doing this.
Hope it helps some
I’ve done the same thing on Audi alloys, worked a treat and not a blemish 12 months later 👍
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Wonderful job James, smartened it up no end.👍
great job 👍 quite honestly 99.9% of people would never know
I agree, certainly would not pay the extra £600 for them done with the machine
Wow! I am actually super impressed with that job. Well done J. I hate diamond cut wheeels for this very reason. Look great when new, but they soon look just like they did. You have restored my confidence now if I ever buy a car with this type of wheel, as having them refurbed using the diamond cutting machine is about £150 per wheel I believe. :o
Exactly , £300 vs £20 for minor difference
@@ChopsGarage More like SIX HUNDRED for four wheels. Absolute no brainer.The diamond cut alloy wheel re-furbers will be cacking themselves now, chortle chuckle. Don't be answering the door at 03:00 hrs to anyone! 🤣
@@colinjones2505 lol!
Amazing outcome James,well done Mr Chops.
Great job James, so sometimes the best ideas are found by accident! I actually like the finish better, looks superb.
Cheers
Nice job. Maybe find a bit of tube to slip over the tyre valve and cap so they don't get lacquered.
Very nice job and glad to see you just didn't leave them in that state. Think you need to get some workbenches as all that bending and working on the floor must be doing your knees and back in! Same goes for a lift although I expect it will always be in use when you need to put another car on it! Looking forward to you finishing the micra ;-)
Good job! I’ve been using the method for a while, but can’t remember when I last time did any wheels without needing to sand the kerb marks off ..
They have come up a treat, well worth the time.
Cheers
The alloys look great. Nice tip using the paint wheel gadget.
Really like the finish on the wheels 👌
cheers
Excellent job on the wheels. A true Chops Garage Special 😁😁😁😁😁😁
That's a really neat solution and saves the costly refurbishment.
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A great job! With regard to masking up the tyre with cards to prevent overspray, I carefully apply washing-up liquid to the tyre using a paint brush. Be careful to ‘cut in’ where the tyre meets the rim of the wheel. After spraying I use a plastic bristled nail brush to clean off the overspray from the tyre and get a really clean tyre as well!
like it
It's not like brushed aluminum, it IS brushed aluminum! Brilliant job
Another great video james the wheels look great. Have you considered getting some lights for filming in low light could also be helpful when working on cars and taking photos just a idea
Never ending talent of turning your hand and having a go worse case it’s a disaster and they get refurbed looks cracking well done 👍
Cheers!
A cost effective way to push up your return on the time you invest in prep on your cars - well done
Yes! Thank you!
That's brilliant! I have some polished alloys where the lacquer has started to come off, so I must try this method!
Ive since learnt if you then go over them with a 1200 grey scotch pad on a sander it gives a more even finish, will only add 10 mins to job
Such a cheap, efficient and effective way of reviving diamond cut alloys. They look as good as new, amazing job 👍🏻. I could do with refurbishing the 19” alloys on my 2015 Kuga, as they are starting to look a bit shabby. Very inspiring video 👌🏻
They look lovely! The diamond cut alloys on my car are starting to oxidise, now I’ve watched you do these I’m going to give mine ago!
Go for it!
Thankfully there's Bodyshop I know near me that has machine for diamond cut wheels and they really reasonably priced but that looks like a good alternative.
As soon as I saw this in the last vid I knew you wouldn't leave them!
lol
Did this on my last VW up! Worked great
That's a serious tip James, these wheels have pushed me to the brink on Nissans and Renaults especially, already ordered pads for the next one of these that rears its head. Have to make a confession on the lacquer, I accidentally on purpose lacquer the sidewalls every time I paint wheels, gives a great finish for a couple of weeks if the tyres are given a quick rub with emery cloth or similar. Now I've confessed I feel much better!! Regards, Andrew
I like it, don't see any harm! I have since seen a vid where the guy then used a 1500 grey scotch pad on his sander prior to lacquer to give a more even finish so will try that next time
Good job mate, looks very bright, you've polished 500 quid into that car with those, tbh I'd have just stripped the corroded bit and lacquered the lot but suppose you'd have seen the line, 2 pac sticks like mad so it'll last, hope you had your 2k mask on as it sticks to your lungs as well, it's a killer without the proper mask, even in can form, a young painter near me died a few years ago.
Yes 2k mask on bud. I tried before just doing bits but as you said lines
@@ChopsGarage tbh mate paint outside if you can, 2k can get in your body via your hair, skin and eyes, I put a gazebo up outside, 2k is actually banned but you can still buy it, weird.
I did my clio in a similar way, after removing lacquer and corrosion I polished with solvol autosol then cheap lacquer from home bargains. Still looks good 6bmonths on.
Is that the 1.99 stuff. ..? I have looked at that loads of times 😄 but never tried it cost me about 25 pound to lacquer my wheels last year may give it go on my bumper thanks 👍
You need to get old skool mate and do a tutorial on mg rostyle referbs.
