Fix your Polished Face Rims and Diamond cut at home with a scotch pad!
Awesome technique to repair and refurbish your polished face and diamond cut alloys back to looking like new again! step by step easy to follow guide!
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PaintGear Rotary Repair Kit For Diamond Cut Alloys
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This will be the last in the series of Diamond cut and alloy repair videos. In this video I simplify the process and try and keep it as DIY as possible to still achieve pro results!
Sending your wheels away and having them Re Diamond cut is very expensive and you will loose your vehicle for several days.
To anyone who does bodywork and Smart Repair, who would like to advance into wheels... these are a very popular service to offer your clients.
Using a Rotary Polisher, 180, 320 and 400 grit sanding discs, removing the old finish. This is shown in a simple way in the video.
In the Video I offer two options. Option 1 is to do some wet sanding to refine and then polish as a finishing stage. This offers a very mirror like, polished look to the wheel face.
Option 2 shows that after the 400 grit stage, a piece of dry scotch pad can be added to the backing plate to recreate that Polished Face Factory look!
I hope this video helps. Please hit subscribe and leave a comment!
Thanks, CVR POV
I never, ever comment on youtube vids but i just wanted to thank you. After receiving a ridiculously high quote to refurb my 997 turbo alloys , these videos gave me the confidence to have a go myself and the results are fantastic 😍.
Awesome mate glad you like the channel
Absolutely superb, sir! I've just bought a set of wheels with lacquer peel on every one of them but wanted to keep the oem look rather than just having them powder coated. This gives me the insight and push to get it done myself now. Subscribed 👍🏻
Great video mate! Amazing Finnish. Never realised it was so straight forward. Very tempted to try refurbing my own wheels now.
I've been a detailer for over 30yrs and i have done so many wheels pretty much the same way yes it does take a while to do and you need a lot of patience but the end result is worth it.... Excellent job by the way
Nice one Gary
And do you apply the clear coat directly in the polish aluminium????
@@WalterNut99 no as it won't stick get the wheels the way you want it then lightly key them up and laquor
@@garyeccleston6789 could you explain me in a way i could understand ?? Sorry Mate im from Spain i dont know whats key Up si hahahahah i mean that when you grift them all to finish stage, before you apply the clear coat for máximum atach to the surface you should apply some wash primer or something so the clear coat (bit) better to the surface
@@WalterNut99 when you have polished the wheels get some 2000 grit wet and dry sandpaper and evenly sand the wheels until there is no shine clean wheels and spray with laquor
Thank you…one did the BEST DIY reconditioning videos I have found…i appreciate the different methods explained AND demonstrated! Well done sir 👌
Kind words josh.. appreciated pal
What a brilliant job mate. They look as good as new. Very impressed.
Thank you for these videos I have a KZhead and I’m doing a budget build. I was thinking about sending my wheels to a near by paint shop. You have inspired me to do a wheel restoration on my diamond cut Starr wheels myself. I’ve taken notes and I’m going to purchase some tools. Thanks for the motivation and inspiration.💯💯
Good to hear mate glad they have helped
That is great to be inspired by what other people do. I am about to buy a car with diamond cut wheels and they all have varying amounts of damage. The dealer said that he can get them done for me but after watching this video I too am inspired to give it a go. It's a great excuse to buy some more tools too 🤔😁👍
in fairness mate this has been the most informative and easy to follow video i have seen. well done and thank you.
Fantastic thank you for showing us DYIers how to do this! And best of luck with the channel! -Brad
Thats what its all about. Thanks
Would never have attempted this myself but gave it a go after watching your videos and so glad I did! Having never done anything like this I can confirm I’m very pleased with the results, maybe not a professional finish but you’d only notice there was damage corrected if told where it was. Keep the videos coming!
Awesome del.
best video on the tube about making it look like factory or better! thanks for the knowledge.
Thanks for watching an commenting mate 👍🏼
@@cvrpov Haven't got time to watch it now after a few words I've saved it to my list, busy painting the steel wheels on my trailer but my Navara wheels are like a spider has been behind the lacquer so yr video will give me the confidence to attack them. Chrs bud much appreciated 🤙
This is a perfect alternative for those wheels that cannot be cut anymore. Well done mate, great video!
Yes it is exactly that. Thanks for watching
Thank you for this very helpful and cost saving video👊🏾💯
No problem my man
Going to attempt this on some Nogaro GTI wheels I bought which have some ugly curb rash. This video helped prepare me greatly, and other CVR videos have supported what I learned from this video. Thanks mate, keep it up!
