GitFast

I bought some cheap wheels off of craigslist for $50, was planning on using them as my winter set or just some kinda custom wheel till i save up to get way better rims. Wanted to know the best way to go at restoring them since they have corrosion on the lip.
they are alumminum, so should i strip all the paint then repaint it? can i sandblast it or do i have carefully sand it away?

xspsi6

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First off what kind of wheels? Pics would help tons for a question like this.

lmfod

Since they are el cheapo spares I would sand all the corrosion off, scuff the rest of it and hit it with a decent rattle can. Unless you have easy access to a sand blaster. No point in putting much money in **** wheels tho imo. Especially since you plan on getting better ones. Pics would help

GitFast

this is one wheel after going at it with a paint stipping wheel attatchment for my drill, took forever

http://www.flickr.com/photos/spears-brooks/6433288325/http://www.flickr.com/photos/spears-brooks/6433288325/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/spears-brooks/, on Flickr

The one on the right hasn't been touched the one on the left is stripped

http://www.flickr.com/photos/spears-brooks/6433290381/http://www.flickr.com/photos/spears-brooks/6433290381/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/spears-brooks/, on Flickr

The corrosion

http://www.flickr.com/photos/spears-brooks/6433292575/http://www.flickr.com/photos/spears-brooks/6433292575/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/spears-brooks/, on Flickr

They are 16x7 wheel

dreamsc300

those are actually kind of cool wheels

lmfod

Don't look too bad but 16"... Hard to beat $50 tho. Alright since the lips are all jacked I would sand those down with the drill attachment you were using and get a red scotch-brite pad and scuff the rest of the wheel really good then a few coats of rattlecan primer. Sand that til you have a nice surface and finish sanding with about 600 then hit it with a few coats of whatever color you want. Budget wheels BAM! Just my .02 take it for what you will

UR2klose

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not a bad lookin set of wheels for 50 bucks..

lexfrmtex

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You cant beat the price. With a little elbow grease I think they will come out good.

xspsi6

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I would have them bead blasted then powdercoated,

durps

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$50 bucks is good for those rims, let alone winter rims lol.

GitFast

I might look into powder coating, but yeah, i'll post up pics when im done painting them. would anybody actually suggest rolling on these though once they're done? I mean in my mind the whole universal rim look is a turn off to me and yeah they're only 16" lol

wish i took pics of what i did with the old tires, burned them straight off. it would deffinently be fun to have these as my drift set.

1WILLY1

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those wheels arent half bad.

Powder coating is the cheapest way to get a wheel redone.

Id probably just use them as is till i got a better set though


EDIT: I ditn realize they were 16x7 ..........fix them up as much as u can yourself (clean and buff, spray paint etc......) and then sell them as is.

you can probably get a few hundred bucks for those cleaned up on honda forum or whatever.

93SC300.

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Wheels technologies should restore your wheels. I hear you drop them off at discount tire and they send em in for you. Not the cheapest place but its worth a try. mine are going in soon

carsmypnis

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if u wanna polish the lip, jack a rear wheel on your car, mount the rim put in drive and sand that sucker till u get down to like 1500 grit paper, then get some aluminum polish and shine them *****es up, look it up on youtube works great, then u can tape the lip and paint the face after that some clear on the whole thing wont cost that much

GitFast

Finally got off my lazy *** and finished my wheels

http://www.flickr.com/photos/spears-brooks/6502089669/http://www.flickr.com/photos/spears-brooks/6502089669/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/spears-brooks/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/spears-brooks/6502087635/http://www.flickr.com/photos/spears-brooks/6502087635/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/spears-brooks/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/spears-brooks/6502085609/http://www.flickr.com/photos/spears-brooks/6502085609/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/spears-brooks/, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/spears-brooks/6502083375/http://www.flickr.com/photos/spears-brooks/6502083375/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/spears-brooks/, on Flickr