Fruits of my labor! (My new used rims re-done)

**Leeer73** · 11-12-2008 06:13 PM

I went on craigslist last week looking for a good deal on some tires since mines were wearing out already. I found this guys selling some used rims with almst brand new tires for $400. went to check them out and saw that the clearcoat was lifting and the color was peeling, but the tires were in great shape!

Anyway, I offered him $350 and took the rims. I stripped the original paint and clear coat and I repainted them. They did not come out as great as I wanted them, but they did come out decently. Here are a few pics. If anyone else is planning on tackling a job like this, let me know and I can try to help out as much as possible!

BEFORE:

AFTER:

This is the before pics of the wheels:

**Stampy** · 11-12-2008 07:20 PM

nice

**oc-drop** · 11-12-2008 09:57 PM

nice... shoulda painted those calipers and hubs while you were in there =)

**Leeer73** · 11-13-2008 12:58 AM

Thanks guys! Yea, it took longer than I expected with the wheels, so I'll have to do that another weekend.

**jon c** · 11-13-2008 01:12 AM

Nice job on the wheels! A slight drop of the suspension would make the wheels look bigger. But, if you have to go up steep driveways or whatever, a higher height is a must

**2.slowT** · 11-13-2008 01:16 AM

Originally Posted by jon c

Nice job on the wheels! A slight drop of the suspension would make the wheels look bigger. But, if you have to go up steep driveways or whatever, a higher height is a must

There is no excuse for high suspension

**streetsoffire** · 11-13-2008 05:20 PM

I like what you done there, my friend.......

**pOrKcHoP07** · 11-13-2008 05:33 PM

Nice job. How did ya get the chrome to come out shiny like that?

**Leeer73** · 11-13-2008 06:45 PM

Thanks again everyone!

@ Porkchop, these wheels are aluminum. If I had the patience, I could make the whole rim look like chrome buy sanding the whole thing and buffing it out. For the lip, I just sanded it down with 1000 grit and polished AFTER I removed the clear coating. You can actually get it to a mirror finish buy using a finer grit sand paper and buffing it, but I was just lazy!