Wheel makeover

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Magster65

Magster65

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I'm about to do a major overhaul of my Dart and I'm not sure what wheels / look I want yet. It's going from sbp to bbp and I didn't have any wheels to put on it until I figure it out. So I found a set of inexpensive rallyes. Wire brush, 80 and 120 grit got me here. Plastikote 2 heavy coats of sandable primer, silver wheel paint and clear coat (great product). Cheap and about 4 hours work. They're not perfect but they look pretty good I think.
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Magster65 said:
I'm about to do a major overhaul of my Dart and I'm not sure what wheels / look I want yet. It's going from sbp to bbp and I didn't have any wheels to put on it until I figure it out. So I found a set of inexpensive rallyes. Wire brush, 80 and 120 grit got me here. Plastikote 2 heavy coats of sandable primer, silver wheel paint and clear coat (great product). Cheap and about 4 hours work. They're not perfect but they look pretty good I think.
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Damn, they look good! 14" or 15"?
 
The tires had this brown waxy, dirty staining on them that soap wouldn't touch. Pressure washing sort of worked but made them look blotchy. I tried some of that 'super clean' in the (purple jug diluted 4 to 1)... miracle product for tires! A bit of no touch and they look like new.
So happy with that I rewarded the wheels with some small center caps.
Mission complete.

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I've always liked the knockout center ones on the top. That's what is going on my car eventually. My car is a '75, so more correct for me? PM me if you are looking to sell?
 
wow, those wheels look new! How did you get the rust in the seam out? Thick primer, sand-paint and clear. Smoooth! :eek:
 
pishta said:
wow, those wheels look new! How did you get the rust in the seam out? Thick primer, sand-paint and clear. Smoooth! :eek:
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I just used an old knife and this dental tool thing I have... like a seal pick. You just just have to scrape out the loose stuff. Lay a little extra primer / paint in the crack there to seal it up but don't put too much material on them. In the end I sanded almost all the primer off again but left it in the gouges and pitting. I find that thick coats of paint will chip way easier than thin coats.
It wasn't difficult... take your time and I'm sure you'll be happy with the results! :)
 
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