Interior/Exterior Polishing R90 project
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Polishing R90 project
It's winter, so with nothing better to do but study for school , I figured I would try something new with my stock R90s (not sure if anyones done this yet). Since I have s-lites as winter wheels, My r90s have been laying around without tires in my basement.
I borrowed a triple square socket to remove the bolts (female 12 point 8mm).
As the stock barrels are clearcoated, I had to get it off somehow. After trying paint stripper (to avoid scratches), I discovered that this method was too messy and not that good at removing the clear. Sanded the clear off with 320 grit sandpaper (wet), and then wetsanded with 1200 to level out the 320 scratchmarks. They're a bit rough, since I only used mothers mag polish with my buffer to brighten them up. They could use a better rubbing compound first, and would shine like chrome.
This is how they are now, with bad cameraphone pictures (will update soon)
They are brighter than stock, and I don't plan on spraying clear over them. If I get this wheel really nice, I am going to finish all four for a look.
I borrowed a triple square socket to remove the bolts (female 12 point 8mm).
As the stock barrels are clearcoated, I had to get it off somehow. After trying paint stripper (to avoid scratches), I discovered that this method was too messy and not that good at removing the clear. Sanded the clear off with 320 grit sandpaper (wet), and then wetsanded with 1200 to level out the 320 scratchmarks. They're a bit rough, since I only used mothers mag polish with my buffer to brighten them up. They could use a better rubbing compound first, and would shine like chrome.
This is how they are now, with bad cameraphone pictures (will update soon)
They are brighter than stock, and I don't plan on spraying clear over them. If I get this wheel really nice, I am going to finish all four for a look.
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I am guessing (probably right) that the webspoke R98? is the same barrel as the R90, or any other Mini BBS two - piece rim for that matter. I would say that any junkyard with one of these Mini 2 piece rims would be compatible.
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I was just planning to go with whatever the spec is on bbs rs's, since my friends rebuilding them for his vw. There wasn't any threadlock on the bolts, and the tires probably dampen alot of vibration, so I am going to do without the loctite.
Last edited by second to none; 02-13-2008 at 07:17 PM. Reason: .
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I took apart my other three wheels. Sanding them got to suck real fast, so I stripped them with a spray paint stripper from autozone for $1.99. It takes off alot of clear in spotty sections, without scratching the metal. Using a wire brush I removed what was easily loosened. Everything else that didn't come off with the brush, I sanded with 320, then 1200.
Before:
After:
(lighting in the after picture is poor and does not show much of a difference. Will have pics of all the wheels done later, plus a side by side comparison.
Before:
After:
(lighting in the after picture is poor and does not show much of a difference. Will have pics of all the wheels done later, plus a side by side comparison.
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Polished the wheels again on a polishing machine similar to a bench grinder, with a two step process. They look good and I mounted tires on them today. I wont have them on until the roads are cleared of salt and the threat of crappy weather is gone. Maybe 2-3 weeks from now. I bought Yokohama parada spec II's, 205/45R17, and they compliment the new wheel look very nice. I am just waiting for the nice weather to give my car a good detail and to get these mounted for summer driving and the track events that can't come soon enough.
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I agree with this...having worked on numerous multi-piece BBS refurbishing and communicated with BBS officials as well as the companies that make the hardware....they all recommend new hardware if you are taking the wheels apart.
You're also gonna want to find out the real torque specs rather than relying on the RS specs. The torque specs vary a great deal between wheels. The RS's torque higher than the RM's since the RM's are two piece like the r90's.
Last edited by Rally@StanceDesign; 03-03-2008 at 09:58 AM.