DIY BBS refurb!

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Post Fri Jul 07, 2006 10:59 pm

petrol driven , home made lathe , :cool: as FCUK .

Great idea!! :P :P :P

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Post Fri Jul 07, 2006 11:21 pm

shit hot idea that mate! i'm gonna try that one myself
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Post Fri Jul 07, 2006 11:22 pm

quality 8O :cool:
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Post Sat Jul 08, 2006 1:53 am

Like it alot!

I've heard of that being done before but if I try it on mine I'll find a way of holding the wet and dry paper with something that isn't my fingers 'cause I roll my own fags! :rasta:
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Post Sat Jul 08, 2006 8:53 am

Argos , You could be come the new FRED DIBNAH of the zone with ideas like this!!! :P :P
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Post Sat Jul 08, 2006 9:18 am

Quality :cool:

Ive done this before with brake discs to grind the lip off the edge, on a fwd though with someone holding the steering wheel, great way if you cant get to a lathe
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Post Sat Jul 08, 2006 11:21 am

Fantastic (if slightly dangerous) idea! :cool:
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Post Sat Jul 08, 2006 4:52 pm

Have you clear coated the rim's ?

Would some proper paint rubbing/cutting compound be better than T-cut/etc ?

May be if they are too shiney they will look to showy ? It's a little hard to tell unless you see them in the flesh i guess ?
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Post Sat Jul 08, 2006 5:05 pm

They look very good to me 8O
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Post Sat Jul 08, 2006 6:46 pm

The health and safety guys have been trying to get rid of this stuff for years.
For Christ sake (or who ever ) Please be careful.
Bloody good idea though.

Mart.

I use BIG machines 40 Tonnes plus, Please be careful.
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Post Sat Jul 08, 2006 7:12 pm

reckon ur idea is pretty good, now i got motivate myself to steal ur idea and crack on wiv refurbin my rims!!! how many hours work did you say it was?
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Post Sat Jul 08, 2006 7:35 pm

did you rub the centres down aswell or just paint em up?
also how did you find your local sand blasting place because I cant seem to find one around here?
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Post Sat Jul 08, 2006 9:46 pm

Sorry :offtopic:

Hey Andy - as your special tennis school is strictly "one on one" can I offer to be a stand in special coach when you're off on holiday? Pleeeaaase??? winkeye


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Post Sun Jul 09, 2006 11:34 am

DRIFTBOY wrote:Like it alot!

I've heard of that being done before but if I try it on mine I'll find a way of holding the wet and dry paper with something that isn't my fingers 'cause I roll my own fags! :rasta:
ha ha ha!! that made me chuckle!!

argos, that is quality idea mate!!!
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Post Sun Jul 09, 2006 2:47 pm

cheers mate
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Post Sun Jul 09, 2006 6:12 pm

that look well goof for a DIY job, congrats
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Post Sun Jul 09, 2006 6:21 pm

Argos wrote:I tell you what though - I went to put some rubbish out last night and me BBS's were glistening under the street lights like a freshly dropped turd.
:lol: :lol: :lol:

i bet your well chuffed mate!

i gotta get some pics up of mine, now they've been refurbed...
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