- Joined
- May 3, 2010
- Location
- LFK
Found a bubble on the inner sidewall of one of my tires so I figured I'd refinish them before having new tires installed. I ordered Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4s, they'll go on in a few days after the paint has cured a bit more.
They were pretty nasty on the back side, a lot of brake dust which was starting to corrode the aluminum on the back of the spokes. Front of the wheels were pretty faded and had a bit of curb rash.
Nasty
After degreaser/pressure washing
Media blasted the back side, started with walnut shell which wasn't aggressive enough, switched to 80 grit crushed glass which did the trick. Ran out before I could do all the barrels, but my main concern was on the back of the spokes.
All prepped and ready for the painter
This is the color I picked, very similar silver to the original wheels but much coarser metallic
Epoxy primer
Based
Cleared
In the sunlight
They were pretty nasty on the back side, a lot of brake dust which was starting to corrode the aluminum on the back of the spokes. Front of the wheels were pretty faded and had a bit of curb rash.
Nasty
After degreaser/pressure washing
Media blasted the back side, started with walnut shell which wasn't aggressive enough, switched to 80 grit crushed glass which did the trick. Ran out before I could do all the barrels, but my main concern was on the back of the spokes.
All prepped and ready for the painter
This is the color I picked, very similar silver to the original wheels but much coarser metallic
Epoxy primer
Based
Cleared
In the sunlight