Scary Wheel Refurb Method

[pmacFTO]

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3680224&page=1

Nutter!

[t3hWIT]

I'm ashamed to say that he's somewhat local to me.

The VW guys around here are nuts. You don't question their actions, you just back away slowly...

[scouk]

Good job... but F**K THAT!!!! Sure way to take a limb off doing that!!

[boris b]

Good job... but F**K THAT!!!! Sure way to take a limb off doing that!!

Yup.... i agree with that one

[thewelsho]

I'm ashamed to say that he's somewhat local to me.

The VW guys around here are nuts. You don't question their actions, you just back away slowly...

haha. Yeah, seen it all now - nut job indeed.

[sczscoob]

That`s friggin scary!!!

[ally-b]

I can just see it now -

"How'd you lose your finger ?"

"I just went . . . . . . . . yow! ... there goes another !"

Al.

[Kenny.S]

Whats wrong with that? I'd say it was being quite resourceful!

I've done similar things on a lathe, it's quite normal to use a lathe to spin things up and then finish or polish them by hand using wet'n'dry paper or a small peice of cloth. If you were to get them done professionally they would do the exact same thing except it would be on a big lathe.

[jodie typeRA]

thats a great idea ....make my life alot easer when i do the next wheels

Edited February 18, 2008 by jodie typeRA

[frank c]

Whats wrong with that? I'd say it was being quite resourceful!

I've done similar things on a lathe, it's quite normal to use a lathe to spin things up and then finish or polish them by hand using wet'n'dry paper or a small peice of cloth. If you were to get them done professionally they would do the exact same thing except it would be on a big lathe.

Was kinda thinking the same thing myself Kenny. Fantastic results aswell.

Why pay someone else for a job you could do yourself..if you've got the gonads for it right enough.

[dipsy]

Kenny.S you can stop lathe if any thing happens with the emergency stop or the foot stop .Polishing your wheels like that is stupid and dangerous .

[Kenny.S]

Well personally I wouldnt call it stupid or dangerous, it's only as dangerous as you make it, if you go steaming in thinking your invincible then your asking for trouble but with a bit of care and your hand in the correct place and as long as you respect what your doing the chances of anything going wrong are slim.

It's also a very good way to clean up brake discs by holding a peice of emery paper against it, the same with cleaning the drive flanges up prior to fitting new discs. I've done this many times and i can still open jam jars.

Edited February 18, 2008 by Kenny.S

[thewelsho]

and i can still open jam jars.

I use a lathe to open jam jars. I just set it in the jaws of the lathe, not too tight mind, other wise it will break the jar. Then, grab the lid really tight, and fire up the lathe; the lid comes off in my hand, great.