Right guys i am trying to find somewhere decent to polish the outer rims on my R1's wheels, preferably somewhere in scotland but if theres anywhere i will def consider them!

Does anyone know or can recomend anywhere. Dont want to get shafted and pay too much as i have heard it can be quite pricey!

 

do it yourself, it's not that hard, just labour intensive and therefore expensive to pay someone to do it..

Also a real ball ache to keep them looking good.

Can't recommend anywhere though as I am a shandy drinking southener.. LOL..

 

ach i'll not hold that against you! I was kinda wanting them to look something like this

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/KAWASAKI-ZXR-7...QQcmdZViewItem


I did think about doing them myself but i dont want to mess it up, or get bored doing it!!! I did see the thread the other night with the guy doing his own wheels on the golf, that would be fine if i could drive the front wheel too but its maybe a bit tight by the chain etc to do something like that, so i would need to get my hands on a lathe, the c**t is i am a fitter/turner to trade!!!! Just dont do it anynmore....

 

there is a boy does alloy polishing in cleland ( bellside road) sorry i dont have a phone number,it's easy to find just look for small black & white building & a guy that look's like he has been down a coal mine does a good job & is cheap

 

i got mine done at cleveland bike spray

http://www.clevelandbikespray.co.uk/cbs/

 

I did mine myself using nitro-mors, had to do them a couple of times to get all the paint off but the end result looked good. I just taped up the paint which i didnt want to remove then brushed the nitro-mors onto the outer rim left it a few minutes then hosed it off, then repeated the process, there was no need to polish them up with wet and dry afterwards either, just a good buffing with some autosol!

 

i can do it for you mate but you would need to send us them it will cost 150 for the pair to be pollished and painted a colour of your choice bit they do look good with black shows the polishing off

 

Those wheels look

 

hi mate would you be able to do mine, got a corona gsxr would like the wheels polished with the inside to be painted in purple (corona/alstare colour). going to try and get a second set soon so if the offer stands would be very interested.

 

yeh mate course

 

Theres a place not far from you, its called "the polisher", he is shit hot and very reasonable on price.
Worth a go.
http://the-polisher.tripod.com/index.html

 

why dont i bring them down to you and we can talk about this series 1 cossie, you dont have anything around that is the same sort of set up that i can look at do you? Then you can post em back to me? unless you manage to do it in a day!!!!!