Junkyard Mags update

"Wacko" (wacko--) 07/21/2019 at 21:11 • Filed to: None

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They are now gold

Two cans of gold wheel  paint and on can of clear

Boxer_4 > Wacko 07/21/2019 at 21:17

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Those look nice in gold! Impreza 2.0i Limited wheels?

dogisbadob > Wacko 07/21/2019 at 21:18

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Is your Forester blue? :o)

Wacko > dogisbadob 07/21/2019 at 21:21

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White

Wacko > Boxer_4 07/21/2019 at 21:23

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they came out better than I expected.  Now I wait a week then get them installed

dogisbadob > Wacko 07/21/2019 at 21:24

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Oh man! :p

To me, white cars should have whit e wheels, and of course the blue Subaru with gold wheels haha

Wacko > dogisbadob 07/21/2019 at 21:25

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My parents had a black legacy turbo with gold wheels, to me all subies get a free pass on gold wheels

dogisbadob > Wacko 07/21/2019 at 21:30

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cool! I can’t wait to see them mounted on the car! Did you get the tires yet?

Boxer_4 > Wacko 07/21/2019 at 21:50

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What rubber are you having installed ?

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Wacko 07/21/2019 at 21:57

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Wow, those turned out really well! This makes me think once again that I really need some new summer alloys for my Accent.

The current ones are great “looks great from 100m away” wheels from a 1998 Ford Escort that I think actually fit the car quite well, but they are curb-rashed and beat to shit (neither from my doing - they were pretty beat when I got them as I got them for really cheap!)

Old pic, but you get the idea...look great from far away when the car is clean, but up close...

Hard to see, but a lot of curb damage and scratches and the like...I’m not the best at painting, etc, so I’ve considered sprucing them up myself Mighty Car Mods style , but not sure I would have the skill and they would need a lot of work...

Wacko > dogisbadob 07/21/2019 at 23:28

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I’m taking the summer  tires from the gray Steelies, then I need to buy some winters and mount those on the steelies

Wacko > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 07/21/2019 at 23:37

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I just sanded the road rash parts then bought some dupli-color gold wheel paint from CanadianTire. I had no masking since tireless.

With two cans I got 3 lightish coats waiting 10-15 between coats then 2 coats of clear.

TheRealBicycleBuck > Wacko 07/22/2019 at 00:48

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Looks sharp!

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > Wacko 07/22/2019 at 07:31

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They look great, is that satin clear?

Wacko > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness 07/22/2019 at 07:52

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no i went with glossy.  I’m gonna buff them out then wax them before installing them.  Will let them cure for a week first

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > Wacko 07/22/2019 at 10:11

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Good plan, excited to see the end result!

vicali > Wacko 07/22/2019 at 11:24

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Great job, now cross your fingers they get mounted by a nice wheel tech..

I could probably redo mine but the gravel chipped winter look is at least authentic..

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Wacko 07/23/2019 at 06:14

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Some of the road rash is pretty deep on mine. What did you use t o sand with?

Wacko > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 07/23/2019 at 06:18

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Some 300-320 grit paper I had lying around.  But we still see it on the bottom of second mag from the bottom of the second pic.  

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Wacko 07/24/2019 at 07:04

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Maybe this fall I’ll have to try and give my rims a makeover...