17” alloy rims

4 used, slightly pitted but good 17” alloy rims.
Missing 1 centre cap.
$125.00

SOLD!

 

Run those through a media blast.

You'll be surprised at the result.

Might be a hard sell in that condition.

 

Wappen?

 

Same thing happened to the rims off my ‘05. Had them blasted and then I painted them and they still looked perfect when I sold them a couple of hundred thousand km later.

Great deal for someone.

 

FWIW, my alloys were in similar condition. Then I got busy.

The beginning.


The final Satin Clear coat.


The results.

 

@Manfred

 

Those look awesome. Got a possible buyer tomorrow, but if that falls through I’ll sure give your method a go.

 

@Marc70

Be aware. That was a lot of work and not terribly inexpensive.

Roughly 6-7 hours per wheel to strip and prep.
About $450 in 2k Urethane paint supplies. I had the compressor, spray gun, nozzles and NIOSH mask.
Close to 1 hour per wheel to prime, paint, clear.
Allowed 2 weeks for the paint to completely flash off and full cure.
Another $100 to swap rubber/TPMS from old wheels onto refurbished wheels. The rubber/TPMS swap is sunk cost when moving rubber between wheels.

All in with purchase of used wheels, prep, paint, .....I spent just under $170 per wheel.

 

@Knute. Ah, that’s enlightening. If this sale falls through, I’ll just sell them as is. Thanks for the input.