Hi Caleb, good stuff man, thats what its all about
@@cvrpov Update - It turned out well. I found that a 400 grit disc Diablo SandNet worked well to give the OEM look. Moving up the grits of paper and then going to a compound didn't quite turn out as I hoped and exposed small flaws. I preferred the OEM style look. Moving from the center towards the edges of the wheel and using only the edge of the disc helped keep the lines slightly curved, but not swirls. It was a bit tricky to do with my wheels, as the individual spokes are a bit intricate and not quite "flat". They slightly angled inwards or outwards which made it difficult at first. However, I would definitely recommend this method to anyone looking to save a buck or two and spend a day on some DIY wheel repair. Rattle can was a flop, and I had to remove it after my failed application - so I had a professional 2k clear coat it for me to ensure a proper finish and protection. Thanks for the inspiration, I'll likely complete the project with the other wheels that are a bit damaged as well.
I thought it could be done like that but the ‘PROFESSIONALS’ claim diamond cut can’t be re finished! I would re cut with the back edge of the disc or work on the spoke opposite me as the original CNC marks run with the circumference of the wheel. Excellent work!
Fantastic finish, made it look easy 👏
Thanks
Great Video, i have these exact wheels for my touran, they are chicago 18" and need a refurb so will be using your method in this video
Good luck mate
Hi, thanks for the video. But, the big chunk missing at 4:03. How do you repair it? I think you should have include that in the video.
Better than factory IMHO. TOP job Brother.
Loving the videos mate 👍🏼 definitely would try this after watching this.
Good stuff 👍🏼
@@cvrpov hi mate just bought a set of monza alloys for mk5 gti although originally diamond cut someone decided to spray gloss black, poor spray job which grit can I use to remove the the paint, so I can restore them
Great work! Amazing result!
Thankyou
Hi , Excellent work, very beautiful final rendering, very professional! Looks like 18 inch Vw rims! I have the same on my Vw Passat B6 variant !
Nice one mate thanks for watching
Wow!!! Amazing work!!! 💪💪💪💪
Thankyou
Nice one, looks spot on that!
No problem
I didn’t what this finish was called. Search everywhere! My diamond face on my new rims were painted over with stupid silver paint. Now I have to do this method. Thank you
Great video. The only thing I would do differently is to use the electric sander with only the pad side/ radius facing the outside of the wheel touching the wheel when creating the diamond cut effect. Reason for this is that the diamond cut/ arc effect of the pad will match the round arc/rotation of the wheel. You will notice that after polishing with the dry scotch pad with only the side/ radius facing the inside of the wheel touching the wheel (16:56) the diamond cut/ arc effect is in the reverse/ opposite arc to the round arc/rotation of the wheel. Hard to explain, but look at the arc of the scratches at (16:56) and it should make more sense
Yep fair point mate
Great content very useful video, maybe you could make a turntable for the wheel with a old hub, then spin the wheel and hold the scotchpad moving from centre to outside rim would give you a perfect finish, ,
Would it be a good idea to mask the black paint in this example to prevent the dry scotch pad from scratching the paint when rotating to make the diamond effect?
Simply Amazing 🤩
Thanks
Great vid, thanks! Tip: if you work from the centre of the wheel OUTWARDS with the scotch on your polisher, it replicates the factory diamond finish, as the wheels are turned on a lathe working from the centre outwards at the factory.
Thanks for the tip
You mean work inwards. Not forgetting that in this instance the sander is orbital so as you move it outwards yes you’ll replicate a diamond cut but then you’ll make a U shape on the outward stroke. Unless you tilt the sander. By moving inwards the last part on the sander replicates the diamond cut.
I do these wheels as my job daily The oem clear coat removed is clear Powerder coat ! Tend to use same process scotch - -180-320-500 finishing DA - 800-3000 wet ! As for clear coat I use 2k Etch clear as standard 2k clear can get washed off or flake over time as doesn’t key into bare metal surface !
👍👍👍 Must use a DTM clear for this
Thanks for watching. never had a problem using none etch personally
Use a light coat or 2 of Mipa 1k haft promoter onto the bare metal, flash off then clear with your preferred 2k lacquer. Mipa haft is a game changer, takes seconds. Comes in aerosol, or tin to run through your clear gun. Having tried various methods over the years of stripping the DC face, my preference would be 180>320>500>800 rotary mop sander. If you have a tyre machine, keep the wheel rotating whilst holding grey/red scotch firmly onto the face to recreate lines in the correct direction
@@TheOrbinson that's a great idea with the tyre machine, I recently got caught with a wheel in an underground carpark ,I'm just wondering what clear coat to use
@@TR-vm6gu adhesion promoter onto the bare metal, then your clear coat of choice. Any 2k clear should suffice
AMAZING JOB !!
