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PostPosted: Sat Sep 24, 2005 6:54 pm 
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RESTORING CONTESSA MAGS - Submitted by 'Bromley'

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This is was the condition of the rims when I got them. Very grubby with traces of pink paint. The tyre shop down the road removed the tyres for me free of charge.

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I tried a wire wheel attatchment on my drill and sandpaper to clean them up. I am fairly imaptient when it comes to these sort of jobs so decided to get them sandblasted. ($10/Rim)

(Be warned - If sandblasting make sure they don't do the highly polished surrounds. This happened to me :x )

Another option is to use a paint stripper and a degreaser to clean the wheels. Sandblasting gives you a very tidy canvas to work with.

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Because I got my surrounds sandblasted I used a wire wheel to bring back a bit of shine and it actually came up with a unique effect. Cover the parts you don't want painted with masking tape ($1.90)

Then I used a pressure pack etch primer ($13). I gave the rims two coats all over and allowed time to dry.

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Next step was the application of the colour. I chose a standard silver in a pressure pack ($6.95). I used two of these because I gave the wheels about 6 coats. As per directions more thin coats are better than one or two thick ones.

(Keep dogs away or else you will be picking bit of hair off your job all day :D )

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Last job was a couple of coats of gloss enamel that really made the colour glisten. One pressure pack (about $4 at BigW) was enough for this job. There is a one hour wait time between coats.

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The Finished Product
This photo does not do justice to the finished product. By the time the last coat of enamel dried it was dark and I had to take these photos inside with the flash. But they have come up really nice.

Total Cost = Just under $60

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