so i picked up another set of wrx stockers a few months back and finally got around to getting them cleaned up and painted. i had to do ALOT of sanding with a die grinder because the stockers were beat to hell aka MAJOR curb rash. i got them alot smoother than they were but you can still tell in some areas. also thanks to mike(LegacyPGT) for putting on the nokia RSi winter tire group buy! picked up a set and they look awesome. got them mounted up at his shop as well for a great price. he was able to get them balanced as well which i thought would have been impossible with how beat up the rims were. as for the painting... 1. clean rims with something 2. sand rims 3. one coat primer 4. 3-4 coats gold engine enamel.(used this 2 years ago on an old set of tires and lasted through two winters and still looks nice) 5. 2 coats of clear coat made for rims(can pick up at any auto store) oh, and 2 decks of cards to make your life easier. these puppies should do great this winter. next project will be to stud my other set of winters(wrx stockers w/ blizzak ws-50s) for the ice races. Justin
You missed a spot. Can I bring over to have you paint mine too! LOL Looks pretty good, pretty cool how you didnt have to dismount and paint. 4 aces!
should have painted them up with the tires off. Mike does a good job. he didnt even scratch mine when i had him mount and balance last fall. we need more pics while your still green. same color car, same color/size wheel, same tires!
they look good. Those rims were major F-ed up, whoever had them didnt know how to drive, or they had a fetish with curbs
