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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2016 20:15:09 GMT
I'd love to know.....the finish is a real mystery.
But surely it can be recreated...... I mean, anything can......right?
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Post by wazzbo on Mar 20, 2016 20:23:08 GMT
We need to speak to a wheel repairer/refinisher, maybe one of those guys could shed some light on the finish and if its possible to recreate it.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2016 20:25:29 GMT
....or aluminium double-glazing people, that's the only similar finish I have seen- on windows.....
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Post by wazzbo on Mar 20, 2016 20:28:49 GMT
Yes, its very similar Paul, do you know any?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2016 20:47:51 GMT
Not any that make round windows Dave.....
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2016 21:03:58 GMT
I made an enquiry with a 'wheel restorer' advertising in MCN a few years back......and even he did not have a clue.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2016 21:05:05 GMT
Come on - we are the SD pioneers. Always was going to be a tough nut to crack but it lands on our shoulders.
We need a breakthrough on this chaps.
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Post by wazzbo on Mar 20, 2016 21:28:15 GMT
I`ve been having a scout on t`internet, the finish could be brushed aluminium with a clear anodized finish applied.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2016 21:36:22 GMT
It's frustrating- I may well just turn them inside out and paint them black. Hang on.....
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Post by wazzbo on Mar 20, 2016 21:37:59 GMT
Good idea
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Post by greybeard on Mar 22, 2016 23:22:46 GMT
I think the biggest hurdle with restoring the original finish on a Comstar is going to be the 'spokes' - we cant remove them to get the rest of the wheel finish 'right'. If they can be removed and replaced - safely and properly - then I am sure the finish (on the rim particularly) can be recreated. As Dave says - brushed aluminium. I am sure a wheel refinisher could replicate it.
But the 'spokes' are always going to put a block on doing it.
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