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Old May 12, 2018 | 05:53 PM
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Repaired and painted my stock wheels

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Old May 12, 2018 | 05:55 PM
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Whoever I bought this car from must have worked for a curb demolishing crew.

Took about 6 hours and $30 to do all 4.
 
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Old May 12, 2018 | 06:56 PM
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Fresh! Post pics on your ride!
 
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Old May 13, 2018 | 03:48 AM
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Nice job. Did you clear coat them?
 
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Old May 13, 2018 | 08:24 AM
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How? It likes a pro job, great work indeed.
 
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Old May 13, 2018 | 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Minnie.the.Moocher
How? It likes a pro job, great work indeed.
Basically like this
https://youtu.be/9WQiqYlpxoY


Yes i clear coated them.

Don't have a picture of the mini.

The $30 cost was just materials to fix and paint. that doesn't include mounting tires, balancing, etc....


Pretty simple to do actually. i did it all by hand. just time consuming.
 
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Old May 13, 2018 | 09:24 PM
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Good job. Now dodge those curbs!

I had banged up wheel covers once on my old minivan and just sanded and painted them. They looked great and it cost <$10 vs $100 per replacement. Yuk!
 
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Old May 15, 2018 | 06:11 AM
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Yeah I was looking for a new wheels and they are not cheap. Not sure why wheels for the mini cost so much more.
So I decided to fix them instead of paying for new wheels.
 
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Old May 15, 2018 | 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by TRAVR6
Basically like this
https://youtu.be/9WQiqYlpxoY


Yes i clear coated them.

Don't have a picture of the mini.

The $30 cost was just materials to fix and paint. that doesn't include mounting tires, balancing, etc....


Pretty simple to do actually. i did it all by hand. just time consuming.

Very nice job Working on my BBS's now, which clear coat did you use?
 
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Old May 15, 2018 | 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by gumbedamit
Very nice job Working on my BBS's now, which clear coat did you use?
I bought everything at Walmart.
Did everything in my back yard by hand with sandpaper and rattle cans.


 
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