final update: FINISHED WHEELS (for now)
 

teaser.. but wait.. no more to come :D
not yet.. until they are done.

yes i'm keeping the teg. you all know i couldn't part with her :p

http://everchanging.org/gallery/2005...1@21.16.18.jpg

APR 8:
so i started sanding the wheels down.. taking too long
so i look over.. mmm random orbit sander :D

took 120 grit, then 220 grit.. and i really love the texture it leaves on it's own, so i'm not going to smooth it out and polish it as first thought.. as i really like how it looks, and hide's blemishes better since it's just raw sanding :D

here it is after 220 grit random orbit.. so far


oh.. and they are 15".. as most could tell due to my wtb 15" tires :P
and the studs shown originally are not being used, i have other ones going in
and the wheels are made by prime

http://everchanging.org/gallery/2006...8@13.38.46.jpg


MAY 2:
so here's the latest update again.. almost complete the wheels :D
since i got my new tires for them, gotta get em done!

here's some pics from the start until now

originally from back in nov/dec '05
http://everchanging.org/gallery/2005...1@21.11.24.jpg
http://everchanging.org/gallery/2005...1@21.13.46.jpg

studs that i was originally going to replace with... from dec 8th
http://everchanging.org/gallery/2005...8@11.05.06.jpg
http://everchanging.org/gallery/2005...8@11.05.52.jpg

i was going to paint the spokes black, but leave the lips polished, and have the black studs.. of course i changed my mind.. here's some random orbit sanding that i thought looked neat
http://everchanging.org/gallery/2006...8@13.34.08.jpg
http://everchanging.org/gallery/2006...8@13.34.18.jpg

well not going to keep them with that texture anymore.. and last couple days i've been working a bit more with sanding everything to be prepped, and i filled in the stud holes.. i sure hope tomorrow is a nice day 8)
http://everchanging.org/gallery/2006...2@15.02.34.jpg

and here's after sanding them.. you can see the before on the right side of the pic
http://everchanging.org/gallery/2006...2@15.31.48.jpg

and here's how they look with a bit more smoothing.. last step before the final :P
http://everchanging.org/gallery/2006...2@18.02.38.jpg
http://everchanging.org/gallery/2006...2@18.02.46.jpg

and i will update once they are all finished :D

they are made by prime
they are 15x6
+35 offset
14lbs each
made in 1991

MAY 3:

so here we are, finally just went and painted my wheels.. this is how they'll be for now, we'll see how it all holds up :)

wrap it up
http://everchanging.org/gallery/2006...3@12.25.52.jpg

paint it red!
http://everchanging.org/gallery/2006...3@14.05.46.jpg

masking removed.. mmm red
http://everchanging.org/gallery/2006...3@16.11.12.jpg

oh wait, more masking and painting black 8)
http://everchanging.org/gallery/2006...3@16.52.20.jpg

and with clear coat...
http://everchanging.org/gallery/2006...3@19.38.02.jpg
http://everchanging.org/gallery/2006...3@19.38.22.jpg

ok lets remove all masking, and just let em dry :D
http://everchanging.org/gallery/2006...3@19.54.16.jpg
http://everchanging.org/gallery/2006...3@19.54.38.jpg
http://everchanging.org/gallery/2006...3@19.54.50.jpg


and the result a bit farther back.. all 4
http://everchanging.org/gallery/2006...3@20.00.16.jpg
http://everchanging.org/gallery/2006...3@20.00.08.jpg


so all in all, i'm happy.. a lot of blemishes (due to the fact i don't have a controlled paint area, nor garage/etc.. was all done outside)

bugs landed on, dust, dog hair, etc.. i tried to get as much as possible, but i'm just leaving it now.. screw it

and as a perfectionist, it's taking a lot not to strip it all and start again :P
you can only see crap up close anyway :)

phew.. one project down :/

personally i would have kept the studs...even tho they are fake 2 peice...it gives it a old school look...but i guess to each their own...
good work so far...get it done :yeah:

i kinda went back and forth with it..
and the studs i got that i was going to replace with didn't all fit, so i'd have to do a bunch of drilling, and jb weld, and polishing, etc...

i'm painting, and the studs just wouldn't fit with how i'm painting them

and if the weather is nice, they may be very close to being done tomorrow ;)

i would've just bought rota slipstreams. i foresee elbow pains in ur near future.

elbow pains?
the main bulk of the sanding was with a random orbit sander..
and i don't think i could have bought slipstreams for $150 (not each, for all 4)

good work, let us know how it turns out

oh snap! i failed to read the random orbit part.

good work, i thought u took those studs of by brawn. what's next? paint?

that look pretty sweet

i like those rims, plain, old skool, still nice. but what i personally would do, is polish the inside spokes, paint the line where the bolts are black, and polish the outer lip. i'll do a quicktime ms paint chop to show what i mean.

chip fOOse got nothin on me!!! jk

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here's what i came up with, a little different, but you get the idea, i had to save the image as a bitmap for some reason, but ya. if they were 16's i'd be all over those rims like a fat kid on cake. :D

bump should be final update.. posted above, nice long thread 8)

and fuzzy i did a ton of chops to figure out what i want..
i left the stud holes not completely smoothed.. so later if i want, i can still strip it all and do something different.. and put studs in if i want (it's just bondo aluminum filler, easy to sand/drill out)

which i'll likely change it in the future, but this is it for now :P

:yeah: