They are for the Celica not the Vic, but as far as painting goes a wheel is a wheel.
I went to the local Advance Auto and picked up some Dupli-Color "High Performance Wheel Coating", Graphite and Clear. One can of color will do about 3-4 wheels, and once can of clear did all 6 wheels for me. I had already sand blasted the front of all the wheels, and took a disc sander to the back rim since I just needed it clean. I also cleaned up the rim where the tire bead seals. Just sprayed 2-3 coats of the Graphite on to make sure I got good coverage (still have some lite spots, oh well), and then followed up with a good coat of clear. Seemed to be best to wait about 5 minutes before applying the next coat. Wait about 10 minutes before applying the clear, if you get a run in the clear, and the the last coat of paint isn't a little dry, it'll easily dissolve the paint and wash a spot off. I did three at a time which is easily do-able, but 2 at a time would be more relaxed and could put more attention to detail into it. As these are my track wheels, they don't have to be absolutely perfect.
Turned out good though, I'll post more pics in a week or so in my Project Thread once I get tires mounted on them and get some nice sunny day pictures.
My short term stage one curing setup.
My long term stage two curing setup.
And some pics of the wheels. (first one with flash)
These are the pics from the Craigslist ad.
I went to the local Advance Auto and picked up some Dupli-Color "High Performance Wheel Coating", Graphite and Clear. One can of color will do about 3-4 wheels, and once can of clear did all 6 wheels for me. I had already sand blasted the front of all the wheels, and took a disc sander to the back rim since I just needed it clean. I also cleaned up the rim where the tire bead seals. Just sprayed 2-3 coats of the Graphite on to make sure I got good coverage (still have some lite spots, oh well), and then followed up with a good coat of clear. Seemed to be best to wait about 5 minutes before applying the next coat. Wait about 10 minutes before applying the clear, if you get a run in the clear, and the the last coat of paint isn't a little dry, it'll easily dissolve the paint and wash a spot off. I did three at a time which is easily do-able, but 2 at a time would be more relaxed and could put more attention to detail into it. As these are my track wheels, they don't have to be absolutely perfect.
Turned out good though, I'll post more pics in a week or so in my Project Thread once I get tires mounted on them and get some nice sunny day pictures.
My short term stage one curing setup.
My long term stage two curing setup.
And some pics of the wheels. (first one with flash)
These are the pics from the Craigslist ad.
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