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Re: Thinking of painting my gold wheels.
I was wavering for a while not sure if I wanted to actually do it or not, but I have finally made the decision to get off my ass and go ahead and refinish my BBS wheels. I had planned to do this last year when I bought them, but just never did. I don't plan on starting them till after the Reading meet though (I don't want to rush). I am just going to do a standard gun metal, and plan on fixing a few areas of curb rash.
I was looking around the internet and found a few thing that inspired me quite a bit. Has anyone ever used bondo to repair chips and scratches on their wheels? I know, everyone hates bondo, but it is either that or paint directly over the damaged areas. One of my wheels has a pretty big gouge, the other 3 just have minor rash. http://www.stiblog.com/articles/how-...em-bbs-wheels/ As well as this episode of Might Car Mods http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDfnui1M4OE This will be the color. http://www.iwsti.com/forums/gd-wheel...4-goldzzz.html
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Re: Thinking of painting my gold wheels.
I like your option 1.
When I have painted wheels I just used masking tape in short strips around the rim then cut a circle the diameter of the wheel out of a green garbage bag, then taped the bag to the tape on the tires. That green Frog tape works really well. I'd be afraid of overspray just using the cards, since you have to shoot sideways to get the edges of the spokes. The frog tape will also stop any runs around the bead working their way back up the tire. Be sure to use proper paint and let it cure properly. I once used regular car paint from Dupont that I had mixed at NAPA. Put it on over zinc primer then used wheel clear coat. Looked great, but by the end of the summer the paint was full of cracks under the clear. The clear is still smooth.
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Re: Thinking of painting my gold wheels.
Sell me your gold ones and get a fresh set for yourself. Those are exactly what I would like to get!
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Re: Thinking of painting my gold wheels.
Maybe, where are you located?
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1992 LSL ebony pearl 170k - Thank you Ron Mummert Reading Box of Wine Car ----------------------------------- 1992 SVX LSL 5-Speed Sold at 180K 2019 1995 SVX Lsi Polo Sold at 118K 2007 |
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Re: Thinking of painting my gold wheels.
Southern Indiana
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Re: Thinking of painting my gold wheels.
Too far unfortunately.
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1992 LSL ebony pearl 170k - Thank you Ron Mummert Reading Box of Wine Car ----------------------------------- 1992 SVX LSL 5-Speed Sold at 180K 2019 1995 SVX Lsi Polo Sold at 118K 2007 |
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Re: Thinking of painting my gold wheels.
gunmetal is a good color
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Glen SOLD - 1992 LSL 180K #8588 with svxfiles' all aluminum radiator; Wolf's head synthetic ATF in tranny and power steering; lighted power mode switch; Mobil 1 10W30 motor oil with Bosch 72158 filter; ACDelco A975C air filter; Valvoline synthetic 75W-90 gear oil, Optima BlueTop battery 2002 F550 74K SOLD - 2000 F450 215K 1987 BMW 535i 209K 1999 Yamaha SRX 700 |
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Re: Thinking of painting my gold wheels.
I'd like a set of gold wheels
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Re: Thinking of painting my gold wheels.
For a moment I was tempted to sell because I know SickSubie has a nice set of gunmetal for sale. After checking his thread though, it looks like those are "sale pending". ..And in truth I have too much invested into these wheels and tires to really sell them.
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1992 LSL ebony pearl 170k - Thank you Ron Mummert Reading Box of Wine Car ----------------------------------- 1992 SVX LSL 5-Speed Sold at 180K 2019 1995 SVX Lsi Polo Sold at 118K 2007 |
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Re: Thinking of painting my gold wheels.
Those are mine now
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Glen SOLD - 1992 LSL 180K #8588 with svxfiles' all aluminum radiator; Wolf's head synthetic ATF in tranny and power steering; lighted power mode switch; Mobil 1 10W30 motor oil with Bosch 72158 filter; ACDelco A975C air filter; Valvoline synthetic 75W-90 gear oil, Optima BlueTop battery 2002 F550 74K SOLD - 2000 F450 215K 1987 BMW 535i 209K 1999 Yamaha SRX 700 |
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Re: Thinking of painting my gold wheels.
Gunmetal and grey wheels always look like they are covered in brake dust to me.
I'd like to see some BBS' in the stock SVX wheel silver color (brighter silver, not the dingy looking darker silver). It'd still be a darker silver than the stock BBS silver, but I think it would go with the car nicely. Just my $0.02
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Re: Thinking of painting my gold wheels.
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Re: Thinking of painting my gold wheels.
when i painted my stockers, i masked off the tire around the rim and coated the rest of the tire in tire shine gel, so when it got painted it just washed off with the gel
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Re: Thinking of painting my gold wheels.
I finally switched the SVX back to stock wheels so that I can start this project. Seems like most people remove the balancing weights before painting. Mine are the kind that stick on the inside of the wheel. I am figuring to remove mark and replace them. I also have a fairly bad gash on the edge of one wheel. Anyway I can fix that while I am at it?
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1992 LSL ebony pearl 170k - Thank you Ron Mummert Reading Box of Wine Car ----------------------------------- 1992 SVX LSL 5-Speed Sold at 180K 2019 1995 SVX Lsi Polo Sold at 118K 2007 |
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Re: Thinking of painting my gold wheels.
Sand it, degrease it, and use Bondo. Re sand, prime and paint. You will find nice videos on Youtube.
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Father of 5 sons and 1 daughter Subaru SVX for fun Hyundai Veracruz for the wife. Susuki SX4 for my older son Ford Ranger for work Mercedes Benz Sprinter for vacation trips, EZ GO Golf cart for driving kids around gated community. |
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