Frankio `88 Coupe
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- Jan 28, 2020
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- Mid Hudson Valley NY State
- Corvette
- 1988 Black Coupe Auto Z52 17k Miles
Hello,
My `88 stock wheels center caps had heavy oxidation around the logos that made the rims look bad so until I get the $$ to buy new replacements (between purchasing the car for $8750 and replacing parts I'm pretty much tapped out cash wise at this time) I decided to take a crack at refinishing the old ones until I can afford the replacements. I first tried to remove the oxidation from the isolated areas to try and spot finish them but that idea quickly went away when I saw that the pitting was too heavy. So after a bit of thought I decided to refinish them with aluminum colored rim paint to at least make them look presentable. The results aren't bad and look neater than what was before. I orbital sanded them down to blend out the pitting as best I could, primed them grey, then painted them. Here are the pics ... Again not a long term fix but good enough until I replace them.
My `88 stock wheels center caps had heavy oxidation around the logos that made the rims look bad so until I get the $$ to buy new replacements (between purchasing the car for $8750 and replacing parts I'm pretty much tapped out cash wise at this time) I decided to take a crack at refinishing the old ones until I can afford the replacements. I first tried to remove the oxidation from the isolated areas to try and spot finish them but that idea quickly went away when I saw that the pitting was too heavy. So after a bit of thought I decided to refinish them with aluminum colored rim paint to at least make them look presentable. The results aren't bad and look neater than what was before. I orbital sanded them down to blend out the pitting as best I could, primed them grey, then painted them. Here are the pics ... Again not a long term fix but good enough until I replace them.
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