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04-05-2005, 04:57 PM
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Best way to sand/paint some rallys???
Well, I think I finally found some 15x8 rallys here locally to me (took some really hard looking believe it or not, but @ $15 a piece---pretty good price?). Anyways, no caps or rings, but I hope to find them later. They are in very good condition---some surface rust. What is the best way to sand these as well as the paint you'd recommend. I just plan to "rattle can" paint 'em if I can....not sure what color---probably chevy rim silver, but might go with a red (chevy bright red) to match my paint on the truck......
IDEAS all??? 
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04-05-2005, 05:07 PM
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I would suggest you get them sandblasted. Here in Indy you can get them done for around $5 ea. I tried some rattle can from the parts store and it dulled out and yellowed in about 6 months. I have good things about the Eastwood paint.
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04-05-2005, 05:15 PM
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[QUOTE=woody96]Well, I think I finally found some 15x8 rallys here locally to me (took some really hard looking believe it or not, but @ $15 a piece---pretty good price?). Anyways, no caps or rings, but I hope to find them later. They are in very good condition---some surface rust. What is the best way to sand these as well as the paint you'd recommend. I just plan to "rattle can" paint 'em if I can....not sure what color---probably chevy rim silver, but might go with a red (chevy bright red) to match my paint on the truck......
Can you measure the back spacing on the rims? The stock 15x6 are 3.5
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04-05-2005, 05:17 PM
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[QUOTE=Frank_Zeller]
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04-05-2005, 05:26 PM
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Make sure they are not the skinny Van Wheels.
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04-05-2005, 06:43 PM
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Dupli-color makes some wheel paint that is supposed to be ceramic. I bought some at O'reilly's and it has held up really well. It is an actual wheel paint, and the color (silver) is pretty close to original.
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04-05-2005, 08:37 PM
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Ditto beaterC10's comments on the Eastwood paint. Its a little pricey, but it held up very well on my Nova over the years. You have to clear coat it but they also sell the clear coat in rattle cans.
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04-05-2005, 08:44 PM
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Wheel paint @ AutoZone??
THANKS all....they are indeed 15x8's, and I appreciate your thoughts on the sanding/sand blasting and painting....anyone know if AutoZone or Advance Auto sells wheel paint??
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04-05-2005, 11:23 PM
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Go to walmart
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04-05-2005, 11:58 PM
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at the advice of dave ( crossy ) he showed me wheel paint he buys in Pep Boys and ive put them on my own rims and they held up great jsut rattle can stuff but for wheels
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04-06-2005, 12:20 AM
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I got my Duplicolor Wheel Paint at Walmart along with a cheap sandblaster to hook up to my compressor. Had to get the Wheel Clear Coat from checkers, walmart just had the regular clear, not the wheel clear.
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