17" Mazda6 wheels --------> on my Protege5
Figured I'd post some pics of the refinishing job that I am in the process of completing. So I just wanted to explain how I refinished these wheels for any noobs out there who may have wanted to do the same. With a little bit of elbow grease and patience, you can turn your tired looking wheels into "new" again. Basically I wanted a stock looking mod; 17" stock wheels from a Mazda6 look much nicer on a P5 in my opinion.
So I found this dude on Craigslist selling a set Mazda6 wheels with tires for $150. Tires were a bit worn, but I gave him what he was asking. The wheels themselves were a bit worn looking, with some curb rash, fading paint, and chips. (the tires ended up being useless because the stock sized tire used on the Mazda6 are too large on the P5.)
I used Rustoleum "High" performance silver spray paint, and Duplicolor's High Perfomance Clear for wheels. I thoroughly cleaned the wheels with AJAX cleaner, and wet-sanded the surfaces with 200 grit to 400 grit sandpaper. Gave it a good towel and air dry before spraying. Bought masking paper and tape to cover the tire portion. Then sprayed on about 2-3 coats of the silver paint, allowing 5-10 minutes between coats, allowed the silver to dry 30-45 and finally spraying minutes and 2-3 coats of the gloss clear on top. I Let them bake in the sun for a few days, and then came back to hit them with some rubbing compound with my high speed polisher to bring out the gloss.
I think the results came out fairly decent. In the next few weeks I will be buying Nankang 205/40/17 finish the job. Once the tires are mounted and the wheels are finally installed I will post again.(nana)
Figured I'd post some pics of the refinishing job that I am in the process of completing. So I just wanted to explain how I refinished these wheels for any noobs out there who may have wanted to do the same. With a little bit of elbow grease and patience, you can turn your tired looking wheels into "new" again. Basically I wanted a stock looking mod; 17" stock wheels from a Mazda6 look much nicer on a P5 in my opinion.
So I found this dude on Craigslist selling a set Mazda6 wheels with tires for $150. Tires were a bit worn, but I gave him what he was asking. The wheels themselves were a bit worn looking, with some curb rash, fading paint, and chips. (the tires ended up being useless because the stock sized tire used on the Mazda6 are too large on the P5.)
I used Rustoleum "High" performance silver spray paint, and Duplicolor's High Perfomance Clear for wheels. I thoroughly cleaned the wheels with AJAX cleaner, and wet-sanded the surfaces with 200 grit to 400 grit sandpaper. Gave it a good towel and air dry before spraying. Bought masking paper and tape to cover the tire portion. Then sprayed on about 2-3 coats of the silver paint, allowing 5-10 minutes between coats, allowed the silver to dry 30-45 and finally spraying minutes and 2-3 coats of the gloss clear on top. I Let them bake in the sun for a few days, and then came back to hit them with some rubbing compound with my high speed polisher to bring out the gloss.
I think the results came out fairly decent. In the next few weeks I will be buying Nankang 205/40/17 finish the job. Once the tires are mounted and the wheels are finally installed I will post again.(nana)
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