Thankyou
My hats off to you man!!! Thank you
no problem
Great vid. Thank you!
Excellent video, well done !
Many thanks!
Wicked content, got 4 diamond cut wheels with corrosion on them and what like to keep the oem finish, will give this a bash.
No problem. www.paintgear.co.uk I've made a diamond cutting kit to do these
Great job and great video!
Thank you!
Another great video mate, What compound did you use ? Really glad I came across your channel and subscribed
Thanks pal. I am trialing one at the minute but 3m fast cut and most good compounds will do
Great tutorial! Thanks 🙏
thanks for the support mate
*Listen you made a nice job on that fair play 👍*
Thanks john
This is fantastic mate!
Thankyou
@@cvrpov no problem! I’ve learned a tremendous amount from you. My back ground was in fiberglass boat repair, so there were new things to learn when I moved to cars and your channel is full Of great info. Cheers!
@TheCmoney84 great to Hear mate. We got plenty more to come
great vid man.. its because of your tips in some of your older videos i was able to redo my rims myself, only thing i didnt polish and use the scotch pad.. which i wish i should have.. thanks for the help.. keep up the good wrk
nice one mate thanks for watching, glad it has helped!
Well done bro 👏
thanks for watching
This is marvelous
Thanks for watching
Nice work👍💪
Thankyou buddy
Awesome cheers! Small bit of advice, if possible always use DTM (direct to metal) 2K lacquer so it etches to the metal else it won't last as long.👍
Love the video keep it up!
Thanks
Top job Kev 👏 love the look of the Ford focus 👌... Given me some ideas on the 2006 Nissan wingroad rims... $100 in materials $25 a rim...😮.
Not sure who your talking to but best of luck to you
Top Job!
Thanks
Thanks thanks very nice explanation
You are most welcome
This video was very detailed and the closest to my situations as I've found on KZhead. Following sanding both dry and wet finishing with 1000, I see colour differentiation in the spokes I've done. It isn't a uniform machined like finish but rather machined and sort of faded white near the hub. Do you have ideas on how that happened and how I can remove them before polishing and lacquer to look similar to your uniformity before you used the compound?
Maybe it needed a bit of further sanding in that area. The whole wheel should look fairly uniform if all the original diamond cut face is removed
@@cvrpov Thank you for the quick reply. That makes sense but I ended up painting them. I could not get an even sand because of the curve of the spoke in toward the centre hub. due to the offset. Everything else in your video helped very much.
Looks good and its great for a short term fix but dont expect that clearcoat to have good adhesion.
Still on the car 6 months later 👍🏼
@@cvrpov treat it with care it might last longer. Clearcoat relys on physical adhesion, a polished surface requires chemical adhesion. Thats why wheels with machined faces always end up failing eventually. But you done a good job. What clearcoat is it? 2k acrylic?
@@daveholmes5540 2K clear has a hardener.
@@cm1133 yes its a catalyst, it still requires a physical key.
I'm guessing @cvrpov uses a direct to metal clear coat, which can be applied direct to polished non-ferrous metals. The issue for us DIY users is that you can't buy it in small tins, and you'd need airgun setup.
Bloody brilliant :)
thanks
Great video, just wondered if I taped of the bit of the wheel that did not have the damage. Would that work?! That way avoiding keying and lacquering the good part of the rim!
Can do
Cheers, project sorted in the next few weeks now. Keep up the good content.
thankyou, made it so im going to attempt next weekend on my daughters car, been driving for a week and just caught her diamond cut alloy on a kerb ouch
Maybe check out my spot repair diamond cut videos in wheel repair section
@@cvrpov thanks, when i say caught what i mean is she slammed into the kerb then drove along said kerb until shes created a wonderful pattern on her wheels :) i'll watch both videos again before i attempt it anyway
hello great tutorial you ended up spraying with clear coat?
This is awesome thanks a lot! Insta-subscribed! I would ask two questions if I may, why didn't you use the 1000 with the rotor + sprayed water ? And if we want a more mirror finish is it ok to go 1500 - 3000 ? Lastly I saw a trick on applying the clear coat to adhere better by warming it, putting the tube in warm/hot water before applying.
Hi. It's down to personal preference the last sanding stages. How shiny a mirror finish you want it. Warming lacquer helps with flow and maybe a little bit of adhesion
Great video. Subscribed. Look like my GTD wheels! Can the tyre be left on and still get decent results?
