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MussEd



Member Since: 20 Feb 2013
Location: East Lothian
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Scotland 2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Baltic Blue
A wee spruce up
My HD steel wheels were looking very sorry for themselvess. So decided to do something about it. Just picked them up from local alloy refurb guy...



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Treated hub centres with some marine anti-corrosive...



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Then some new SS socket bolts



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Powder coating done

Full effect hampered a little by my bottle jack going phut at first attempt to lift car and remove wheels to apply topcoat. So that will need to wait till new jack arrives. Still I’m pretty chuffed with how they’ve turned out.

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Post #788244 22nd Aug 2019 2:12pm
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Caterham



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England 2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Stornoway Grey
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well tidy.
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LandRoverAnorak



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They look great. I'm plotting something very similar, although I want them to match the body colour. Ironically, yours look like they would Laughing Darren

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Post #788251 22nd Aug 2019 2:42pm
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CarMan



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Looking good Thumbs Up

Would it be impolite to ask what one could reasonably expect to pay to powder cost a set of Wolfs? I have asked a local firm, but so far unimpressed with the speed of their response Rolling Eyes Rob

1993 200tdi 90 hard-top
1998 300tdi 90 soft-top
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Post #788256 22nd Aug 2019 2:53pm
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MussEd



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Scotland 2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Baltic Blue
Cost me £37.50 a wheel. I didn't shop around though so not sure if this is reasonable or not. The guy was recommended by a pal and I'd just sprayed some small items (badly and slowly) so could not face the mammoth task of doing the wheels myself!
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CarMan



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Thanks, sounds reasonable to me, wish I was closer Whistle
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Co1



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United Kingdom 2013 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Loire Blue
That sounds very reasonable, I was quoted double!! They look grand as well!
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