Restored some wheels! Ya or Nay?

airman401 · Jan 21, 2012

Just finished these up! I know it comes down to my preference but i would like yours to.

So what do you say? Ya or nay? (Apline white 92 Jetta)

vidmapi · Jan 21, 2012

Nice, but those slots painted black would look better.

G535 · Jan 21, 2012

Slots painted Alpine white white + 165/45s = :thumbup:

Great work so far!

vidmapi · Jan 21, 2012

Well i decided to show my work, here it is

Before polishing:

After polishing:

And here is pic to compare:

thebusta120 · Jan 21, 2012

They look great. You could paint the slots the original light grey and they would be perfect lol but nce work :thumbup::thumbup:

GTDGLI · Jan 21, 2012

Nice work all the above.
Go silverstone grey for the teardrop features !
Body color or black attracts too much attention and
look goofy :facepalm:

demonmk2 · Jan 21, 2012

tear drops are kick'n:thumbup:
post them up again when ther're on the car,

airman401 · Jan 21, 2012

Question for you guys. The wheels have been stripped using a spray on chemical stripper. My first instinct was to spray on a quick layer of clear coat. But, I was told that they should be fine just as long as I have them polished up. I am just scared of flash rust. Any one know the correct answer?

Thanks in advance.

demonmk2 · Jan 21, 2012

if you could, I've heard they can powder coat clear now and may not yellow like most spray on clears no a days unless you get the professionaly sprayed

airman401 · Jan 21, 2012

Has a local shop put some tires on and mount them up...

This is the result:

Sorry for the terrible pic. From my phone in a rain storm. Center caps did turn out so great so they will have to be redone.

AndrewDaniels · Jan 21, 2012

PDXGTI8V 2.0 · Jan 22, 2012

find some caps, they look like poo without them...

GTDGLI · Jan 22, 2012

PDXGTI8V 2.0 said:
find some caps, they look like poo without them...

X2 :laugh:

You should be OK with a high quality rattle can clear, 3M or equiv.
from autobody supplier.

Looking good :thumbup:

airman401 · Jan 22, 2012

read the whole thread. i have caps. They are being stubborn.

greenraVR6 · Jan 22, 2012

:thumbup: from me

reborndub · Jan 22, 2012

airman401 said:
Question for you guys. The wheels have been stripped using a spray on chemical stripper. My first instinct was to spray on a quick layer of clear coat. But, I was told that they should be fine just as long as I have them polished up. I am just scared of flash rust. Any one know the correct answer?

Thanks in advance.

its cheap! protect them!

http://www.eastwood.com/specialty-coatings/clear-coat.html

thebusta120 · Jan 22, 2012

GTDGLI said:
Nice work all the above.
Go silverstone grey for the teardrop features !
Body color or black attracts too much attention and
look goofy :facepalm:

x2

EastCoastVeeDub · Jan 22, 2012

They look good man, makes me feel guilty for neglecting the set I have.

And it's good you have the caps. IME, they're hard to find.

copperlite · Jan 22, 2012

They look great! I've been wanting to do the same thing with my teardrops for a while.

I'd also like to know if clear-coating them is necessary. I've heard that as long as they're polished they should be fine but we have a lot of salt on the roads in the Northeast so I don't know.

Anyone have an idea as to how much it would cost to have them cleared by a powder-coater? Would all the paint have to be stripped from the inside of the barrel as well [assuming it was cleared from the factory]?

reborndub · Jan 22, 2012

copperlite said:
They look great! I've been wanting to do the same thing with my teardrops for a while.

I'd also like to know if clear-coating them is necessary. I've heard that as long as they're polished they should be fine but we have a lot of salt on the roads in the Northeast so I don't know.

Anyone have an idea as to how much it would cost to have them cleared by a powder-coater? Would all the paint have to be stripped from the inside of the barrel as well [assuming it was cleared from the factory]?

got to really stay on top bare polished alum. once it starts oxidizing you get to start over and sand and polish again.

id just go w/ the spray on type, alot cheaper , your own turn around time. just dont freek out when you spray it on and it starts smoking as it dries.

Restored some wheels! Ya or Nay?

airman401

vidmapi

G535

vidmapi

thebusta120

GTDGLI

demonmk2

airman401

demonmk2

airman401

AndrewDaniels

PDXGTI8V 2.0

GTDGLI

airman401

greenraVR6

reborndub

thebusta120

EastCoastVeeDub

copperlite

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