964 PROGRESS - **Best Driving Roads in the World & Race Prep**
03-16-2011 | 07:17 AM
#64
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Drifting
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From: London UK
Polished wheel refurbished
My rear offside Veloce Speedline needed a little refurbish after a very slight curbing... 
So I called 'Wicked Wheels', I had used them in the past for a set of Cup 1s and their work is great and decently priced.
They came out with their mobile van straight to my door and slowly sanded down the rim edge until it was smooth again, following a coat of lacquer and baking the wheel was back on the car within and hour and 15.
These guys are real pros.
The finish is perfect and it's impossible for me to tell where the scratch was
http://www.wickedwheels.co.uk/
Next on the list the car is going into Body shop RRR formerly 911 Body shop to have the front wheel arch lips folded in.... I'm nervous.
So I called 'Wicked Wheels', I had used them in the past for a set of Cup 1s and their work is great and decently priced.
They came out with their mobile van straight to my door and slowly sanded down the rim edge until it was smooth again, following a coat of lacquer and baking the wheel was back on the car within and hour and 15.
These guys are real pros.
The finish is perfect and it's impossible for me to tell where the scratch was
http://www.wickedwheels.co.uk/
Next on the list the car is going into Body shop RRR formerly 911 Body shop to have the front wheel arch lips folded in.... I'm nervous.
03-16-2011 | 11:05 AM
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From: Esher, UK
Wow, if you need to fix a tiny bit of curbing then you need to listen to this...
Peter (PWS) might have told you this already, but every single time these wheels get wet it is adviseable before you put the car to bed to wipe them dry and then spray coat of WD40 on them and give them another wipe (with a dedicated cloth I guess). I had them on my car for c.5mths and water has got underneath the coating on all 4 wheels in all sorts of places - the bolts, the inner edge etc. and has caused the common milky effect. The warranty for cosmetic defects like this is only 6mths (I didnt qualify as I put them on my car 6mths after I bought them, so technically the problem occurred after 11mths).
Go to halfords and buy a can of WD40 and 2 cloths and you'll be fine.
Good luck, Josh
PS - Peter advises this on all wheels with a lacquer - genuine 3 piece etc
Peter (PWS) might have told you this already, but every single time these wheels get wet it is adviseable before you put the car to bed to wipe them dry and then spray coat of WD40 on them and give them another wipe (with a dedicated cloth I guess). I had them on my car for c.5mths and water has got underneath the coating on all 4 wheels in all sorts of places - the bolts, the inner edge etc. and has caused the common milky effect. The warranty for cosmetic defects like this is only 6mths (I didnt qualify as I put them on my car 6mths after I bought them, so technically the problem occurred after 11mths).
Go to halfords and buy a can of WD40 and 2 cloths and you'll be fine.
Good luck, Josh
PS - Peter advises this on all wheels with a lacquer - genuine 3 piece etc
03-16-2011 | 06:14 PM
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Drifting
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From: London UK
Wow, if you need to fix a tiny bit of curbing then you need to listen to this...
Peter (PWS) might have told you this already, but every single time these wheels get wet it is adviseable before you put the car to bed to wipe them dry and then spray coat of WD40 on them and give them another wipe (with a dedicated cloth I guess). I had them on my car for c.5mths and water has got underneath the coating on all 4 wheels in all sorts of places - the bolts, the inner edge etc. and has caused the common milky effect. The warranty for cosmetic defects like this is only 6mths (I didnt qualify as I put them on my car 6mths after I bought them, so technically the problem occurred after 11mths).
Go to halfords and buy a can of WD40 and 2 cloths and you'll be fine.
Good luck, Josh
PS - Peter advises this on all wheels with a lacquer - genuine 3 piece etc
Peter (PWS) might have told you this already, but every single time these wheels get wet it is adviseable before you put the car to bed to wipe them dry and then spray coat of WD40 on them and give them another wipe (with a dedicated cloth I guess). I had them on my car for c.5mths and water has got underneath the coating on all 4 wheels in all sorts of places - the bolts, the inner edge etc. and has caused the common milky effect. The warranty for cosmetic defects like this is only 6mths (I didnt qualify as I put them on my car 6mths after I bought them, so technically the problem occurred after 11mths).
Go to halfords and buy a can of WD40 and 2 cloths and you'll be fine.
Good luck, Josh
PS - Peter advises this on all wheels with a lacquer - genuine 3 piece etc
I'll get that can of WD40 tomorrow. Thanks again!
03-22-2011 | 01:05 AM
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Drifting
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From: London UK
Front wheels rubbing...
So the tyres were rubbing on the front wheel arch lips, my conundrum was whether to have them rolled using a rolling machine or by having the panel beaten.
Of course while heating to try and avoid the paint cracking.
I was very nervous about the whole thing, but was kindly guided and reassured by you guys. Thank you.
So in the end went with 911Bodyshop, Chris was great in every way. He heated the arch and slowly beat the lip to a perfect fold. So the rubbing was eliminated.
However the tyre was rubbing 2 points ( as it turns out ):
1. On the plastic arch covers.
2. On a metal bracket holding the bumper to the arch.
With great help from a previous thread ( thank you once again ) I went off to buy and angle grinder and a small saw.
The results are that the car now sits 5mm lower and there is absolutely no rubbing what so ever. 
It always amazes me how helpful Rennlist is, I think it's mainly due to the speed at which people respond to each others problems.
Thanks again.
Of course while heating to try and avoid the paint cracking.
I was very nervous about the whole thing, but was kindly guided and reassured by you guys. Thank you.
So in the end went with 911Bodyshop, Chris was great in every way. He heated the arch and slowly beat the lip to a perfect fold. So the rubbing was eliminated.
However the tyre was rubbing 2 points ( as it turns out ):
1. On the plastic arch covers.
2. On a metal bracket holding the bumper to the arch.
With great help from a previous thread ( thank you once again ) I went off to buy and angle grinder and a small saw.
The results are that the car now sits 5mm lower
and there is absolutely no rubbing what so ever. It always amazes me how helpful Rennlist is, I think it's mainly due to the speed at which people respond to each others problems.
Thanks again.
