Painted Bridgespokes
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Painted Bridgespokes
Well, since life has thrown some curve-***** at me and I have to put off new wheels for a bit longer, I just decided to paint the factory 16's and dress 'em up a bit.
If you don't like a lot of pictures... stop reading now
-Before shot of OEM Bridgespokes:
-Wheels after scrubbing every bit of brake dust and road grime, then sanded, cleaned and shown here with 3 light coats of primer:
-I then changed gears and cleaned and painted front calipers. Here are the brackets:
-The calipers themselves:
-The next day I reassembled the brakes:
-I also freshened up the lug bolts:
-After 3 top coats of paint, 3 coats of clear and some painstaking pin striping, I resulted with this:
-Detail shot:
-One last one:
Anyway, that was my Memorial weekend Saturday and Sunday. Pretty happy with the results and I'm only out about $50 in materials and of course about 12 hours of time.
Thanks for looking.
Cheers!
If you don't like a lot of pictures... stop reading now
-Before shot of OEM Bridgespokes:
-Wheels after scrubbing every bit of brake dust and road grime, then sanded, cleaned and shown here with 3 light coats of primer:
-I then changed gears and cleaned and painted front calipers. Here are the brackets:
-The calipers themselves:
-The next day I reassembled the brakes:
-I also freshened up the lug bolts:
-After 3 top coats of paint, 3 coats of clear and some painstaking pin striping, I resulted with this:
-Detail shot:
-One last one:
Anyway, that was my Memorial weekend Saturday and Sunday. Pretty happy with the results and I'm only out about $50 in materials and of course about 12 hours of time.
Thanks for looking.
Cheers!
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Thanks. Give it a shot, or try the plastidip route.
Thanks. Car funds always fall to the end of the line (maintenance excluded). I will do the rear calipers this weekend.
Thanks. I appreciate it!
Got the beltline tape from Outmotoring. They have black as well.
Thanks. I appreciate it!
#7
Got the beltline tape from Outmotoring. They have black as well.
Love your Mini, Inspiration to Claire.
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You did a great job!
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