British American Engines: Suppliers of Image Wheels
FINISHES
BILLET STYLES
Standard supply:
Outer rim: Polished
Inner Rim: Anodized
Centre: Polished or Powder Coated
CAST STYLES
Standard supply:
Outer Rim: Polished
Inner Rim: Anodized
Centre: Powder Coated
Polished rims and centres will need extra care and cleaning to maintain the finish. The polished areas will need to be regularly cleaned with hot soapy water and if any signs of oxidization are visible the polished areas should be cleaned with SOLVO AUTOSOL, available at most good car accessory shops. If you do not want to spend time cleaning and polishing you will need to look at the alternative options available. Then if you decide on a different finish to the standard supply above, just stipulate this on your order.
POLISHED
Standard Supply on Outer Rims / Billet Centres.
We can supply this finish on Outer and Inner rims and Billet Centres.
No extra cost.
All our polishing is hand done using industrial polishing mops and polishing compound. The compound is placed on the mops then the components offered to the mops to polish the aluminium to a mirror finish.
MAINTENANCE: Must be cleaned regularly with hot soapy water, and polished with Solvo Autosol. Not recommended if you do not enjoy giving your wheels the TLC treatment. Having said this most of our customers want the polished finish and do look after their wheels, hence it being our standard finish on outer rims and billet centres.
POWDER COATED
Standard Supply on Cast Centres.
We can also supply this finish on Billet Centres, instead of polished. No extra cost.
Powder Coating is ‘stoved’ onto the components. The components are first pre-treated and then sprayed with the powder coat. The powder is then baked onto the component through our custom made industrial oven.
MAINTENANCE: Requires very little maintenance. Just clean with hot soapy water when you clean your car. Very hardwearing finish.
COLOURS AVAILABLE:
SILVER
GOLD
ANTHRACITE
GLOSS BALCK
MATT BLACK
POST OFFICE RED
GLOSS WHITE
ORANGE
BRITISH RACING GREEN
YELLOW
GREY PRIMER
ANODIZED
Standard supply on inner rims. Silver
We can also supply this finish on Outer rims. Extra cost £10 per item.
Anodizing is an etched in process, which coats the metal with a protective layer by electrolysis. It will give a satin/matt finish look to the components. It is ideal on the inner rims, as these do not normally get cleaned.
MAINTENANCE: Again like Powder Coating, requires very little maintenance. Just hot soapy water.
COLOUR AVAILABLE
SILVER
GOLD (Extra Cost)
BLACK (Extra Cost)
CERAMIC CLEAR COAT
Can be supplied on Polished Outer Rims, Polished Billet Centres. Extra cost £10 each part.
This coating is fairly new to the market place. The product is based on NANO technology. Because the product is new and has no real data available, apart from lab reports, on how good and how long the coating lasts, we firstly tried it on a set of wheels, in daily use through a winter, before we offered it to our customers. We were impressed with the results. It is not a lacquer, so does not chip and turn white once the moisture gets in. It is a very fine coating that is stoved on.
MAINTENANCE: Like Powder Coating, only requires regular cleaning with hot soapy water.
IMAGE RIM PROTECTOR
We supply a complementary bottle of rim protector with every set of wheels we supply. It will help to stop brake dust and dirt from attacking your wheels. Instructions for use are on the bottle.
GENERAL MAINTENANCE
Most maintenance guidelines are stated under the relevant FINISHES. It is important to never use ALLOY WHEEL CLEANER, they are ACID based and only suitable for all over painted one-piece wheels. It will stain and damage your rims and attack the coating on the perimeter bolts. We can supply our own wheel cleaning formula, non acid based, plus a cleaning brush for £25.00 includes Postage and VAT.
If your car is garaged for long periods, or through the winter, we strongly recommend you give the wheels a heavy coating of Image Wheel protector or WD40. This will greatly help reduce oxidization problems on the polished aluminium surfaces.
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