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Old 29-10-2012, 10:48
WinfriedB WinfriedB is offline
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Why new rims?? The original rims do not look too bad on this car. And if they are rusty they can be repainted: brush off dust particles with an iron brush, two coats of anti-rust paint and one or two coats of rim silver paint. If you want a smooth surface you can add one or two layers of transparent paint. The silver and transparent paint are available in spray cans.

You can do all this without taking off the wheels, however it is better to take off the rims. You do not have to remove the tires if you tape carefully around the edges of the rim.

My re-painted rims (which originally were quite rusty) do not show any new rust after six months. A guy once showed me repainted rims (without taking off the tires) and I could not believe that it was not the original factory paint, the surface was very smooth due to the layers of transparent paint he added.
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