Ian Barkley Posted October 1, 2000 Share Posted October 1, 2000 The paint on my Prisoner alloy wheels is bubbling sad.gif], presumably due to some corrosion beneath, I have not poked through the blisters yet blush.gif. I have been quoted £35.00 per wheel [£175 for the set] for sandblasting and repainting. Is it usual to have this problem after three years question.gif Is there a better treatment question.gif Could I treat them and paint them myself question.gif I would be grateful for any advice biggrin.gif Ian B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRIS CLARK Posted October 1, 2000 Share Posted October 1, 2000 Well my 'Prisoners' have made it to 7 years old but are now suffering the same fate as yours.I suppose it depends on the way they have been treated/cleaned/polished etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKJ Posted October 2, 2000 Share Posted October 2, 2000 Yep, after 9 years two of my 16" HPC wheels are also in need of a tidy up, the coating is blistering and lifting but where to go? Who can provide a finish similar to the other wheels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simos Posted October 3, 2000 Share Posted October 3, 2000 Yup, took about 9 years for mine too. I stripped mine using nitromors and then polished them using a power drill and variety of widgets and polishes. The result is not bad but the effort involved was considerable, to be honest I'd probably pay the man his money. I ran them as polished alloy for a year but they require a lot of upkeep to remain shiny like the bodywork. I'm now painting them with hammerite (mixed to the same colour as my car- yellow for the 7 badge in the centre) after treating with special surface primer. Too early to tell yet though and it's on hold while I paint the new house smile.gif. Cheers, Simon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRIS CLARK Posted October 4, 2000 Share Posted October 4, 2000 Just had a 'phone quote from a Co. in Darenth, Kent. To strip, clean, respray (Any colour) & rebalance refitted tyres: Forty UKP per wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmar Posted October 5, 2000 Share Posted October 5, 2000 My prisoners are only 3 years old however they are rusting in the corners of the traingle shape cutouts, so I now get a nice brown streak out of each one if I drive in the wet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Bees Posted October 5, 2000 Share Posted October 5, 2000 You must be the only person in the world with steel Prisoner wheels! Seriously, if it's rust it can't be the wheels. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted October 5, 2000 Share Posted October 5, 2000 Could your brown streaks -Phnar Phnar , be from your ventilated disc brakes ?? Otherwise Mike is right you have been ripped off ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simos Posted October 5, 2000 Share Posted October 5, 2000 The rims are alloy so they definately can't rust, it is either the disks or hubs which are both iron. Solution might be to cover the disks with a thin layer of grease so they don't rust, and don't brake as this will rub the grease off enabling them to rust again. John Noaks says... "ask an adult before trying this" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRIS CLARK Posted October 5, 2000 Share Posted October 5, 2000 I too have had the streaky marks that are brownish in colour. You're right of course, it is not the wheels themselves but the 'rust' originates I think from the discs. My theory (by Miss Ann Elk--you have to be a Monty Python fan to get this) goes like this. After getting caught in the inevitable British downpours the car gets put away with wet discs. They rust in five minutes flat & then the next time out the first few applications on the brakes causes the rust dust to deposit on the wheels thro. those triangular cutouts. OK? PS If I don't use the brakes it'll run away on the hill where she's garaged so I don't want to hear shouts of "What? Using brakes. Shock horror probe!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmar Posted October 9, 2000 Share Posted October 9, 2000 well the brown streaks may not be rust however I definately have some bubbly corrosion under paint looking action going on i wil take a photo tonight and post of the web somewhere rob - brown & streaky!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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