Glad you decided to do them definitely worth the time,as always you make it look so easy🙂👍
Thanks 👍
Great job on them wheels 🛞
Cheers
Make sure to turn audio on to watch this, I couldn't be bothered to watch it fully and skipped to 2 mins in and it looked a bit fraud on 1st glance without the voiceover.
However turning the audio on, fair play understood it was part of the edit and change of pad. Definitely interesting to try this before spending a wad on fully refurbishing all wheels. Thank you
Excellent idea . Made a note to do next Easter holiday.
Ideal
Nice job 👍 from Cornwall 🏴😀👍💯
That is tremendous work - you should be well pleased with that for just over an hours work!
I am cheers
Brilliant! Would it have maybe been better to use a fine grit wet sandpaper to make them truly shine so that you didn't see the strokes from the fibre disc?
Best video yet! Very inspiring! Need to do my 9yr old VW golf!
Great innovation there and the results are excellent.
Thank you very much!
Im thinking of doing the same to the peugeot 🤔🤔great job James 👍👍👍
Good job, diamond cut alloys are a pain, they always corrode prefer normal coated alloys myself.
Great job on the wheels, very tempted to try that on our qashqai, as ours are so bad it’s embarrassing 😂
Wow those wheels look better than oem well done I’d be well happy with those
At least three other cars according to facebook to be getting on with , " I won't buy more stock at the moment " A day later three more cars turn up at the garage 🙂
Lol
@@ChopsGarage keep buying bud I bought 2 before Christmas at totally the right money, 1500 quid kia ceed, 12 plate and hyundai i10, 18k miles 1200 quid, be really good profits in them, you can't really refuse, money in the banks zero (ish) even if the cars stuck 6 mths and its only 400 quid profit it's still better than 2k in the bank, I've known quite a few people who've not kept pushing forward, spent their capital, now there skint.
Looks really good on the alloys great job. Guessing would tidy up but not remove curbing?
Nice job. I feel an experiment coming on with a xamaged xiamond cut rim. 👍
Haha knew you'd do them 😂 Good job James, well worth it 👍
Wheels looking great James
Cheers
Super job that anyone can have a go at
Brilliant! Thanks for posting...
My pleasure!
These look great to start with, but in a few weeks they start to go black as the lacquer isn’t up to the job of keeping them bright. My dad did this on his Volvo diamond cut alloys a few years back. Big improvement on what they looked like originally though James
Ive used 2k lacquer , its far better than stuff you get off shelf as has a hardener
@ChopsGarage absolute legend mate any chance what disk you used its a fibre disk but what grade made a link to purchase would be appreciated
Hello mate my notifications are on ready for your new uploads.
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Fantastic job James it looks well hopefully it sells soon.
Cheers
Nice job i would be happy with those wheels
Can we have a cost breakdown for doing the wheels !!!
£20 bud , £15 paint, £5 disc
@@ChopsGarage Quality a lot better than £500
Great job James got same issue on one of my wheels on Kia Sportage 2018 will give it a go👍
Go for it, Id get a 1200 grey scotch pad for you sander to go over as final stage prior to lacquer as saw this done and gives more even finish
Amazing job James
This is an excellent method. Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Look brilliant and should please any buyer, well done👍👍👍👍👍👍
Cheers
wow what a finish,im sure this video will help so many to attempt this,,👍👍
just a quick question James,as you did a few coats did you get away with using one tin of lacquer ,??
have a good weekend,
Yes, 2k goes of in the can after 24hrs and I only had 2 big cans so did not want to waste 1 when one was just enough
Cracking job you should use a head cam or tripod leaves you with use of both hands and not as shackie
Great result knew it would bug you not to do them 👏👏
lol
Great job, looks as good as new
Nice job James 👏🏼
Great video, I’m definitely going to try this on my Qashqai wheels 👍🏻
Go for it!
Get a cheap rotary sander/polisher to do the job. Gives an even better look as you get something pretty close to the original diamond cut marks, not random swirls like the orbital. Plus then you can refurb your paintwork as well.
What grade sandpaper do you finish at?
@@ChopsGarage 400-500 is a good finishing grade. The middle near the wheel nuts where it's recessed and hard to get the disc in without catching other parts and the very edge where the diameter of the sanding disc is a lot smaller than the wheel can give weird swirl/scrape marks which catch the light, so I finished those manually with scotch pads following the curve of the wheel. Rotary gives a very convincing result on the majority of the wheel and is pretty easy to control with light pressure I found. Mine cost £35 from eBay with a bunch of hook/loop backing plates and lots of wool/foam polishing pads.
Those alloys look cracking, great method
That's absolutely amazing.
Good idea! Just along as they aren't curbbed
Yes these were ok
I've got a kia sportage the same as that and my wheels are rough so might try it.
