Had A Go At 'diamond Cutting'

[ashley peddle 3]

ok so there by no means perfect but i thought i would give it a bash... an idea that has been hatching in my head for a while...

 

needed a new set of wheels. wanted speedlines... silver = boring... white = too common... graphite = too much dark (my car is graphite grey)

 

for the 4 wheels, 4 part worn eagle f1's and the paint it has cost me no more than 60 quid... and there speedlines not smr's

 

so i came up with this... (left is half done... right is finished with just a last layer of lacquer to do)

 

Edited February 20, 2006 by ashley peddle

[allanallen 528 2 Cars]

i like them! lion logo in silver is a great finishing touch

full marks

[Baz 421]

wouldn't say 'Diamond cutting' mate! they do look the tits tho'. In my opinion they're better anyway as they've got the look but are a lot cheaper!! Glad you're happy with them and the wheel swap has done us both a favour. I haven't tried polishin the Diamond cut rims up yet, but of the few people that have seen them most reckon they'll come up again.

[205007 12]

i did this with a set of 1600 rims and some chrome effect paint from hellfrauds

 

looked really good until i laquered them and the edge went all dull because the chrome paint reacted with the laquer

 

ill post some pics tomorow

[Banjo 1]

Did you spin them up on the car letting it fast idle in fifth with one wheel in the air? Seen that done before.

Ben

[ashley peddle 3]

nope... but thats a well cool idea

[keith 0]

let us know how you done the lip

 

i fancy doing this to my wheels

[Paintguy 0]

We need a close up

 

Did you use a similar method to the one I use - Sand the paint off the lip then lacquer over it? It takes a steady hand to get all the sanding marks exactly 'straight', and experimenting with different grades of paper to get it to look right. I find finishing off with a red Scotchpad to be the best way personally.

 

Using a similar method can get you a nice brushed aluminium finish too. Sand your primer with too rough a grit (say 320 or 400) apply a couple of coats of silver, then lacquer, and the scratch marks show through to give the brushed effect. Again though, you need to make sure you sand in perfectly straight and even lines, or it just looks a mess

[Super Josh 4]

Looking good Ash What sort of lacquer did you use?

 

 

Josh

[ashley peddle 3]

i used the smallest artist brush i could find and used the lip of the wheel to make a nice tidy job... was gona sand it but you need wheels without any limps or bumps if doing it like that... when your real close up and under light you can see imperfections but from a couple of feet away (or when they get on the car) you cant see hardly any imperfections

 

will have them on the car within a couple of weeks (there my track wheels and im off to haynes) so will get some piccies of them fitted

[ashley peddle 3]

We need a close up

 

ha ha noooo - youll see all the imperfections then

 

they are far from perfect and the painting is done with rattle cans - nothing like the quality that a professional would get. BUT to buy the wheels/tyres and get the refurbed would cost £200+ and these cost me £60 inc the wheels and the paint so cant complain... they are track wheels so dont have to be 100%...

 

 

 

Looking good Ash What sort of lacquer did you use?

Josh

 

thanks i used normal halfords lacquer

[mbayley77 0]

These are mine i done with Holts lacquer in a rattle can.

 

Photo

 

(the work of the image police here is done - Anthony )

Edited February 21, 2006 by Anthony

[tom_m 0]

ooo you're gonna be in trouble with the image police!

[ashley peddle 3]

These are mine i done with Holts lacquer in a rattle can.

 

Photo

 

(the work of the image police here is done - Anthony )

 

Thats cool Mine were done with rubbishy light/camera... will get good piccie in the light (with ant's camera )