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 Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 7:02 am |
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Joined: Mar 16, 2013
Posts: 132
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Location: Nottingham
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Taken a few new pictures of the car after fitting the refurbed alloys.
I was going to colour code it, however i kind of like how it looks with the black rub strips and bumpers. What do you guys think?
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Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 7:17 am |
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Joined: Oct 10, 2012
Posts: 1917
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Location: Spalding
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You have the same issue I did! Tyre gel needed! But mine was worse 
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Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 7:37 am |
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Joined: Jan 24, 2011
Posts: 855
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Location: Plymouth, Devon
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Smart mate reminds me of mattyp's old moonstone gti!
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Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 8:57 am |
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Joined: Mar 16, 2013
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Location: Nottingham
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Its been cleaned since, so looks a bit better. Sorry for being thick but whats tyre gel lol
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Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 10:19 am |
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Joined: Feb 21, 2010
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Location: basingstoke
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It's tyre shine to make the tyre walls shiney black instead of looking dirty
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Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 10:32 am |
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Joined: Jun 16, 2013
Posts: 48
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Location: Neath - South Wales
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Looking good 
I'm thinking of getting some GTI alloys for my 206cc
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Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 11:01 am |
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Joined: Feb 25, 2013
Posts: 317
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Location: Scotland
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If you cant get the paint off the rubber then what worked for me was, getting thick paint stripper, masking off the rim, and spreading it around the tyre wall, leave for 1 hour, come back and jet wash it off 
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Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 1:14 pm |
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Joined: Jan 29, 2011
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Location: Westhoughton, Lancashire
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| AndrewR2211 wrote: |
| If you cant get the paint off the rubber then what worked for me was, getting thick paint stripper, masking off the rim, and spreading it around the tyre wall, leave for 1 hour, come back and jet wash it off |
I would be careful doing this type of thing. Some paint strippers will eat away at the rubber and will weaken the tyre wall.
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Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 1:53 pm |
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Joined: Mar 16, 2013
Posts: 132
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Location: Nottingham
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Its not paint on the tyre wall.....its just dirt lol.....i masked them up fully when i sprayed lol
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Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 1:43 pm |
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Joined: May 10, 2013
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I like so much your car mate
how much do you pay for those alloys?
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Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2013 1:04 pm |
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Joined: Mar 16, 2013
Posts: 132
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Location: Nottingham
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£100 - had to get a couple of tyres and i sprayed them myself
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