Easy to do bud
Compressor mate, little bit of 2k clear, so no waste and an air fed mask. Air blower as well to blow moisture away, you'll wonder how you managed without one, shutz gun, stone chip loads of possibilities.
Do love shutz gun, instant tidy up
@@ChopsGarage yes mate.
Lacquering of diamond cut alloys is a waste of time. A few chips in the lacquer during one winter season and the salt gets under the lacquer ruining it.
Just got my wheels refurbished and requested the restorer not to lacquer them. Have done similar to yourself in the past and I used Poorboys wheel polish which gives great protection.
This product is what I am using on my current wheels. Found in the past a polish with it every 6 months keeps them in tip top condition.
True but it has to leave looking its best
Nice job. I keep an eye on my 17 Sportage 19”wheels for chips where corrosion starts and then creeps. They are different to those. A lot of creeping corrosion starts around the back and then creeps around the front on my style of wheel.
I take the wheels off maybe once a year to service brakes, clean and check for corrosion on the wheel . If I find any I use a rotary wire brush to remove the corrosion and then spot prime and paint with smooth Hammerite
Ironically I’ve just discovered some that has crept around the front onto a black spoke and dealt with it.
Sanded down, Halfords primer, satin black and satin primer. Can’t see any difference to the rest of the wheel.
Were those wheels originally satin or gloss? Sometimes gloss can be a bit too shiny and indicates a make over.
Has improved the overall look though.
I finish off by coating the inside of the wheels with ACF 50 as a corrosion inhibitor. I don’t know if it’s does any good as it’s a harsh environment inside there. Certainly during winter I give the outside a wipe with ACF 50 regularly and spot treat any lacquer damage.
Wheel condition really does impact on the overall look.
There was a time when Kia where replacing shed loads of wheels under warranty. Now they just claim it’s stone chip damage.
Great method, cheers for sharing. My diamond cut alloys have needed refurbing for a few years now you have shown a method that I can do. Cheers.
Cheers!
James you so need a work bench, working on the floor makes for hard work, nice work on the wheels.
Have 3 on left hand side of room lol
Looks good but could of definitely done with 1500 and 3000 grit sand paper
Your mate Jason at TK would have been doing them black, he's obsessed by black wheels, ha, ha.
Hi James can you leave a link for your paint stripping wheel for the grinder. Thanks
James What happens is they are curbed up I won't be able to do that will I 🤔
Top work, much better.
Great job on the wheels... RESULT
Acid first seen. Then sand ?? Bit both speed up process get lacquer off
Great video! - would you need to get the wheels balanced after doing this?
No I would say not
I’ve had my diamond cut wheels done 3 times in the last 8 months and they are still pealing, not a fan of them.
Sounds like bad prep - after paint removal, they need to be cleaned either with paint prep or alcohol. Then they need to cure before mounting. Edges are key, they will last longer if you remove the tire as the clearcoat will not have an exposed edge.
They were done by a wheel refurb specialist.
Someone is doing something wrong if going that quickly
WOW they look amazing nice job and a nice little hack 😏😏
Cheers
Look a million times better then they we're 👍👍👍
Are there different coloured abrasive poly strip wheels
nice money saving tip james
cheers
If I’m looking for a car one under auto trader recommended price would have me thinking, why? What are they skimping on? I know from seeing the video you don’t but how many people think like me.
Excellent job.
Cheers
Why not get 4 cheap photography lights hanging from the roof with the chops banner on the wall as a photo set ?
Another "Top Tip" passed on, so other can benefit. Cheer and see you in the next one. ✔✔
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Perfect!
Cheers
Proper job !
cheers
When you say key up all the black areas what do you mean? What does 'key up' mean? Are you referring to a machine?
roughen up the surface so the lacquer has something to adhere to.
What's happened to the motor trade, used to be if you'd no p/ex and paying cash, there would be a deal to be had. Now the price you see is the price you pay. Do you think prices are coming down?
Well you are harking to the days when there were not 5 sites all saying the exact retail value. Therefore dealers cant mark up then be knocked down, or the phone does not ring as sites say "high price". Unfortunately you cant have your cake and eat it, price is price now.
Also think it's a case of, if the car is good enough, if you don't buy it someone else will. May not always be this way but, right now, if it's good and you price it correctly that's exactly the case.
Would this work with a DA polisher I have laying around?
It would take a lot longer but yes, you would need to start at 240 grit and then 400 then prob 800 and then from there you can decide how fine a finish you want
yeah not a fan of doing the wheels like that, but suppose it gives them a quick look
fair enough
@@ChopsGarage not being nasty mate love your channel. You should of polished the face up with autosol before lacquering and they would of had a lovely polished alloy look. Keep at it my mate your business is doing well.
@@gascans801 oh no did not take it lije that. Saw vid after where guy does same but then 1500 grit scuff pad on polishers gives more flat look ill di that next time