Re: new tires - waiting for my wheels
I completely forgot about this thread... so time for an UPDATE!
so last I posted... I had the wheels back from sandblasting. The deal was $35/wheel... but I lucked out and paid $15/wheel for four of them because they only blasted the front face.
I called around some places and the cheapest powdercoating was $85/wheel :shock:
... not an option
Luckily, the company I worked for was also partnered with an auto-plant in Windsor Ontario, called GFX Ltd. They have a full powdercoating/e-coating/etc... plant! I pulled some strings, asked a couple guys I know there to hook me up. One of the guys from work was also going down there for a confrence, so he took all 8 wheels down with him!
... they were powdered in August, gloss black
but due to some company issues, no one's been up there since, and so my wheels are stranded there. I can't afford shipping, so I'm just gonna have to wait till someone goes down and can bring them back for me.
I had adds up for my IROCs and lots of interest... and I've pissed a few people off by backing out of the sale. They'll need to stay on the car until these rallys get tires on them. And since the car goes into storage this weekend, this might not be until next spring.
... I've also roasted the last bit of rubber off the rears, so I'll likely have to replace those.
The clearcoat is starting to chip off the IROCs again, and I'm thinking of hanging onto them and giving another shot at refinishing them.
I completely forgot about this thread... so time for an UPDATE!
so last I posted... I had the wheels back from sandblasting. The deal was $35/wheel... but I lucked out and paid $15/wheel for four of them because they only blasted the front face.
I called around some places and the cheapest powdercoating was $85/wheel :shock:
... not an option
Luckily, the company I worked for was also partnered with an auto-plant in Windsor Ontario, called GFX Ltd. They have a full powdercoating/e-coating/etc... plant! I pulled some strings, asked a couple guys I know there to hook me up. One of the guys from work was also going down there for a confrence, so he took all 8 wheels down with him!
... they were powdered in August, gloss black
but due to some company issues, no one's been up there since, and so my wheels are stranded there. I can't afford shipping, so I'm just gonna have to wait till someone goes down and can bring them back for me.
I had adds up for my IROCs and lots of interest... and I've pissed a few people off by backing out of the sale. They'll need to stay on the car until these rallys get tires on them. And since the car goes into storage this weekend, this might not be until next spring.
... I've also roasted the last bit of rubber off the rears, so I'll likely have to replace those.
The clearcoat is starting to chip off the IROCs again, and I'm thinking of hanging onto them and giving another shot at refinishing them.
