Steels

[Big_man]

I've just bought myself a set of Sport/Mexico steels for my mk2 1600 sport and they're a bit rusty/tatty anyone had any experience cleaning theirs? whats the best way to get them looking spot on? gonna get them banded aswell

[antz]

sand blast and if you are skint a few tins or FORD STRATO SILVER from halfords and some laquer will make them look good....or.....sand blast and powder coat for the best results.

 

i personally wouldnt band some genuine mexico steels. a full set can fetch £80. Id get hold of a set of boggo 5 inch steels which are worth feck all and get them banded out as itll give the same look in the end.

 

this is my 5inch steels banded out to 6.25 inches wide which are currently painted using the Halfords rattle can method but Im going to get them powder coated when i get the cash.

 

[Big_man]

Yours look good Antz thats the look i want.

[Nuttynil]

The steels look great there just so expensive ive seen lotus ones going for £500 wtf must of threw atlest 3 sets away back in the 80s

[Yeomans22]

these are mine

 

 

got them from ebay, paid £92 for them and they had just been powdercoated, and they were only 5 miles from my house.

 

painting them with cans is fine, but if you paint them fit tyres, you will have to have the tyres taken back off and refitted and balanced, when you could get the powdercoated and tyres fitted and then your finished.

 

steels do look good though