1997 80 series body swap

[bubfuji]

Two More wheel pictures. I refinished the hub center caps by sand blasting with glass bead to a clean plastic and using Dupli-color silver wheel paint with a 2K clear gloss. The yellow/gold highlights is a high quality pin striping paint.

 

[Norcal510]

progress looks great!

 

[bicycleagent003]

Two More wheel pictures. I refinished the hub center caps by sand blasting with glass bead to a clean plastic and using Dupli-color silver wheel paint with a 2K clear gloss. The yellow/gold highlights is a high quality pin striping paint.

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How did you do the black inset portions, and the center bore? Those look amazing.

 

[bubfuji]

The wheel shop cleaned the entire wheel with glass bead. The inset holes, lug nut area, and wheel backside were sprayed with Toyota OEM gray. Then the street side of the wheel was machine cut. The CNC lathe process removed any overspray from the inset holes being painted.

The center hub cap, while plastic. Responds well to glass bead blasting. The Dupli-color silver wheel paint and wheel clear hold up really well. I have re-painted the center caps several times (every 5 - 7 years).