score--and want some opinions
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score--and want some opinions
I just scored these rims at a price I couldn't pass on. The clearcoat is all peeling off, and there is some ugly corrosion on the face of them, but the bead is in great shape, as are the lug seats.
I'm stripping them down, and my initial plan was to repaint the accents, color-matching them to the truck, and then polishing the face. However, I now have other ideas:
1) colormatching the whole wheel to the truck with a polished lip
2) factory silver over the whole wheel with a polished lip
3) smoked chrome
Just looking for a few opinions.
I'm stripping them down, and my initial plan was to repaint the accents, color-matching them to the truck, and then polishing the face. However, I now have other ideas:
1) colormatching the whole wheel to the truck with a polished lip
2) factory silver over the whole wheel with a polished lip
3) smoked chrome
Just looking for a few opinions.
#5
Ha ha. You think those are bad, you should have seen the ones on my old Exploder when I got it. It's just poor clear coat adhesion, and oxidation where it flaked off or lifted. I already stripped one of them last night, and the oxidation isn't horrible. It just looks bad. I'll post up pics after I start sanding it. Put it this way: the oxidation will not require me to sand it any more than if I were to take a set of brand new wheels and sand off the machining grooves so that I could polish them.
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#9
They're just about ready for paint. Still haven't completely committed to a plan yet, but I'm really leaning toward body color with a polished lip.
FYI: this was the worst one of the bunch. Spray on aircraft stripper, and some time with a small wire wheel and a scotchbrite wheel.
FYI: this was the worst one of the bunch. Spray on aircraft stripper, and some time with a small wire wheel and a scotchbrite wheel.
Big improvement! - Dupli-Color® Shadow™ Chrome kit gets my vote for the finish.
#10
Well the Shaddow Chrome is designed for painting over existing chrome. If I were to chrome these, I'd just have them done in smoked chrome. I wouldn't chrome them, then rattle-can smoke them. LOL.
I'm leaning mostly toward doing them the same color as the truck, and polishing the face & lip. I was thiniking of just polishing the lip, but I don't think it would work without doing the whole face, since they blend together.
I'm leaning mostly toward doing them the same color as the truck, and polishing the face & lip. I was thiniking of just polishing the lip, but I don't think it would work without doing the whole face, since they blend together.
#12
That's definitely what I'm planning. I'm stopping by another shop today to get a quote. I got a quote from one place for $250, but that's pretty high for rims already prepped that just need spray and bake. I know plenty of places will do a set for $150, and I've heard of people getting them done for $25/rim on more than one occasion. If I can't get them done cheaper than a couple hundred, I'm just painting them, but hopefully they'll be powdercoated.
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Well the Shaddow Chrome is designed for painting over existing chrome. If I were to chrome these, I'd just have them done in smoked chrome. I wouldn't chrome them, then rattle-can smoke them. LOL.
I'm leaning mostly toward doing them the same color as the truck, and polishing the face & lip. I was thiniking of just polishing the lip, but I don't think it would work without doing the whole face, since they blend together.
I'm leaning mostly toward doing them the same color as the truck, and polishing the face & lip. I was thiniking of just polishing the lip, but I don't think it would work without doing the whole face, since they blend together.
Works on "polished" too - doesn't have to be chrome. Not a fan of color-matched wheels, but I'm sure they'll look good whatever you choose.
Last edited by BlutoBodine; 11-07-2011 at 01:50 PM.
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They quoted me $50 each. I stopped by the place in Eliot, but the guy wasn't around, and the phone number I used to have for him is no good (cell number), but the business truck was outside, so I'm thinking they're still there. He runs two businesses, so I think I just have to catch him there.
#22
I think I may do them myself after all. I can borrow a powdercoating gun from a friend, and a day of cleaning in the garage (which is needed anyway), and I can get the oven installed. I just need to make sure these rims will fit in the oven. $50/rim is the cheapest I've found.
I just got a quote from one place for $530. LOL. For that price, I would have bought some aftermarket rims.
I just got a quote from one place for $530. LOL. For that price, I would have bought some aftermarket rims.
#23
Alright, so after searching around, getting prices, and considering my options, I decided to just go ahead and paint them. I'm sure they won't last a long time like this, but I'm happy with the result, and I want to get some larger rims within the next year anyways, so these should do until then.
I went with a factory bright silver. They aren't perfect, but unless you scrutinize them, you wouldn't give them a second thought. I also decided to colormatch the center caps. I popped the logo pieces out, did some sanding, and then coated them with primer, base, and clear to match the wheels. I'm quite happy with the results. I'm getting some 265/75/16 Firestone Winterforce on them next weekend.
I'll post up a pic of them when they're on the truck, but until then...(I know, the pics suck, but that's what I got for now. LOL)...
I went with a factory bright silver. They aren't perfect, but unless you scrutinize them, you wouldn't give them a second thought. I also decided to colormatch the center caps. I popped the logo pieces out, did some sanding, and then coated them with primer, base, and clear to match the wheels. I'm quite happy with the results. I'm getting some 265/75/16 Firestone Winterforce on them next weekend.
I'll post up a pic of them when they're on the truck, but until then...(I know, the pics suck, but that's what I got for now. LOL)...