hunkaman Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 thought i would share this. my rig has been waiting all summer to get a new roof installed. so with all the down time, i decided to "dress up" the wheels a bit. they were not horrible but some minor rust issues and just were not "pretty". so i jacked her up and removed the wheels. did the front two first then the back four. step one was masking both sides of the tires, then sand blasting. a note of caution here if anyone wants to do this as i have, i used a silica fine sand available at a masonry supply store. you MUST USE A RESPIRATOR with this material. after the sand blasting i used wire wheels to smooth out the little bit of roughness left after sandblasting. i also used some scotch brite pads here and there. next step was wiping all surfaces with denatured alcohol to remove and residue from the previous steps. next was a coat of rustoleum primer. and finally the top coat of silver paint. i chose not to change from the original silver color, i found a pretty close match Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totem Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 what did you use to cover the axle on the rears? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maineah Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 Hint when painting wheels thin roof flashing wrap it around the wheel rim and secure the ends with duct tape.Toyota wheel paint sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back East Don Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 Nicely done. I priced out having 7 rims soda blasted and powder coated this year. $860 just in case you wanted to feel better about doing it yourself. I would have had to remove the tires and stems first and then re-mount and balance them. Decided I didn't want the rims to look better than the rest of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaunt Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 looks good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunkaman Posted September 3, 2016 Author Share Posted September 3, 2016 i made a cardboard template to cover the axle. the masking and sandblasting was a pain in the butt. after the paint dried, about two days, i waxed the wheels inside and out with a quality auto wax by mother's car care products. thanks for viewing, comments, and questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Burger Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 Wow you are one of the few that have the center screw on hub covers for the duallys! I am looking to find a couple of 41/2" diam. Discs just to cover the ends of the hubs- unless someone knows where to find the originals! The wheels look great by the way! Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunkaman Posted September 11, 2016 Author Share Posted September 11, 2016 hi jeff thanks for the reply, was not aware the hub covers were "coveted", lol- you mentioned about a 4 1/2 inch "disc" does that mean you have the hub cover and not the disc that has the two screw holes for securing to hub cover?? have you considered making a disc from a piece of plastic ?? there are several techniques using simple hand tools to cut a circle to an exact size easily. If you have access to a band saw, even a small bench top style, you can cut a circle with a homemade jig. other tools i have used to cut materials into circles, are : jig saws, hole saws, a circle cutter attachment for a drill press, and using a vertical belt sander and an oscillating sander. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WME Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Coffee can lids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Burger Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 All I have are the screws.I am going to find an alternative hub cover that I will fab up myself.Coffee can lids!!! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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