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Old May 21, 2022 | 10:00 AM
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Original wheels powder coat project

 
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Old May 21, 2022 | 10:21 AM
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Those turned out rather nice. Did you do it yourself? Or is there a local shop that does it?
 
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Old May 21, 2022 | 11:54 AM
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Thank you. I had a local guy sandblast the wheels (they were in pretty decent shape) and then another shop powder coat them gloss white. I painted the exposed ends of the hub in the front, added new dust caps over the bearings, then added the chrome wheel rings. I was looking at buying new wheels, but had this look in my head. I have right around $500 in the entire project.
 
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Old May 21, 2022 | 12:45 PM
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Still cheaper than new wheels.
 
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Old May 21, 2022 | 08:02 PM
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Looks nice!
 
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Old May 24, 2022 | 12:01 PM
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Gotta say, those don't look too bad, not bad at all!
 
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Old Sep 2, 2022 | 08:06 PM
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Those look great! I run the same as a winter wheel:

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But I'd really prefer to find a few more of these, I have two now but I need two more:

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Old Aug 21, 2023 | 07:47 PM
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If you can find any trucks in salvage yards look for the spares. This the wheel I always find used for the spare. Bonus is they’re always in good shape.
 
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