mkgtn Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 I live in Fort collins colorado. I would like to get my turbo wheels redone. any recommendations? local or can ship if needed. budget minded. thanks Mike mgbsda@gmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Challenger Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Look in your phone book, might have to get in the car and drive somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken-Z Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 I live in Fort collins colorado. I would like to get my turbo wheels redone. any recommendations? local or can ship if needed. budget minded. thanks Mike mgbsda@gmail.com Here's a link. http://www.fixrim.com/?gclid=CN257-Doyo0CFQE6gQodGm4URQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkgtn Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 thanks but I could not get in touch with this company. still looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogre280ZX Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 I took my iron crosses to a machine shop and had them bead blasted. Then I sanded the machined surfaces with 600 grit sand paper and finish with Mother's Mag & Aluminum polish. A little elbow grease and it cost $120. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slownrusty Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 If you are interested I can help you out, I have a side-business polishing and re-finishing metal parts. I am fairly local to you as well (Colorado Springs), what are you looking at in terms of a turn around time? Here is a sample of my polished work on my car: I just finished this for a friend's MR2 Turbo: The last Datsun L6 valve cover I did: I just refinished this BMW 635CSI valve cover a guy restoring his (you can see what the factory stock looks like next to it): Regards - Yasin (slownrusty@yahoo.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beau M Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Just a side note, awesome work slownrusty. A little bling for the ladies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slownrusty Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Just a side note, awesome work slownrusty. A little bling for the ladies. Thank-you!! I take pride in the work I do Yasin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue72 Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Just spotted this one in the back of the latest GRM magazine. wheelsamerica.com alloy wheel refinishers. Looks like they have multiple locations across the U.S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megatherion Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 if you have time to do it by yourself, just buy some sandpaper and aluminum polish, I did it with my rims and here are the results. (clic pics) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
at-jefft Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 if you have time to do it by yourself, just buy some sandpaper and aluminum polish, I did it with my rims and here are the results. (clic pics) Very interested, could you go into depth on what grit and hand or power tool polish? I have some western turbines that would look awesome polished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
signal34 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Very interested, could you go into depth on what grit and hand or power tool polish? I have some western turbines that would look awesome polished. Try this link: http://z31.com/repairs/polishfaq.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundmasterg Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 If you are interested I can help you out, I have a side-business polishing and re-finishing metal parts. I am fairly local to you as well (Colorado Springs), what are you looking at in terms of a turn around time? Here is a sample of my polished work on my car: I just finished this for a friend's MR2 Turbo: The last Datsun L6 valve cover I did: I just refinished this BMW 635CSI valve cover a guy restoring his (you can see what the factory stock looks like next to it): Regards - Yasin (slownrusty@yahoo.com) Yasin, nice work! I noticed in the pic of your car the intercooler and I guess the snaller one in front of it. Is that an oil cooler? It looks like the oil cooler lines interface with the intercooler also or am I seeing things? How much do you charge to polish a Z turbo valve cover? Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjp280 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 I use Rocky Roads (just outside of Houston)... 19800 Cypress Church Rd Cypress, TX 77433 Map (281) 373-1544 or Wheels America http://wheelsamerica.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rejracer Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Depending on the finish of the material and it's shape determines the grit you use. For wheels which have a relativly smooth face finish, I would start with 220, or 320 on a orbital power sander. I would finish up with 600. Once it's sanded then I then continue with cutting rouge on a polishing wheel. After the initial cut polish you jump up to a "color" polish which really brings the luster or "color" of the metal out. A bench polisher is a worth while investment if you polish on a regular basis. You can pick them up for about 50 bucks at harbor freight. I would do the lip starting with 320 and finish up with 600 by hand. I am working on a valvecover right now, and I am going as low as 150 to really take the material down. I will though go through all the grits to get it up to 600 before I start the actual polishing process. Preparation is the key to beautiful polishing. If your wheels are really clean to start with you might just start with the 600 to clean them and try polishing with either the mothers (takes a long time) or a polishing wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokescreen Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Slownrusty's work looks real nice. If he is close I would consider his help. On the other hand I did mine myself and they work for the now. I'm going aftermarket later so I didn't have a pro do it. I used a wire wheel attachment on my air compressor; stripped sanded and polished the metal then came back up with primer paint and clear coat. Here are some before and after shots. Gosh my car used to be pretty ugly lol;) Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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