It helps but its not essential, it can be done with them on. breaking the beads helps with access though
Thank you very much for the video, im going to have a go at my T5 wheels after watching your video. Ive got a sander with round disks will that be ok to use or do i need to get a polisher.Thank You
Should be OK. A rotary would be better tho
Going to try this great video, subscribed. Can you do this with alloys on effectively?
Yes. If ur in the uk I do a kit for this over at www.paintgear.co.uk
Great video, just getting all the stuff together to do my badly corroded super metal diamond cut alloys, will I need to buy a respirator for spraying the lacquer in or could I get away without one?
If your in the UK check out www.paintgear.co.uk they do a rotary kit with all scotch and sandpaper included
Conversely, if you are using 600 grit for wet sanding it is where to begin on plastics that lose the clearcoat. I refinished my Benz wheels from 2003 but not machined rims or powder coatings. My new Benz rims are machined, powder coated and yup, I gotta do something about the minor imperfections done the past year.
Maybe refine with 1000 after 600
Just came across your channel.. top work man! Need a lil advice I’ve got some 18” rotors that are Dimond cut and I want to repair the curbs myself! Can you recommend a good rotary sander to get this done?👀 thanks man!
Any cheap one from amazon. As long as it has variable speed. I have one for about 60 quid 6 months of hammer and still working
Great job, !!!
Cheers Scott 👍🏼
I'll definitely be giving both of those methods a crack to see how each of them look after clearcoat, would the infrared heat lamps work on this to cure the paint as it does on cars, being alloy it would take a little longer compared to a normal car panel yeah, I am coming into winter soon here so will have to look into getting me some of them
Takes longer with wheels but definatley a big help
Great job!
Thank you! Cheers!
I genuinely wonder, how is the wheel/rim geometry after that? All that cut metal surely affects it by some degree, does it not?! Awesome video btw!
Always get ur wheels checked and balanced regularly
For standard alloys, could you also use the key up method and then laquar, or would I have to use spray paint that matches the colour of the alloy first.
Phenomenal!!!
thanks!
Brilliant, disappointed no mobile wheel repair near me attempts diamond cut wheels so will have to have ago myself 😬
Good luck buddy
Looks great. Would be good I'd you showed how to paint the insides too if that was damaged.
I agree... I'm doing up my Volvo s40 wheels just now and they are badly damaged. But watching this video makes me wonder if I should have two tone in order to them look good again. I've got no chance of having a diamond cut on them as they are a different style wheel. 🏁
Next time
@@cvrpov next time 😂😂😂😂 I just want people to know it's not as easy as it looks. I've got 2 of them done. And that's with a week off from work. Make sure You've got the tools to do this job. These guys make it look so easy hat's off to them 👍🏿
Great video cheers m8
inspirational job! tx. Question: Are the bare looking sections of Diamond cut rims also always all-over lacquered from factory or are the bare metal shiny sections sometimes only polished and left UNlacquered and sold as such? If partly or always fully lacquered, how can I tell? Since on first sight, the shiny Diamond cut sections of my original 19” Audi diamond cut rims look UNlacquered over there?
Always lacquered but could ve a satin or matt clearcoat
Do you sand only the damaged area or should you sand the whole rim?
Great video helped alot very helpful, the first step the 180 grit how deep are you supposed to go as I have done 1 alloy for my bmw diamond cut alloy I have got a chrome finish to it the top bit but if I scotch it and then laquer it shows up alot of scratches what's best solution here ?
Hi, you should go as deep as you need to without compromising the wheel or damaging the inner spokes. use grey scotch if red scotch is leaving marks
@@cvrpov thanks for replying back, and yh I have been using grey scotch but it still shows up with light light scratches unless I have been scotching very hard
Maaaann, you made it look so easy. Makes me wanna jack up the car immediately and have a go.
Thanks for watching
When you put the lacquer on does the colour between the spokes need to be keyd with scotchbrite or can the lacquer be put strait on. I have a Mercedes wheel with black between the spokes you have inspired we to repair myself
Yes key these areas with grey scotch
Another great video mate!! I had a newbie question so sorry in advance.. When you grey scotch the black to key it up for lacquer, I see the black goes very dull, so will that dull finished not get locked in below the lacquer once you lacquer it? how do you get the black shiny again after lacquering?
U will need to key all areas up before painting. Lacquer will cover over grey scotch marks but not red scotch.
@@cvrpov makes sense, appreciate your reply mate
Great video
Thanks!
