Finally got the second wheel done. It's been 2 weeks of delays while I did some maintenance on my house, so this had to take the back seat for a bit.
The results as before are outstanding when you consider what this wheel looked like to begin with.
I did things a little differently this time though. The sanding was much the same as the first wheel, except that this one had a thick, rock hard coat of clearcoat. I found that peeling it off with a Stanley blade was the best way to get it off.
I then sanded down the bit of curbing that the wheel had. So that there just tiny little scratches left. The primer should take care of the rest
Again many layers of paint on this wheel. I found that the last layer of paint under the clearcoat was rubbish, which is why the whole thing was peeling. I made sure that I got it all off
I got a bit more heavy handed with the primer this time to try and get a smoother initial finish. It seems to have worked and the little scratches have been filled in nicely
All primed up. If you are getting the tyre off it is worth making sure you get the primer wrapping around the edge properly. It makes for a nice finish after sanding
I found these corners quite difficult to sand and I had to go back and re-do them a few times to get them nice and smooth. I ended up reshaping the end of a screwdriver and wrapped it in sandpaper to try and get the right shape.
The completed wheel is again a thing of beauty
I'm happy to get back onto my Eagle F1 in this corner. The spare wheel is a horrendous Neuton NT5000. It seems to grip OK, but the road noise and ride quality is not good