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Alloys Self Refurb

Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 2:03 pm
by Lucaio
Found some alloys going cheap but the condition doesn't look too great on them (rusty) as you can see from the pics:

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Was wondering if I get these how easy (I use that word loosely) to refurb them myself?
Would I just have to sand them down quite a bit, spray on some primer, spray on some paint and then spray on some lacquer? Or am I missing some steps or just being too ambitious?

Re: Alloys Self Refurb

Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 5:23 pm
by Ben90
If there's corrosion I'm pretty sure they'd need shot blasting too, at least that's what I was told when mine were refurbed.

Re: Alloys Self Refurb

Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 6:07 pm
by Lucaio
Ben90 wrote:If there's corrosion I'm pretty sure they'd need shot blasting too, at least that's what I was told when mine were refurbed.
On closer inspection there isn't any rust.
Picked up the set for £75, so worth a go at that price.

Re: Alloys Self Refurb

Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 7:50 pm
by rover220
Lucaio wrote:
Ben90 wrote:If there's corrosion I'm pretty sure they'd need shot blasting too, at least that's what I was told when mine were refurbed.
On closer inspection there isn't any rust.
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That will be because alloys don't rust!

Re: Alloys Self Refurb

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 7:55 pm
by Lucaio
rover220 wrote:That will be because alloys don't rust!
Yeah I realised that after I posted it, woops.
Picked them up today, they just need a good clean really. But still going to sand them down and paint them black!