@CVR POV ... Good video. _Can the machined area be polished to a mirror-like finish to look like chrome?_ And, on the painted area, can regular enamel be used to change the color, or does it have to be high-heat paint? NOTE: In the description you say, "Option 1 is to do some wet sanding to refine and then polish as a finishing stage. This offers a very mirror like, polished look to the wheel face." Apparently, the camera does not do your work justice if you did what I want. If they did not look polished enough to mimic chrome, I guess go to 3000 grit? What? Thanks in advance!
Nice job
Thankyou
Thank you
Your welcome
Really nice finish there buddy. These wheels were already in pretty good condition, so what if the wheels have deep gouges out of them from being curbed? How do you tackle that? The DIY videos I have seen the person just grinds out all the gouges, completely losing the profile of the wheel, and making it impossible to match all four corners. Any good tips?
Maybe check out some of my other wheel repair videos in the playlist mate i think u will find some answers there
great job, looks perfect. I have a one question, I did is the same way, but when spayed the lacquer, the wheel became darcker, can you give me advice?
This can often happen. Not much you can do about it
Wouaw!!! Nice!!!💪😉
Thanks
Ho, great job, where do you purchase your sanding pads and paper from ? I see them on Amazon but got nad reviews.
I’ve watched this several times and finally started working on my wheels from scratch (yes, bare aluminum). My concern is about the clear coat cause I don’t have a spray gun and can’t find a can of 2K lacquer anywhere here in Mexico. I’m thinking of using plastic clear coat over the entire week after using clear 1k lacquer for the inner paint. Any suggestions are welcome.
I'd keep looking for some 2k
You don't have to clear coat them. They will last for years with only wax on them!
I paint wheels for a living and I use a direct to metal laquer but it does need to be put through a spray gun
Hello, thanks for the great vid i have some newbie question, do you have a link or a name for the "grey scotch" you are using in this video, in the option 2 ? I can't find this one on the internet (i'm not from UK) Also, since you are only polishing parts of the wheel that have damage, wont we notice a difference between newly polished parts and OEM part after the lacquer coat is applied ? Thanks!
Not sure on that one. If you can't obtain the scotch pads then maybe 1000 grit wet sand paper all over
Just wondering how that lacquer spray you use is holding up as I understand it meant to be used on a painting substrate so is it working well on bare metal? Or are you suggesting a more specialised clear coating for metal now ?
Seems to hold up pretty good
Nice job...
Thanks
Just a thought. When you use the grey scotchbrite on a machine to produce the diamond cut effect, if you were to work from the rim to the centre, the lines would go the same way as the original. Not a criticism, just an idea
Yeah i get what your saying mate. Diamond Cut is always a work in progress and I try various techniques. Appreciate any suggestions
I bought all of this gear to do mine and spent hours trying to get it right. Bottom line is....you can't get it the same finish as being diamond cut. Have a go by all means, but as I say the end product wasn't perfect. I can understand people wanting to have ago though as some places charge stupid prices. I found a place that charged a reasonable price.
Absolutely spot on. By the time you spend money on all the products and hours of fucking about and still no getting it perfect you will wish you paid £100 and got it done professionally. Don't ask me how I know 😂😂
its 100 a wheel though
Fancy doing my wheels for me bud 👍👍
Great video, any tips on turning a shed unto a paint booth?? What's needed and all that?
You'll need some extraction in there
Great vid, how did you hide the feathed line between original diamond face and the repair? Or did you repair the whole diamond face.? 👍
Whole face. I've done other methods in other videos
Great video! Did you polish the black paint after scuffing it up and just add the paint?
Scuff and paint over it with lacquer
Ive heard that 1/2k lacquer from a can isnt going to last very long...so is 2k with hardener via tin and spraygun best ? - ie whats best lacquer to use
Great video, what can be doen about the internal (black) paint blistering!
Sand by hand or machine, mask off, colour then lacquer as normal
I am going to purchase a new car and by default it comes with complete black alloys instead of diamond cut. I am thinking of converting it to diamond cut look by grinding tools as in the video. It has same shape and size as diamond cut alloys which comes in higher version of car. But which I booked comes with black alloys only. Should I go for it or not was the confusion. Well I will definitely try a single spoke of one rim. If everything looks good, I will go for complete process. If not then I will paint back that small portion again to black.
If the spokes are flat yes worth a go
HI... great video... question is..... will this method remove the corrosions ?
Yes
What is your opinion of sanding the 10 flat spokes and outer rim just like you did and then to apply a ceramic coating such as Gtechniq - C5 Wheel Armour ?
It would possibly work in theory although a good 2k lacquer would be bettrr
Where you based in the UK? I'd like you to work on my alloys. Happy for you to create videos and last but not least i will pay. Great work.
I dont currently take bookings