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  • Somewhat newish wheels. (now on the car)

    So seeing as the stock wheels on the car are pretty badly bent and can't be properly balanced I picked up some replacement, straighter, steel wheels to get rid of the vibration.

    They were alot straighter, and not nearly as rusty and ugly as the ones on the car now. I decided that while they were still seperate from the car to give them a good cleaning up. A little bit of time and about $10 dollars later, this is what I ended up with:



    This wheel was the rustiest one but it cleaned up nice, and so did the other three.

    Painting them was easy enough.
    1- Washed off as much grime and mess as possible with soapy water and a stiff bristled brush.
    2- Went at the rustier spot with some sandpaper
    3- Steel wool and SOS pads to get into all the nooks and crannies and rough it up a little bit for primer.
    4- Two coats of generic rust fighting primer
    5- About 4 thin coats of thin wheel paint from the local cambodian tire.
    6- Two coats of cheapo clear

    Now I've just got to put a quick coat of wax on them, switch the tires over and bolt them on and hopefully they'll look decent and clean up easily for years to come.

    I should get them switched over in the next few days and I'll post up some before and after pics of the car. Should clean it up nicely.

  • #2
    What paint did you use? Looks Sharp!


    -Scott
    Aqua 93 L
    Razor Red 09 F-150 XLT
    White 06 Ford Escape XLT

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    • #3
      Looks pretty darn good for just a rattle can paint job.:thumbup:
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      • #4
        those are probably the nicest stock steel wheels i've seen!!

        1988 323 Station Wagon - KLG4 swapped
        1988 323 GT - B6T Powered
        2008 Ford Escape - Rollover Survivor

        1990 Festiva - First Ever Completed KLZE swap (SOLD)

        If no one from the future stops you from doing it, how bad of a decision can it really be?

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        • #5
          Thanks.

          The paint was dupli-color wheel paint.

          I was thinking about doing them in white to match the car but ended up with a darker grey so that brake dust and grime wouldn't be as noticable and the metallic adds a nice bit of shine.

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          • #6
            very well done. :thumbright:

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            • #7
              Wow that almost looks like powdercoat in the picture. Very nice!
              ~Scott

              1989 Festiva L EFI

              2010 Toyota Prius

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              • #8
                *quietly goes to canadian tire*


                -Scott
                Aqua 93 L
                Razor Red 09 F-150 XLT
                White 06 Ford Escape XLT

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                • #9
                  Is it just me or does that rim look a bit buckled up near the stamping(top right)...

                  Craig
                  1993 Ford Festiva
                  Under going Surgery

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                  • #10
                    ^^ If you would of read the post it said they were bent up badly, made he had an attempt of straightening it??
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                    • #11
                      this is one of the new set that I've got. Of the 4 that bend is the only damage other than a couple little chips.
                      Once its balanced it should be fine as the wheels on the car right now are no where near as straight.

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                      • #12
                        nice wheeels, great paint job. hmmmmm wonder where wheels came from
                        1992 black GL
                        1991 white GL
                        1991 blue L parts car
                        1992 blue L from Japan R.H.D.
                        1948 ford conv. hot rod

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                        • #13
                          The new wheels are on and look a lot better. Took the car up to 120kph and next to no vibration. I'm just going to need to get an alingment done as the car now pulls to the left.



                          Oh, and a big thanks to hotrodin4me for the wheels.

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                          • #14
                            I wanted to sandblast the polish a set of steelies for a car once, taking something from the Olde Skool Civics here.
                            Current cars:

                            1993 Ford Festiva 5-Speed - Festiclese III - Cousin of the Banhammer - "The Jalopnik Car"
                            1984 Toyota Cressida - 2JZGE Swap, Turbocharged.
                            2013 Mazda Mazda2 - Exhaust and Wheels (the daily)
                            2002 Toyota Tundra - V6/Auto/2WD - The Tow Vehicle.

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