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by **ianFRST** on Fri Dec 02, 2005 5:27 pm

i had to wrap a set of wheels today so i thought id do a guide as i went along :lol:

materials you will need : -

2 rolls of parcel tape (roughly 80p per roll)
1 roll of stretch wrap film (available from staples £7.99 for a 250metre roll)
lots of cardboard (free if you can find aload of boxes)

lets get started

the wheels in question

get your roll of stretch wrap film, stand the wheel up and start wrapping it around the wheel

do this about 15 - 20 times, or till your desired thickness is reached

turn the wheel around, and start to wrap the wheel the other way

again, wrap until you are satisfied. and you should end up with this

wrap some parcel tape around the wheel, to make sure the film stays in place

cut the cardboard box, and place the wheel ontop

pull the side up and over, and tape down

cut another piece of cardboard, and stick ontop of the wheel to protect the face

now to sort the side out. fitting a square piece of cardboard around a circular wheel just wont work. so we have to fo some modifying, lol

cut down along the bends in the cardboard, and tape down

then fold the top down ontop of them

repeat 3 more times to complete the wheel

then repeat the above 3 more times again to have the whole set wrapped up and ready to post

by **Superal** on Fri Dec 02, 2005 5:40 pm

that must of took a while...quality job though :lol:

by **ianFRST** on Fri Dec 02, 2005 5:41 pm

yup. took me about 3 hours

so i just thought i share this :lol:

by **Smo** on Fri Dec 02, 2005 5:43 pm

Absolutely spectacular guide there... I'll be sure to follow this precisely in the event of any wheel dispatching in the future

by **chris-fiesta** on Fri Dec 02, 2005 5:47 pm

neat wrapping dude!! :wink:

on postin wheels least your not a lazy bugger :lol:

by **Shannon** on Fri Dec 02, 2005 5:54 pm

we know who's wrapping the presents in your house :lol:

by **j7aoc** on Fri Dec 02, 2005 5:55 pm

Nice one

by **TrekkieFRST** on Fri Dec 02, 2005 6:08 pm

That's really impressive...if I recieved a set of wheels wrapped like that I'd be godsmacked

by **nick050** on Fri Dec 02, 2005 6:48 pm

haha very nice m8 very good wraping shows you care. i feel sorry for the person un wrapping tho :lol:

by **TomRS1800** on Fri Dec 02, 2005 7:38 pm

ianFRST wrote::D yup. took me about 3 hours

so i just thought i share this

You really do have too much time on your hands or your just gay?

Good work Ian :wink:

by **Zetecfiesta** on Fri Dec 02, 2005 8:19 pm

very cool, i bet your good at wrapping xmas pressies!

by **ianFRST** on Fri Dec 02, 2005 8:49 pm

by **bakewell001** on Fri Dec 02, 2005 9:11 pm

Superb job!

How much are they gonna cost to post?

by **Project_XR2i_Trackcar** on Fri Dec 02, 2005 9:35 pm

bloody hell mate, impressive.

Do your postage costs charged cover the fees for all the packaging too mate, or is that purely you good will.

by **ianFRST** on Fri Dec 02, 2005 9:43 pm

postage will be £9 per wheel sent via courier.

i did it out of my own free will mate. sold to some1 on here, and ive only charged him what it costs me to post them

by **Project_XR2i_Trackcar** on Fri Dec 02, 2005 9:52 pm

thats very good of you ian. God knows how much i've been out of pocket by buying bubble wrap etc.

Some poeple can get a sad on when the parcel arrives with a £7.02 postage price on it when you've charged em £8 or £9.

They dont take into consideration all the packagin you may have purchased to wrap the damned thing.

I just had the removals take my shipping to cyprus today. They left me with a 1.5 m wide roll of bubble wrap. must be about 400 m of the stuff, plus loads of tape and boxes. time to get selling on ebay.

by **DaveZetec** on Fri Dec 02, 2005 9:55 pm

christ - when I got my 17s from SWT a while back all they did was cover the faces with cardboard bubble wrap and tape the wheel bolt box inside one of the wheels.

by **1992FRST** on Fri Dec 02, 2005 10:59 pm

what a pollava just to post a set of old alloys, not worth getting out of bed for :lol:

by **Jays_si** on Sat Dec 03, 2005 12:29 am

ianFRST wrote: ive only charged him what it costs me to post them

36 quid for a set of alloys he got a good deal

by **mike_wall15** on Sat Dec 03, 2005 12:49 am

Project_XR2i_Trackcar wrote:thats very good of you ian. God knows how much i've been out of pocket by buying bubble wrap etc.

Some poeple can get a sad on when the parcel arrives with a £7.02 postage price on it when you've charged em £8 or £9.

They dont take into consideration all the packagin you may have purchased to wrap the damned thing.

I just had the removals take my shipping to cyprus today. They left me with a 1.5 m wide roll of bubble wrap. must be about 400 m of the stuff, plus loads of tape and boxes. time to get selling on ebay.

Totally agree with you there Chris, although some people have taken the piss with me before though, £5 for posting a memory card or something :lol:

Nice work Ian, that clear wrap stuff is ace, can't believe how strong it is!

I don't know how you sell so much on ebay, I wouldn't be arsed to wrap it all up! Small items that come in boxes all the way! :lol:

Mike

by **adz** on Sat Dec 03, 2005 12:58 am

TrekkieFRST wrote:That's really impressive...if I recieved a set of wheels wrapped like that I'd be godsmacked

me

nick050 wrote:haha very nice m8 very good wraping shows you care. i feel sorry for the person un wrapping tho

me

Jays_si wrote:
ianFRST wrote: ive only charged him what it costs me to post them

36 quid for a set of alloys he got a good deal

me

haha, cheers ian, legend. cant wait to get them, can see why you said you hate wrapping wheels!

by **Big Walker** on Sat Dec 03, 2005 2:31 am

Nice job Ian
lucky you Adz

When i got the 16s for the Escort they had my name stuck on a page on the tyre

And that was all

Ahhh well the car and wheels are gone now so no problems anymore

by **ianFRST** on Sat Dec 03, 2005 8:33 am

not a problem adz

by **Max M4X WW** on Sat Dec 03, 2005 12:41 pm

Should of seen how long it took me to unwrap the crossmember ian sent me :lol:

by **Smo** on Sat Dec 03, 2005 2:48 pm

Ooh, I can comment here too - XR2i gear selector and linkage... Very nicely wrapped... In fact, so nicely wrapped, I put it back in its packaging and it's still wrapped up now sitting in the corner of my bedroom :lol:

by **ianFRST** on Sat Dec 03, 2005 3:29 pm

Max M4X WW wrote:Should of seen how long it took me to unwrap the crossmember ian sent me

Smo wrote:Ooh, I can comment here too - XR2i gear selector and linkage... Very nicely wrapped... In fact, so nicely wrapped, I put it back in its packaging and it's still wrapped up now sitting in the corner of my bedroom

from me?