Re: I finally mustered up the fortitude to do it...

... I had been thinking about revamping my OEM TurboTwist 17" wheels which had a bunch of nicks and scrapes due to their rolling over 215,000 miles.
So, last week I dismounted them, took the tires off, cleaned, prepped and painted the wheels in a darker color.

This is the final result.







I was trying to "match" the carbon fibre parts, more or less.



I then took the center caps and hand-colored the crests with Testor's Model Paint and a fine brush and finally finished with 4 coats of clear.



The one other thing I'll do (and I'll post some pictures) is to put a 1/4" orange pinstripe around the edge of gthe wheels to match the calipers.

BTW, if you didn't notice, my car has for the first time (except the OEM Michelins) does not have Kumhos.
When I went to order from TireRack they had the Kumhos on backorder, so I decided to "test" the Hankooks.

Happy Boxstering,
Pedro

Pedro Bonilla
1998 Boxster 986 - 311,000+ miles: [www.PedrosGarage.com]
PCA National Club Racing Scrutineer - PCA National HPDE Instructor - PCA Technical Committee (Boxster/Cayman)

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Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar

"Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting" ... Steve McQueen as Michael Delaney in "LeMans"

"If you wait, all that happens is that you get older"... Mario Andretti

"Being second is to be the first of the ones who lose" ... Ayrton Senna

Minus 40 degrees... Is that Fahrenheit or Celsius?

I really like the looks of darker colored wheels, especially that shade you chose, well done !

Nice job, Pedro! The quality looks great and you did a good job matching the CF. Looking forward to seeing the added pinstripe.

My 17 year old did something on his 2000 BMW 323ci. I was very proud of the prep work and effort between coats and amazed at the results.

I'm too much of a chicken!

dghii
2000 Boxster S 6speed 112k miles

It does work well with the hood and mirrors

Pedro they look great! Nice Job! Mine are scratched and need to be redone too. Some day.

Thanks for the video. Came out good.

Thanks,

David C. Wilson
Bert Smith PORSCHE, BMW, VW

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Own: 1988 Porsche 944 (base) Red over Black 5-Speed (of course!)

Conversions: Bi-Xenon Hi/Lo beams in German Bocsh Glass Lenses, Alpine CD in-dash with Ipod input, blue tooth, and I used the shuttle control cable coming out of the rear of the deck to patch through digital Sirrius SAT radio! Chip in ECU, and K+N cold air intake. 17 inch 996 wheels and tires. Converted A/C, replaced all the engine gaskets, rack, and all brakes. I drive this car everyday to work ! Love it!

Pedro Bonilla
1998 Boxster 986 - 311,000+ miles: [www.PedrosGarage.com]
PCA National Club Racing Scrutineer - PCA National HPDE Instructor - PCA Technical Committee (Boxster/Cayman)

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Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar

"Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting" ... Steve McQueen as Michael Delaney in "LeMans"

"If you wait, all that happens is that you get older"... Mario Andretti

"Being second is to be the first of the ones who lose" ... Ayrton Senna

Wheels look great Pedro. Have you contemplated painting or vinyl wraping the windshield surround a similar color, I bet that would look pretty good too.
quick MSPaint shop...



Steve
Guards Red 1999
I'm not a race car driver, but I play one in 2nd and 3rd gear