 EMPI Wheel freshen up? |
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| advman89 |
 Dec 17 2019, 10:56 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 120 Joined: 8-July 19 From: Chicago, IL Member No.: 23,286 Region Association: Upper MidWest 
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I have a set of EMPI wheels that need a freshen up.
The gold spokes-want to black them out and give the edges a little polish up, nothing too bright or shiny... Do I paint them or have them powdercoated? Any suggestions on cleaning the "bright" parts up?  |
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| dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Dec 17 2019, 11:45 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,850 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None |
I would just paint them with high temp semi gloss paint and use white metal polish on the rim. For the cost of powder painting you could buy a new set
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| advman89 |
Dec 17 2019, 01:11 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 120 Joined: 8-July 19 From: Chicago, IL Member No.: 23,286 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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Perfect. That's where I was headed.
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| DRPHIL914 |
Dec 17 2019, 01:59 PM
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Dr. Phil Group: Members Posts: 5,766 Joined: 9-December 09 From: Bluffton, SC Member No.: 11,106 Region Association: South East States
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I had the same wheels on my car when I got it and did that same thing, stripped off 3 layers of paint, down to metal then primer and paint black looked really nice. But offset is not right for the car so dot put in big wheels you will rub
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| porschetub |
Dec 17 2019, 02:06 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,697 Joined: 25-July 15 From: New Zealand Member No.: 18,995 Region Association: None |
Get the wheels centres really clean and apply a coat of etch primer, the topcoat will stick better.
Good luck. |
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