Freshened up a pair of my wheels

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porksoda

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I just want to share with you all what I did today.
Well I found 2 used 13's that actually hold air. So this morning I took off the 2 rear wheels to go take the tires off.
Funny thing is I noticed one of these rear wheels do not match. They are 2 totally different wheels.
I decided to freshen up the look of the wheels while they were off so I dismounted the tires and spray painted the wheels.
The paint I used was Rustoleum Automotive Primer and Rustoleum Gloss Black paint.
First I sanded down the surface as much as I could. I took off alot of the rust which is good.
Next I sprayed 2 coats of primer and 2 coats of black base coat.
I was going to clear the wheel but I decided not to.
They dont look great but they are just going to be winter wheel when I get my new wheels.
I'll will do the front wheels when I get 2 more tires.
Well here are pictures.

Before(notice the different wheel):
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Priming:
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Finished:
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Mounted and balanced the tires after they baked in the New Mexico sun for about 6 hours lol.

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Update:

Here is a picture of all the wheels freshened up on the car:

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Before:

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You cant really tell in the pictures but in person its a world of difference!
 
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