DIY Alloy Refurb

[Mo_miah]

I'm looking at doing a diy alloy refurb, my wheels are in pretty decent condition, no bad corrosion or kerbing
the paint has dulled and gone slightly off colour on the fronts and one wheel has a small chip where i clipped a kerb and blew the tyre out while swerving to the left to miss a car who doesn't know how to stick to their lane and was in middle of the road
I will be doing all 4
Anyone recommend a decent filler they have used with good results?
Also i read star silver is the best match to the oem colour but there are three variants, star silver I, II and III
which is best to use?
or does any recommend a different silver paint?
ideally i would like a diamond cut look silver if any has experience with that

[Red Stoat]

I recommend any decent filler, it will be covered by paint, just do a good job before starting the paint job. I do know Star Silver is used quite a lot, and you wouldn't be able to tell the difference between 1 2, or any other shade. Bear in mind you will be looking at a layer of paint, not burnished Aluminium. In a perfect World, you need a spare set of wheels so you can take your time.

[Mo_miah]

I have a full size spare so can use that while i work on it and will do each wheel start to finish before moving onto the next

[exclusiv.]

It's a time consuming job Mo,,,I refurbed the speed lines on my old siggy myself,one at a time,using the spacesaver to get me to work and back,,any body filler will do to fill any kerbing,,then plenty of elbow grease with wet and dry,,couple of coats of primer,,then a couple of coats of silver,,,I finished off with three or four coats of clear laquer,,bought all my tins before I started,primer,paint and laquer by same manufacturer,to avoid any paint reaction..did a thread on IE ,if it's still there

[Mo_miah]

couldn't find the thread mate
how many tins of primer paint lacquer did you use? i have speedlines too, a lot of surface area to cover

[exclusiv.]

If I remember rightly ,2 primer,3 silver and 4 laquer

[Mo_miah]

just priced up paint cost, cans are pretty expensive, its cheaper to buy ready mixed and filtered paint in a tin and a mini hvlp spray gun for my compressor

[puppet]

Be a good wee project to do a photo diary / how2 guide of if you decide to go ahead with this.