June 15, 2011 - Time for some paint on the wheels.
I decided to paint them with rattlecan paint instead of proper car paint - even though I had all my painting gear out for working on another car. The main reason was that it's easy to patch if it gets chipped. I'm using Duplicolor wheel paint, and I've had good luck with it in the past on three other sets of wheels. It's also just plain easier to deal with.
First, I scuffed them up a bit with a Scotchbrite pad, then wiped them down with wax and grease remover. Emilio at 949Racing had told me that they didn't need to be scuffed, but it can't hurt to give the paint a bit more to adhere to.
Unfortunately, the local auto parts store only had one can of white. It would have been more than enough to do just the faces, but when you're trying to paint the barrels of 8" wide wheels that just doesn't quite do it. One can did this - they're covered, but a little patchy. I'm not too worried about that, the inside of the wheel isn't that visible. I shall obtain another can later and do the front faces. Those will be blinding white.
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