White snowflakes?

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White snowflakes?

August 18, 2006, 09:15:01 PM

While scrubbing 19 year old Turbocoupe dirt & grease off myself in the bathtub today (after stripping the front spindles, springs, brakes, swaybar etc from the parts car) I was thinking about how nice it'll be to finally get all that stuff on the '88, and my thoughts turned to wheels. I had originally planned on doing the same patented "Thundercat Wheel Restoration" that I did to the ten-holesto them, and eventually started thinking about polishing them, but today I started wondering how they'd look painted white. Not a spray-bomb job, of course, but a base/clear that will match the eventual paint job on the car. I'm thinking it'll look great - I've always liked white wheels on a white car, and it will be a decidedly retro 80's look on a decidedly retro-80's car, which is exactly what I'm shooting for. I plan on painting the recesses in the wheels black to keep the brake dust ugliness down.

So... Anyone do white snowflakes, and if so, got any pics? :D

White snowflakes?

Reply #1 – August 18, 2006, 09:18:29 PM

Now that you mention is I think white snowflakes would look killer an my Fila. It had white 8 holed from the factory so I think it would match the look.

White snowflakes?

Reply #2 – August 18, 2006, 11:53:01 PM

I must say I was starting to worry there. This part saved me

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I plan on painting the recesses in the wheels black to keep the brake dust ugliness down.

I too really love the white wheels on white cars. Afterall that's the way mine are. Bare turbines just don't do it on a white car and the snowflakes have almost the same effect. But I hate I hate I hate trying to keep them clean.

I think it would look awesome but I'm not so sure about the black recesses. I guess I'd have to see a mock up of it.

Honestly, I think if you put generous amounts of clear on them, the brake dust will blow off when you hit it with the hose or light sponging.

When I redid mine, they looked great all the time and were fairly easy to clean but now (2 1/2 years later) the clear has started wearing off, it hasn't been so easy.

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Reply #3 – August 19, 2006, 01:39:09 AM

It would look awesome, do it.

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Reply #4 – August 19, 2006, 02:28:03 AM

I dislike white cars, but hey.. go for it if ya think you'll like it.

Thought about doing it with powdercoating?

White snowflakes?

Reply #5 – August 19, 2006, 07:25:01 AM

For a while, i thought about tracking down a white 88 XR7, and doing your wheel restoration, but with white recesses.