Re-finishing the Saleens

[KaNolton]

Well I bought a set of 18X9 Saleens off a guy and they were in horrible shape but the price was waaaay to good to pass up so I pounced. I finally got sometime over the holidays to refinish them and give them some much needed TLC.

Just for a reference, Here is the car.

Up close before the wash

The Back

The Curb Rash

After the first wash

After sanding with 60 grit

After 320

Taped Up for the first coat of primer

After the first coat of primer

The curb rash, I've got some Bondo with metal reinforcement that I'll use to completely smooth out the rash

My plan at the moment is to paint them high gloss black with a red time-attack ring. What do you all think?

 

[DisposableHero]

nice work

 

[canibus]

Damn dude, you did a great job on that.

 

[firebird1999us]

What kind of paint did you use for that?

 

[Dubbsy]

any pics of what they're supposed to look like with the red? I was considering doing this with a set of 17x9/10.5 black 95 Rs.

 

[KaNolton]

What kind of paint did you use for that?

It'll all be done with rattle-can paint as I lost access to the paint booth I used back in high school.

But its all dupli-color products. Flat Black primer, then I'll black high-temp paint with a high temp, high gloss clear over it. And a high-temp, red paint of course.

I haven't decided how I am going to do the time attack ring yet. I may mock it with pin stripe to make sure I like it but then I'll probably tape it up and spray the rings.

Thanks for all the positive responses guys! I'll be sure to post more pictures as I proceed.

 

[KaNolton]

Courtest of "bmoseley"

 

[Jaysin]

Good work man! Reminds me of when I painted my stock wheels (I had fun doing it, very satisfying seeing the work pay off). I think the black with red ring looks good, but I personally would go with the gunmetal look.

 

[moot09]

I say sticky:how to refinish you wheels?
Looks awsome!

 

[Turkish]

If your going to do the Time-Attack look, easiest thing to do is paint the wheels black then order a set of stripes from Tapeworks.com in the color you like. Then just stripe the wheel. I did the car BMoseley has now.

 

[KaNolton]

I say sticky:how to refinish you wheels?
Looks awsome!

I'll update this with all the steps when I'm done and then we can leave it to the mods.

If your going to do the Time-Attack look, easiest thing to do is paint the wheels black then order a set of stripes from Tapeworks.com in the color you like. Then just stripe the wheel. I did the car BMoseley has now.

Thanks! I remember when you were selling that car. I almost bought it! haha car looks great my friend :beer:

 

[bigjohnson4.6gt]

looks great, but why not take the tire off of the rim? wouldnt it eventually chip around the edges?

 

[KaNolton]

looks great, but why not take the tire off of the rim? wouldnt it eventually chip around the edges?

I don't beleive so. I made sure to tape under the rim and made sure to spray up under the edge. I dont see any problems with chipping.

 

[Dubbsy]

Courtest of "bmoseley"

Not quite what I was expecting but that looks really good.

 

[bmoseley]

ya he did the first set but when i took it to put new tires on the back cause we both know thos tires were gone lol the guy that put the tire on ****ed the back ones up, so i went to a local paint shop were they sold pin stripe tape an they had a ton of colors so went with tomato red it matched the car great an i only paid $20 for like 100 ft an i had a bunch left over. it was real easy to put on just take your time with it heres some more pics lol.
the first 2 are after the tire shop i cant beat $10 to mount my buddy did them on his lunch cant be 2 mad

 

[KaNolton]

Looks great B!

 

[bmoseley]

ya i am ready to see thos done i cant wait

 

[WireEater]

Damn, the previous owner of those rims needs to learn how to park beside a curb.

They look good though and BMOSELEY, sick looking!

 

[silverstang23]

I would go with silver. IMO you need to tint your windows to be able to pull of the black rims

 

[kbsonicstang]

like sliverstang23 said tinted windows would help the wheels, but me personally would still do the black with red strip. and bmoseley your car looks amazing