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  • A few MORE hours and only one wheel finished. Ouch! That's a level of commitment I can only dream of.
    Me cago en la madre que te pariĆ³!

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    • Originally posted by arfur fox-acre View Post
      A few MORE hours and only one wheel finished. Ouch! That's a level of commitment I can only dream of.
      About 3 hours so far, and that one wheel is not finished, there's still the odd blob of lacquer on it. Then it's masking paint and polishing/waxing. I could have bought a decent set of wheels with the time wasted.

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      • What wheel colour scheme are you prepping them all for....

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        • You have more patients than most

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          • Originally posted by Activ8 View Post
            What wheel colour scheme are you prepping them all for....

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            Activ8 came up with the winning plan - effectively combining practicality and bling factor.

            I now have a litre of (F) orange paint going spare....subtle roof rack repaint instead?

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            • Orange side bars, wiper arms, rear spoiler, wing mirrors and matching roof rack perhaps?

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              • Originally posted by Activ8 View Post
                Orange side bars, wiper arms, rear spoiler, wing mirrors and matching roof rack perhaps?

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                I was thinking of following the Porsche GT3RS colour scheme to make a GT4RS - orange intercooler grille, mirrors and orange graphics - but then I would have to change the thread title to 'operation re-chav"

                No rear spoiler (removed earlier) or side bars (yet)but there is a rear splitter diffuser and deep front splitter waiting to go on

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                • Originally posted by regcheeseman View Post
                  I was thinking of following the Porsche GT3RS colour scheme to make a GT4RS - orange intercooler grille, mirrors and orange graphics - but then I would have to change the thread title to 'operation re-chav"

                  No rear spoiler (removed earlier) or side bars (yet)but there is a rear splitter diffuser and deep front splitter waiting to go on
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                  Sounds like a plan Reg?

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                  • Seems like plan B now...

                    The shiny surface I was revealing isn't the alloy but a hard anodise, I'd marked it in a few places so started to polish it and then cut through revealing mirror finish underneath. It's hard as nails, there's no way I can polish all of it off as I've run out of arsed.

                    Time for the orange paint.

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                    • Originally posted by regcheeseman View Post
                      Seems like plan B now...

                      The shiny surface I was revealing isn't the alloy but a hard anodise, I'd marked it in a few places so started to polish it and then cut through revealing mirror finish underneath. It's hard as nails, there's no way I can polish all of it off as I've run out of arsed.

                      Time for the orange paint.
                      Why not grey to match the van with orange reveals...

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                      • Look forward to seeing the end result

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                        • Originally posted by Activ8 View Post
                          Why not grey to match the van with orange reveals...

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                          This seems like a good compromise. You van is too classy for orange wheels. Don't do it.
                          Me cago en la madre que te pariĆ³!

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                          • Originally posted by arfur fox-acre View Post
                            This seems like a good compromise. You van is too classy for orange wheels. Don't do it.
                            Cheers for the compliment, I think any kind of brightly painted highlight/ insert on a wheel looks about as tacky as you can get, bright orange wheels are at least a class level up from that.

                            But it is a lot of wheel and it will be a lot of orange.

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                            • Originally posted by regcheeseman View Post
                              Cheers for the compliment, I think any kind of brightly painted highlight/ insert on a wheel looks about as tacky as you can get,
                              Agreed, but it was a suggestion to balance the colour and support your desire for an orange roof rack. 🤔

                              Originally posted by regcheeseman View Post
                              bright orange wheels are at least a class level up from that.
                              😂

                              Originally posted by regcheeseman View Post
                              But it is a lot of wheel and it will be a lot of orange.
                              Agreed - but it worked nicely on the '06 998 GT3RS. The Porsche roof rack was silver aluminium. 😉



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                              • Originally posted by regcheeseman View Post
                                Cheers for the compliment, I think any kind of brightly painted highlight/ insert on a wheel looks about as tacky as you can get, bright orange wheels are at least a class level up from that.

                                But it is a lot of wheel and it will be a lot of orange.
                                Well call me Mr Tacky[emoji23]




                                Tom

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