ok folks, this one is bad. From the salty winters of Ohio, my wheels have become terrible. Is there any life still in these wheels? This pic is of the worst one...

EDIT: oh yeah, my car was just washed when i took this pic lol

 

That's pretty ugly. I am sure they are still structurally good.
what do you think about getting them media blasted, and powder coated?

 

haha Ill give anything a thought at this point. I have no idea on how to do that though.

 

tbh, I haven't powder coated, either, so i am not sure what would be needed.
might be better to check out the Garage forum here on the org.

what I meant by my suggestion is have someone else powder coat them. I know places like eastwoodco.com sell powder coating stuff.

 

PC is not easy for a wheel this big. you need an oven (not one you cook food in) to bake the part.

why not see if you can throw some 4th or 5th gen rims on. 4th gen 5 spokes must be going for cheap by now.

 

My old stock se wheels looked just as bad as yours, just wire wheel/sand them down, grab a few cans of silver wheel paint from your local auto parts store, go to town..

 

Amen to that. A can of spray paint goes a long way.

 

I seen somewhere on the net something about sanding them down and can order the clear coat for wheels somewhere. Personally would go polished aluminum.

 

That is correct, sir.

I got mine for free...

I did have to buy some 16 inch tires, though.

As for the OP, I would recommend checking Craigslist for something you like better or sanding/painting the ones you have. If done right, painted stock wheels look pretty good for cheap. I have a friend that got some cheap wheels from CL that were about like yours. He sanded them and painted them a very nice gunmetal color. He could easily sell them for a few hundred bucks now.

 

 

ok thx ill definetly keep this in mind. Spring time is coming anyways, so ill be looking for some "shoes" to fit my "lady" soon.