New England B.S. Thread

First time I used it was in a small mechanical room I was redoing some badges in with nothing but a t-shirt hastily over my mouth. Next time it was outside with a real mask

 

Speaking of wheels. Pictures as requested by @Bridge4 a while ago. I finally got the tires mounted and installed! I painted them with Rustoleum automotive primer and black semi-gloss rust stop paint, with no clearcoat.










As you can see, they were pretty corroded on the inside. The wheels are 17" off an 2010-12 Camry SE.

 

Look nice! You did a good job on the spray, I did some wheels a little while ago and I just wasnt set up right and it was a mess

 

I wasn't set up for spraying either, that's what took me sooooooo long!

I had only painted the inside of the wheels when I had the tires mounted/balanced because I knew then would scratch the fresh paint off. I had to wait for nicer days (I would only get an hour here or there) and work on them then. I finally finished by spraying them outside on a 30ish degree days and then taking them into the garage right afterwards an using a blow dryer to heat them up and dry the paint. One of those days it literally started snowing on me!

 

Preparation is everything though. I sanded them down using different grit versions of these.



https://www.acehardware.com/departm...7g9LOEz00WgSEZAizf4aAlRWEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

Game changer




https://www.homedepot.com/p/Rust-Oleum-Stops-Rust-Economy-Spray-Grip-Accessory-243546/100140106




If you don't have one BUY ONE!

 

I say i’m going to get one with every spray job I take on... still don’t have one and end up with a sore and paint colored trigger finger every time...

 

These came out well with the high gloss finish.
Looking forward to seeing them in natural light

 

@jmferg

Those came out awesome man. Glad you could put them to good use so quickly.

 

All these wheels being painted. At some point within 6months to a year the infiniti will need at least 2 tires at which point im like just replace all 5 with slightly larger and AT tread and the tpms is 7 years old so replace them too. The wheels are peeling a bit and some have a few scratches. Debating aftermarket wheels in 18" or 20", powder coat, or repaint myself. Uncertain if we will keep it after 5 years or trade in for a newer one.

 

Happy B Day @Sloth
And you thought we’d let it slip by

 

Happy Birthday Seth! @Sloth

 

Do it! They are only a few bucks and they work great.

 

Happy Birthday Seth @Sloth!

 

Happy Birthday @Sloth

 

Careful powder coating aluminum wheels, the baking process can make some alloys weak and failure-prone. I’m learning about it now, apparently it’s an issue with some of the Ford wheels, it’s the baking process.

 

@Sloth

Birthday wishes dude

 

Greetings from Caribou Maine

 

I miss that place, lived up there end of the 90s early 2000’s

 

It's a ghost town, I believe it's because of covid.
People are still here but no one is out and about.
Maybe tomorrow morning will be different.
I was up here at 6pm and I was like where is everyone???